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an incident of the war.In the Nbvember number of the CenturyMagazine was bunted a thrilling account of the capture of Fort Donelson, from the pen of General Lew Wallace. The recital of the- exciting events of this notable battle was read with more than usual interest by John G. Reilly, of the Cincinnati Club. It was in this important conflict of the war of the rebellion that John was made an orphan, for it was there his father lost his life white at his post of duty. Mr. Reilly was piloting the flagship 8t. Louis when the squadron was making it3 memorable attempt to pass the fort. In the ilot-bouse at the time was Commodore _ oote. The enemy were fully prepared to receive the gunboats of the Union squadron, and as each boat came within reach of the rebel guns it was met with grapeand canister. A grape shot struck the wheel of the Bt. Louis, shattering it- into a hundred fragments. Pilot Reilly was thrown backwards, and his bead struck a sharp object, inflicting a frightful wound. Before surgical aid could be secured he had bled to death. The same grape which shattered the wheel apd made John Reilly an orphan caused the death of Commodore Foote; it wounded him while standing at Pilot Reilly’s side, and the wound afterward proved fatal. This is an interesting epoch in the history of the late war which hasnever before'been published.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Dec 07, 1884
Page 13
Full Page
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