Tuesday, October 30, 2012

This Day in History: October 30

"During the engagement Captain Anderson (a brave man and true Whig) was shot down by my side. He cried out - Oh Lord, I'm a dead man; what shall I do? - Adjutant Raiford who was as brave as ever lived, but who stuttered very badly, replied - Gu Gu_d in it l-l-lye close... poor Anderson's woound was mortal -- we were ordered [illegible], set out sentinels, and lay on our arms till morning." [More]

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