Saturday, October 25, 1862
Concern for Colonel Lee's health was heightened today when an erroneous report circulated through the camp that he had passed away. In truth Colonel Lee had not died, but he remained gravely ill.1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 179.
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