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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington, Chapter 4 : loss in officers — list of Generals killed — Surgeons and Chaplains killed. (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 41 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 66 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Gettysburg -report of General G. Doles . (search)
Fight with Indians
--United States Officer Killed.--The New Mexican mail, with dates to the 28th ult., has arrived.
Capt. Geo. McLane, of the mounted rifles, was killed by the Navajo Indians on the 13th of October.
He was out on a scout with his company, and when within about twenty-five miles of Fort Defiance, a party of Indians were overtaken.
In the charge upon them, Capt. McLane killed four Indians with his pistols.
When the charge was made and the word to rally given, the Captain became separated from his men and was seen to fall from his horse.
His foot became entangled in his stirrup, and his horse being frightened, ran off, dragging him a considerable distance before he was stopped.--When his men came up, they found that he was dead.
He had three shots in him, which must have produced instant death.
Capt. McLane was a son of Senator McLane, of Delaware.
He leaves a widow and three children, who are at Albuquerque.
The Indians, after the death of Capt. McLane, ma
The Daily Dispatch: July 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], List of casualties. (search)