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Civil War Battery
Battery B
He had permission, as many others had, to go to a house near the prison to purchase milk; on this occasion it was for sick officers unable to do so themselves. On this errand of Kindness he was accompanied by a sentinel, and while waiting for the canteens to be filled by the woman of the house, the sentinel roughly ordered him to "hurry up' to which he replied, "Yes, as soon as I get my canteens' The sentinel cocked his piece, placing the muzzle close to Bliss's breast. Bliss said, "I hope you will not shoot me. " "Yes, I will, you damned Yankee, " replied the sentinel, and at the moment fired. Bliss fell and never spoke again. He lived about three-quarters of an hour;
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