Death of a nephew of the President.
--A correspondent of the Mobile Register, writing some of the incidents of the battle of Corinth, gives the following:‘ At Davis's bridge, on Sunday, the accomplished and gallant Balfour, of Gen. Van Dorn's staff, was fatally wounded. He was observed to suddenly turn deathly pale and dismount cautiously from his horse. He was asked if he was injured, and replied in the negative. He then walked to the shady side of a house, fell in a reclining position, and drew his revolver. He had been mortally wounded, a Minnie ball passing through his bowels; but with a full sense of his injury he coolly resigned himself to his fate, endeavoring to attract as little attention and create as little alarm as possible. He died a few hours after receiving his wound, with unsurpassed coolness and resignation Major Balfour was a member of one of the most wealthy and influential families of this State, was the nephew of President Davis, and the pride and hope of his family. He was a gentleman of excellent education, high polish, and was an encyclopedia of general information, obtained by study and travel.
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