Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Col. John M. McCarty” in entry bladensburg-duelling-field of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... army, whose parents resided at Bladensburg, was shot on this field within sight of his home.
Feb. 6, 1819, a most painful and desperate encounter occurred there between Gen. Armistead T. Mason and Col. John M. McCarty , who were cousins, and both of Virginia.
Mason was at the time a United States Senator.
The two gentlemen had quarrelled at an election, and McCarty was the challenger.
It was arranged that the...
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