Civil War Battle of Carrick's Ford, West Virginia, Discovery of the Body of General Garnett, by Major Gordon and Colonel Dumont, after the Battle
Identifier:
000899
Collection Number:
1010, Ambler Papers
Title:
Civil War Battle of Carrick's Ford, West Virginia, Discovery of the Body of General Garnett, by Major Gordon and Colonel Dumont, after the Battle
Date:
undated
Creator:
Leslie, Frank
Description:
After the confederates had crossed the fourth ford General Garnett again endeavored to rally his men, standing waving his hand on an exposed point near the river bank, by his side only one young man (Chaplet), wearing the uniform of the Georgia Sharpshooters. Three of Dumont's men fired at the same time, and Garnett and his companion fell at the first round. The men rushed across, and on turning the body discovered that the Confederate leader of Western Virginia had paid the penalty; he was shot through the heart. Major Gordon, U.S.A., closed his eyes reverently, and Colonel Dumont, coming up, had him carried into a grove close by, where they laid him down, taking care of his sword and watch, to be sent with his body to his family. From Leslie's Illustrated Weekly; Frank Leslie Illustrated Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, etc. Publisher Mrs. Frank Leslie, NY. ca, 1896.
Subjects:
Carrick's Ford, Battle of, W. Va., 1861., Civil War--Officers.
Personal Names:
Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861--Death and burial.
