Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Capt. Dwight” in article 16 of The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1863., [Electronic resource]:
... he met three men, who ordered him to halt.
He did so, and asked the question, "Who are you?" They did not reply, but said, "He is a damned Yankee, let's kill him," and presented their revolvers.
Capt. Dwight then remarked, "Do not shoot, you are too strong for me, and I surrender." Their reply was, "Surrender, be damned, kill him;" and as they said so one of them fired, but missed.
The second shot, how...
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