http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 19 July 2011 COOGAN story ____________________________________________________________________ appearing in "Charleston Mercury" [SC], 07 NOV 1864, PAGE 2: SIEGE MATTERS - FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVENTH DAY The bombardment of the enemy, since our last report, has been steady and severe, 167 shells in all, having been thrown at the city --- But one casualty occurred. Mr. JOHN COOGAN, of the city police, had both his legs fractured by a shell on Saturday afternoon and died on Sunday morning. The schooner "Mary" was captured and burned on Saturday afternoon by the enemy, off Morris Island. About 35 bales of cotton were saved, while about one hundred bales of cotton and thirty five boxes of tobacco were lost. http://news.google.com ____________________________________________________________________