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Hd Quarters Post of Selma Selma Ala Oct 24th 1866 Bvt Capt. Joseph Groves 1st Lt. 1st Regt. V.R.C. Sir: I have the honor to submit to you the following report of Post Mortem examination of David Corcoran a government employee at this Post who was shot on the 21st inst. On examination I found that he [[strikethrough]] cause [[/strikethrough]] died from a gun shot wound by a pistol ball that entered through the cartilage of the sixth rib, passed through the heart and was found in the cavity of the chest Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant W. E. Burleigh A.A. Surg U.S.A. In Charge Post of Selma
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