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The latest reports to-night represent all quiet in the neigborhood of Strasburg. 'It is reported that two sons of the late John A. Washington were in Sunday’s fight, and both were wounded, while one was, tahe» a prisoner.Prom Lieut. Morrow, of IT ranks town, who came home on the Fast Line last evening, having beenwe gather the following in-fonnation concerning the killed and wounded of the 84th regiment.Col. Murray was struck by three balls. The first carried away the. oilcloth covering of his cap but did him no injury. The second struck exactly in the centre of the bugle on the front of his cap, and passed through his head, killing him instantly. The third struck him i£ the thigh as . he was being carried from the field. His remains arrived in Harrisburg on Wednesday where they will remain until to-morrow (Friday) when they will be forwarded to Hollidaysburg on the Mail Train.Capt. Gallaher, of Williamsburg, was struckby a minnie ball above the left eye and instantly killed. Lieut. Reem, of Franks town, and privates Faul Long, from near Hollidaysburg, Brubaker, from near Altoona, and Joseph Miller, from Williamsburg, were also killed. Twenty-throe of the 84th regiment were killed, but ihe a}xve are all the names we have.Lieut. Holliday, of Tipton, Lieut Morrow, of ‘ Frankstown, and privates Wilson and Hilgnmn, pf the latter place, and Hancock, of Williamsburg are among the wounded.We have heard of a number of instances of no-£ie daring and narrow escapes on the part of the gallant men of the 84th and 410th, but we have not space to chronicle them tins week. We will \
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Altoona Tribune
Altoona, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1862
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