ON JUNE 3, LIEUTENANT THOMAS J. MCCLURE OF THE 7TH NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY WAS KILLED WHEN A SHELL FRAGMENT TORE OFF HIS RIGHT ARM AND PLUNGED THROUGH HIS CHEST. FOUR MEN WERE DETAILED TO BURY HIM BEHIND THE LINES, ERECTING A SMALL HEADBOARD ON WHICH THEY INSCRIBED: "PEACE TO HIS ASHES; WE HAVE LOST A BRAVE, FAITHFUL, GOOD OFFICER, BELOVED BY ALL HIS COMPANY. HIS LOSS CAN NEVER BE REPLACED. SACRED BE THE SPOT THAT HOLDS HIS REMAINS."