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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore)	5	1	Browse	Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)

orable ambition, in perfect harmony with the most elevated patriotism, the whole country will mourn his fall and do honor to his memory. Two of his staff, Captain John Donelson, acting Assistant Adjutant-General, and Captain Thomas H. King, acting Aidde-Camp, both officers of excellent merit, were killed within a few minutes of Ge, he was discovered to be a Confederate officer, and he and Captain King were both killed. I, at the same time, was in front of my regiments, accompanied by Captain Donelson, acting Assistant Adjutant-General to General Smith, to know the cause of the delay of what I supposed to be a portion of General Deshler's command. Riding up to a soldier, I asked him to what command he belonged. Discovering that I was a Confederate officer, he fired at me, missing me, but killing Captain Donelson, who was by my side. I immediately ordered some files from the Twelfth Tennessee regiment to shoot him, which they did, killing him instantly. The line in front, seeing

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