Special Deputy Marshal

E. C. Garrison

Felonious
End of Watch December 24, 1902
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Garrison was shot and killed from ambush in Telfair County, Georgia, while attending a Christmas Eve ceremony at a local church. Two men were hiding behind the doors of the church and as Deputy Marshal Garrison exited they opened fire on him, killing him. Deputy Marshal Garrison had participated in an arrest several years earlier in which a suspect was killed. Deputy Marshal Garrison's murder was in retaliation for that case.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Marshal Garrison served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Garrison.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 24, 1902
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

E. is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1902, 104 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 49th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, E. among them.

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Special Deputy Marshal E. C. Garrison

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch December 24, 1902

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

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