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The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], The value and Necessity of sea-coast Defences. (search)
Unfortunate accident. --The Lynchhurg Republican, of yesterday, says: Tuesday night, Mr. William Reid, a member of Preston's artillery, encamped near this city, was accident tally shot by a sentinel. The circumstances of the sad occurrence are as follows: At about nine o'clock, while the members of the company were engaged in getting ready to start for Richmond yesterday morning, a loud report was heard in the camp, and Reid immediately cried out that he was shot, and upon examination it was found that the ball had passed through both legs. The blood was gushing from the wound so freely that, had not some of his comrades stopped its flow by a light bandage, death would have speedily ensued. Dr. Owens, Sr., was immediately called in, and the wounded man properly cared for. The injuries, while very painful, we understand, are not likely to terminate fatally with proper attention.