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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 168 (search)
Doc. 165.-the Sabine pass expedition. Congratulatory order from Gen. Magruder. see Dec. 125, page 425, ante. headquarters District of Texas, New-Mexico, and Arizona, Houston, Tex., Sept. 9, 1863. General orders, no.--: I. The Major-General Commanding has the satisfaction of announcing to.the army a brilliant victory, won by the little garrison of Sabine Pass against the fleet of the enemy. Attacked by five gunboats, the fort, mounting but three guns of small calibre, and manned by the Davis Guards, Lieutenant R. M. Dowling, assisted by Lieutenant Smith, of the engineers, supported by about two hundred men — the whole under command of Captain F. H. Odium-steadily resisted their fire, and at last forced the surrender of the two gunboats Clifton and Sachem, badly crippling another, which, with the others, escaped over the bar. The result of this gallant achievement is the capture of two fine gunboats, fifteen heavy guns, over two hundred prisoners, among them the Comm