at one point, he harangued his troops to follow him toward the enemy by cheering "boys, follow me!" and waving his cap frantically over his head. just then, another projectile perforated his chest, fatally lodging in his heart. some of his soldiers gathered around him, witnessing his last words: "boys, they have killed me, but never give up the field." lying on the ground and wrapped in col. lucius gartrell's arms, francis bartow died. he was the first brigade commander to be killed in action during the civil war. (the first general officer to be killed in the war was confederate brig. gen. robert s. garnett at corrick's ford, july 13, 1861.) amos rucker and his brother moses bentley, two body servants from the 7th regiment, carried bartow off the battlefield. the renowned surgeon h. v. m. miller attended him, but without success.