From the Richmond Enquirer, 9/24/1861
A YANKEE PRISONER KILLED BY A SENTINEL. – A Yankee
prisoner, named N. C. Buck, a member of the 79th New York Regiment,
confined in the lower prison, near Rockett’s, was shot and instantly killed,
about 1 o’clock Saturday morning, by one of the sentinels who kept watch over
the building. – The latter observing the Yankee to approach the window in a
suspicious manner, as if contemplating an escape, ordered him away several
times. To these repeated commands the prisoner returned an insolent and defiant
refusal, and the sentinel finally leveled his musket and fired. The ball struck
the luckless Lincolnite in the stomach, inflicting a terrible wound, which
terminated his life in a very few moments. The sentinel has not only been
exonerated from all blame in the matter, but has received the applause of the
proper military authorities for his prompt and decisive conduct in carrying out
his instructions. The unfortunate Yankee was buried during the evening, in the
burial ground at the foot of Third street, set apart for the interment of the
Federals who may shuffle off their mortal coils in this locality.
Page
last updated on
07/24/2009
|
