Corp. Aaron Murphree, 8th Conf Cav, corporal, died at Battle of Shiloh morning of April 6, 1862:
"Our halt in the grove was short; our battalion being ordered to support one of our batteries that was playing on the enemy's right. We were soon in the midst of the fight and subjected to a perfect storm of grape, canister, bombs, and winged shot. We had been behind our battery but a few minutes when one of my comrades, Corporal Murphree, was shot dead within a few files of me – his head was almost entirely shot away."
~ Major Richard Brewer
Aaron Murphree was the son of Marvel Murphree and Eday Easly. He was single and 28 yrs at death.
"Our halt in the grove was short; our battalion being ordered to support one of our batteries that was playing on the enemy's right. We were soon in the midst of the fight and subjected to a perfect storm of grape, canister, bombs, and winged shot. We had been behind our battery but a few minutes when one of my comrades, Corporal Murphree, was shot dead within a few files of me – his head was almost entirely shot away."
~ Major Richard Brewer
Aaron Murphree was the son of Marvel Murphree and Eday Easly. He was single and 28 yrs at death.
Corp. Aaron Murphree, 8th Conf Cav, corporal, died at Battle of Shiloh morning of April 6, 1862:
"Our halt in the grove was short; our battalion being ordered to support one of our batteries that was playing on the enemy's right. We were soon in the midst of the fight and subjected to a perfect storm of grape, canister, bombs, and winged shot. We had been behind our battery but a few minutes when one of my comrades, Corporal Murphree, was shot dead within a few files of me – his head was almost entirely shot away."
~ Major Richard Brewer
Aaron Murphree was the son of Marvel Murphree and Eday Easly. He was single and 28 yrs at death.
"Our halt in the grove was short; our battalion being ordered to support one of our batteries that was playing on the enemy's right. We were soon in the midst of the fight and subjected to a perfect storm of grape, canister, bombs, and winged shot. We had been behind our battery but a few minutes when one of my comrades, Corporal Murphree, was shot dead within a few files of me – his head was almost entirely shot away."
~ Major Richard Brewer
Aaron Murphree was the son of Marvel Murphree and Eday Easly. He was single and 28 yrs at death.
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