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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 13 13 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 10 10 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 9 9 Browse Search
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 6 6 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 6 6 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 4 4 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 4 4 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 3 3 Browse Search
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 2 2 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 2 2 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: July 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], A Foul murder. (search)
A Foul murder. [Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] Powhatan C. H., July 11, 1863. Yesterday morning our community was thrown into considerable excitement by the report that Mrs. Robert R. Williams, who resided on Appomattox river, about five miles from this place, had been assassinated the night before, in his dining room. On arriving at his house we found the jury of inquest assembled. It appeared from the evidence that he was shot by a large ball, through a window, just as he had risen from supper, and expired immediately. Who perpetrated this heinous crime is still a mystery. His negroes were suspected; but they all testified severally that all of them were together in the road, on their way from the tobacco-house, about 150 yards from the house, when they heard the report of the gun or large pistol with which the deed was perpetrated. It was in evidence that he assisted in arresting some deserters several months ago, who threatened that they would shoot him,