James Abbott was killed during the Civil War.
During the Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia, the men of Company C, 9th Indiana Infantry found themselves lying face down under an artillery barrage from Confederate cannon. One of its number, private James A. Abbott was struck in the side by a spent shell that instantly killed him. The ball was later removed from Abbott's body. Amazingly, upon closer examination, the cannon ball was inscribed with the name "Abbott," the name of the owner of the foundry that had made the deadly projectile. Abbott lived in Elkhart County, Indiana, before the war.
During the Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia, the men of Company C, 9th Indiana Infantry found themselves lying face down under an artillery barrage from Confederate cannon. One of its number, private James A. Abbott was struck in the side by a spent shell that instantly killed him. The ball was later removed from Abbott's body. Amazingly, upon closer examination, the cannon ball was inscribed with the name "Abbott," the name of the owner of the foundry that had made the deadly projectile. Abbott lived in Elkhart County, Indiana, before the war.
James Abbott was killed during the Civil War.
During the Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia, the men of Company C, 9th Indiana Infantry found themselves lying face down under an artillery barrage from Confederate cannon. One of its number, private James A. Abbott was struck in the side by a spent shell that instantly killed him. The ball was later removed from Abbott's body. Amazingly, upon closer examination, the cannon ball was inscribed with the name "Abbott," the name of the owner of the foundry that had made the deadly projectile. Abbott lived in Elkhart County, Indiana, before the war.
During the Battle of Cheat Mountain, Virginia, the men of Company C, 9th Indiana Infantry found themselves lying face down under an artillery barrage from Confederate cannon. One of its number, private James A. Abbott was struck in the side by a spent shell that instantly killed him. The ball was later removed from Abbott's body. Amazingly, upon closer examination, the cannon ball was inscribed with the name "Abbott," the name of the owner of the foundry that had made the deadly projectile. Abbott lived in Elkhart County, Indiana, before the war.
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