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His father was an officer in the War of 1812 and Mexican War.
He was a colonel in the Confederate army.
He was the only fatality of a skirmish at McCoy's Mill, West Virginia, on November 14, 1861.
He was wounded there at 9:30 a.m. and lived in agonizing pain until 2:30 p.m.
Shortly after he was taken to a nearby farmhouse, the house came under the control of Federal troops. Their commander, General Benham, had been a close friend of Croghan's father. Croghan recognized General Benham and, despite his pain, shook the general's hand and conversed with him.
Before leaving, the general left a regimental surgeon and other medical personnel to look after Croghan. Croghan asked that the general report that he died the death of a brave soldier. The usually overbearing General Benham, wrote later in a moving and sensitive letter to General Floyd, that Croghan had died "in every way worthy of his gallant and noble father."
When his grave was opened, it was found that a loaded pistol had been buried with him.
His father was an officer in the War of 1812 and Mexican War.
He was a colonel in the Confederate army.
He was the only fatality of a skirmish at McCoy's Mill, West Virginia, on November 14, 1861.
He was wounded there at 9:30 a.m. and lived in agonizing pain until 2:30 p.m.
Shortly after he was taken to a nearby farmhouse, the house came under the control of Federal troops. Their commander, General Benham, had been a close friend of Croghan's father. Croghan recognized General Benham and, despite his pain, shook the general's hand and conversed with him.
Before leaving, the general left a regimental surgeon and other medical personnel to look after Croghan. Croghan asked that the general report that he died the death of a brave soldier. The usually overbearing General Benham, wrote later in a moving and sensitive letter to General Floyd, that Croghan had died "in every way worthy of his gallant and noble father."
When his grave was opened, it was found that a loaded pistol had been buried with him.
Requiescat in pace
His father was an officer in the War of 1812 and Mexican War.
He was a colonel in the Confederate army.
He was the only fatality of a skirmish at McCoy's Mill, West Virginia, on November 14, 1861.
He was wounded there at 9:30 a.m. and lived in agonizing pain until 2:30 p.m.
Shortly after he was taken to a nearby farmhouse, the house came under the control of Federal troops. Their commander, General Benham, had been a close friend of Croghan's father. Croghan recognized General Benham and, despite his pain, shook the general's hand and conversed with him.
Before leaving, the general left a regimental surgeon and other medical personnel to look after Croghan. Croghan asked that the general report that he died the death of a brave soldier. The usually overbearing General Benham, wrote later in a moving and sensitive letter to General Floyd, that Croghan had died "in every way worthy of his gallant and noble father."
When his grave was opened, it was found that a loaded pistol had been buried with him.
His father was an officer in the War of 1812 and Mexican War.
He was a colonel in the Confederate army.
He was the only fatality of a skirmish at McCoy's Mill, West Virginia, on November 14, 1861.
He was wounded there at 9:30 a.m. and lived in agonizing pain until 2:30 p.m.
Shortly after he was taken to a nearby farmhouse, the house came under the control of Federal troops. Their commander, General Benham, had been a close friend of Croghan's father. Croghan recognized General Benham and, despite his pain, shook the general's hand and conversed with him.
Before leaving, the general left a regimental surgeon and other medical personnel to look after Croghan. Croghan asked that the general report that he died the death of a brave soldier. The usually overbearing General Benham, wrote later in a moving and sensitive letter to General Floyd, that Croghan had died "in every way worthy of his gallant and noble father."
When his grave was opened, it was found that a loaded pistol had been buried with him.
