I did some research on the Confederate who died of the gunshot wound, R. E. Holly, but found no particulars. Had he been trying to escape or gotten too close to the "dead Line" if they had one? Had another prisoner shot him?
He had been captured September 27, 1864 at Pilot Knob, Missouri, and was a private in Company L of the First Monroe's Arkansas. A Pilot Knob Battle site said that there was a Monroe's 1st/6th Arkansas Cavalry at the battle.
Pilot Knob was also called the Battle of Fort Davidson and was the opening engagement of Price's Raid. Fought September 27, 1864 in Iron County, Missouri, Price's 12,000 Confederates lost 1500 compared to 184 Union losses.
I'd Still Like to Know the Story of How Private Holly Came to Be Killed by Gunshot Wound. --Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
