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Fatal Rencontre in Hamburg

--On the 10th instant, there was an accidental meeting between Colonel John D. Twiggs and Mr. Ben Butler and his son, near the Rock Spring, in the suburbs of Hamburg, South Carolina. Colonel Twiggs was shot through the heart and died instantly. Young Butler was also mortally wounded and has since died.

The Daily Dispatch: September 21, 1864. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. September 21, 1864. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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