Private Daniel Hough was killed during formal surrender ceremonies at Fort Sumpter S.C. in April 1861. He was loading a cannon (for a 100 gun salute) when the load exploded prematurely.
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A soldier of Sumters garrison, Private Daniel Hough, was killed. As the defenders were firing a 100 gun salute while lowering the US flag a cannon burst causing his death. This was after the fort had surrendered and not due to hostile action. Private Hough is sometimes pointed to as the first man to die in the War between the States.
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Daniel Edgar Sickles was a major general in the Civil War. While he was riding on a horse, a 12 pound canon bomb crushed his leg. Daniel was okay, although his leg was removed. It is now in a medicine museum in Washington D.C. Daniel Edgar Sickles was my great great great great great great uncle!
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