On the 25th of November, Sergeant William Brister, of F, was accidentally shot and killed at Duffield Station by private Stephen Hogue of the same company. It seems that Sergeant Silas King had just returned to camp from a scout on which he had found a number of arms. Among them was an old flintlock musket. Seeing Hogue approaching, Sergeant Brister playfully picked it up and pointed it toward him. Hogue, in the same playful mood, picked up a musket, which he thought unloaded, and pointed it toward the Sergeant and pulled the trigger. It proved to be loaded, and Sergeant Brister was shot through the breast and died in a few minutes. It was a dreadfully unfortunate occurrence and nearly crazed Hogue, as the two men were close neighbors at home, and very warm friends. Hogue soon afterwards wrote to Brister's friends, saying that he "had killed the best friend he had on earth." Brister' s remains were sent home.
Work Cited:
This history of the 116th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was written by Thomas F. Wildes, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, and published in 1884.
Work Cited:
This history of the 116th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was written by Thomas F. Wildes, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, and published in 1884.
On the 25th of November, Sergeant William Brister, of F, was accidentally shot and killed at Duffield Station by private Stephen Hogue of the same company. It seems that Sergeant Silas King had just returned to camp from a scout on which he had found a number of arms. Among them was an old flintlock musket. Seeing Hogue approaching, Sergeant Brister playfully picked it up and pointed it toward him. Hogue, in the same playful mood, picked up a musket, which he thought unloaded, and pointed it toward the Sergeant and pulled the trigger. It proved to be loaded, and Sergeant Brister was shot through the breast and died in a few minutes. It was a dreadfully unfortunate occurrence and nearly crazed Hogue, as the two men were close neighbors at home, and very warm friends. Hogue soon afterwards wrote to Brister's friends, saying that he "had killed the best friend he had on earth." Brister' s remains were sent home.
Work Cited:
This history of the 116th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was written by Thomas F. Wildes, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, and published in 1884.
Work Cited:
This history of the 116th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was written by Thomas F. Wildes, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, and published in 1884.
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