The last soldier to die in the U.S. Civil War

Sailor Steve · 04-02-12, 09:17 PM

The first soldier's death in the Civil War was just as remarkable. The Confederates shelled Fort Sumter for more than thirty hours. Major Robert Anderson agreed to surrender after General P.G.T. Beauregard promised to honor the US flag and guarantee Anderson and his men safe passage back to Federal territory. Not one man on either side had been killed. Then, when giving a 100-gun salute as the US flag was lowered, some ammunition exploded, killing private Daniel Hough and mortally wounding private Edward Gallway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter

04-02-12, 09:17 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The first soldier's death in the Civil War was just as remarkable. The Confederates shelled Fort Sumter for more than thirty hours. Major Robert Anderson agreed to surrender after General P.G.T. Beauregard promised to honor the US flag and guarantee Anderson and his men safe passage back to Federal territory. Not one man on either side had been killed. Then, when giving a 100-gun salute as the US flag was lowered, some ammunition exploded, killing private Daniel Hough and mortally wounding private Edward Gallway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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