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5th
shot before Lee's surrender & ere the
sad tidings, which his proud
heart could never have brooked,
had reach him: as soon as he
was missed Col' Boykin sent in
search of him & the party meeting
a Yankee on their way obtained from
him the above statement as well as
the additional information that
they had wrapped him in his
blanket & buried him where he
lay: the grave was opened that
they might recognize the body & only
one wound was seen, that being
on the right cheek just under
the eye: as Col' Boykin says he
does not think that could have
caused his death, a thousand
conjectures fill our minds almost
distracting our aching hearts: I