Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Palatka Daily News
Palatka, Putnam County, Florida
What is this article about?
N. L. Barfield celebrated the 57th anniversary of surviving a rifle ball to the skull from the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, with family in Perrine. A cake marked '1864' and a flag inscribed 'Franklin, Tenn., 4 p.m., Nov. 30' centered the gathering.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
OF RIFLE BALL IN HIS BRAIN
Perrine, Dec. 6—N. L. Barfield on November 30 celebrated here the 57th anniversary of the receipt of a rifle ball in his skull during the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, which he still carries in his head. The dining table at the Barfield home, around which were gathered several of his children and grand-children, bore in the center a large cake with the date "1864" on it in icing. In the center of the cake was a small flag with the inscription "Franklin, Tenn., 4 p. m., Nov. 30."
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Perrine
Event Date
November 30
Key Persons
Outcome
survived gunshot wound to the skull; bullet still lodged in head
Event Details
N. L. Barfield marked the 57th anniversary of receiving a rifle ball in his skull during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, with a family gathering featuring a cake inscribed '1864' and a flag noting 'Franklin, Tenn., 4 p. m., Nov. 30.'