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tried to empty a shell by knocking it against another, he being surrounded by a crowd.
An explosion ensued, followed by that of another shell, instantly killing five and wounding seven others, to wit:--
Killed.--Sergeant Thomas Conroy, Co. L, First Artillery; Privates: Louis Hay, Co. L, First Artillery; Thos. Poole, Co. L, First Artillery; Michael Ready, Co. L, First Artillery; Frederick Verger, Co.. C, Third Infantry.
Wounded.--Privates: J. Buckley, Co. L, First Artillery, badly; Wm. Shaeffer, Co. L, First Artillery, badly; Daniel Slater, Co. A, First Artillery, seriously; John McBride, Co. E, Third Infantry, dangerously; Daniel Crontey, Co. E, Third Infantry, slightly; Wm. Gill, Co. E, Third Infantry, slightly; Sylvanus Morgan, Co. E, Third Infantry, badly.
I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Harvey Brown, Colonel-Commanding. Brig.-Gen. L. Thomas, Adjt.-Gen. U. S. A.
A detailed account, by an officer of the Niagara.
On Wednesday, the 20th Novem