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Two Soldiers Killed and One Fatally Wounded

Summary

The Hagerstown Herald reports that two soldiers were killed and one mortally wounded in a confrontation that occurred west of Clearspring. The three were from a Western Virginia regiment and, under the influence of liquor, insulted a family and threatened to commit property damage. A son of Mr. Mills, a Union soldier, shot the three men.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: April 1st, 1864

Page/Column: 2D

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • Local Soldiers
  • Home Front / Effects of War

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