I felt that he deserved to die.

He said he would show the rebels how a Union man could die.
I do not know what all he did say.

When the shooting detail came up, he went of his own accord and knelt down at the post.

The Captain commanding the squad gave the command, "Ready, aim, fire!" and Rowland tumbled over on his side.

It was the last of Rowland.
KILLING A YANKEE SHARPSHOOTER In our immediate front, at Corinth, Mississippi, our men were being picked off by sharpshooters, and a great many were killed, but no one could tell where the shots came from.