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Died from Amputation at the Hands of the Rebels

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Autograph Letter Signed "W.W. Morton" provided text of a letter by Francis Richard, Major Commanding 188th Pennsylvania, 1-1/4p. octavo, U.S. Sanitary Commission lettersheet, October 14, 1864, and reads "We have information from Washington to the effect that Hiram R. Shinkle, Captain E. 188 P.V. ‘was wounded May 16, 1864 at Drury’s Bluff, was left on the field and captured by the Rebels. A man of ours, also wounded and captured says he saw his body on the amputation table in Richmond, amputation was perforemd and he died while it was being done.’..." VG.

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