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April 27, 1862
Daily Ohio Statesman
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
What is this article about?
During the war, a soldier in Gen. Shields's Brigade describes two bizarre incidents: one comrade buried alive at Cumberland, and another presumed dead who knocked from his coffin after burial rites, allowing his rescue and return to the hospital.
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Rather Unpleasant Incidents.—Among the incidents of the war, related by a soldier in Gen. Shields's Brigade, who writes to the Indianapolis Journal, is the following:
I knew a soldier, while I was at Cumberland, to be buried alive, and of another who was coffined and in the grave, and two of the three rounds fired over his grave, when he attracted the interring party by knocking on the lid of the coffin. The consequence was that he was unearthed, and after a little while walked back to the hospital.
I knew a soldier, while I was at Cumberland, to be buried alive, and of another who was coffined and in the grave, and two of the three rounds fired over his grave, when he attracted the interring party by knocking on the lid of the coffin. The consequence was that he was unearthed, and after a little while walked back to the hospital.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Buried Alive
Premature Burial
Soldier Incidents
War Anecdotes
Where did it happen?
Cumberland
Story Details
Location
Cumberland
Story Details
A soldier recounts two war incidents: one soldier buried alive at Cumberland, and another coffined and partially buried who knocked on the coffin lid after shots were fired, leading to his exhumation and return to the hospital.