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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 5 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 109 (search)
ng; and all followed by a detachment of the Fifth Ohio cavalry, three hundred and fifty men, in regimental order, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Thomas T. Heath; Lieut. Charles Chapin, with a platoon of company L, of the Fourth Illinois, preceded the column as advance-guards. Col. Johnson, of the Twenty-eighth Illinois, and the undersithout interruption a distance of about five miles, when at a place known as Black Jack Forest, about nine o'clock, the presence of the enemy was discovered by Lieut. Chapin, across and near the road, with their pieces ready to fire on the advance-guard. Lieut. Chapin, with great presence of mind, instantly discharged his pistol, Lieut. Chapin, with great presence of mind, instantly discharged his pistol, and was immediately seconded by the discharge of a carbine by one of the men, which had the effect to frighten the horses of the enemy and disconcert his fire, and thereby save the advance-guard from the raking fire of buckshot and balls prepared for them. Major Bowman, with the utmost promptitude, deployed his entire command in
The Daily Dispatch: May 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], The riot at Amboy, Illinois. (search)
on men are now indiscriminately called"was set upon, whether engaged in quieting the disturbance or walking peaceably along the street, We were not present at the melees; but are informed that as many as forty or fifty persons seemed to be backing and urging on the rioters. We are inclined to think this an exaggeration, but there were certainly enough to reflect seriously upon the credit our city. Among the most seriously by the rioters were the following: Messrs. Crombie, C D Sears, Charles Chapin, John Mickler, Abram Morrison, A W Crombie, W C Sears, S Goldman, and many others were furiously assailed, but escaped with no injury of consequence. As soon as one of the rioters pitched upon a man, a dozen would come to his assistance, and with blows and kicks disable him, and then attack a new victims. As the alarm spread and our good citizens gathered, the rioters began to cool off, and quiet was finally restored. The friends of the rioters hustled them out of town before