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The battle took it's name from a church Joseph E. Johnston died after bring shot in the knee hitting a large artery

It was Albert Sidney Johnston who was killed by that shot. He was the highest ranking officer to die in the War and was most likely shot by his own men using guns that he had obtained for them just days previous. He also most likely didnt feel the wound for a while because it is possible that he had lost feeling in that part of his legs thanks to a duel that he had been in back in Texas before the war.

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