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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 51 (search)
e, a town two miles distant from my headquarters in McPhersonville, and five from Old Pocotaligo. Captain Wyman's company, stationed near Coosawhatchie, and five other companies of the Eleventh regiment of infantry, from Hardeeville, were ordered to support this artillery. Colonel Colcocke's command of five companies of cavalry, and two companies of sharpshooters, had been recently notified to expect an attack at Coosawhatchie, and in that event were instructed to move to its support. Major Jefford's command, of three companies of cavalry, were ordered from Green Pond to the Saltkehatchie Bridge. With the blessings of a good Providence, these combinations of my forces, scattered over an extent of sixty miles, were effected in time to foil the enemy. I also telegraphed to General Beauregard's headquarters to Brigadier-General Hagood, commanding Second Military District, and to Brigadier-General Mercer, at Savannah, for reinforcements, requesting those from Charleston to disembar
The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], The recent skirmish near Pocotaligo, S. C. (search)
nced guard followed for the distance of a quarter of a mile, as far as Mr. Thomas Hilbert's plantation. They subsequently withdrew to Old Pocotaligo, and thence to Garden's Corner, where their tear guard bivouacked. During the afternoon Captain Stephen Elliott arrived from Hardeeville with three guns from his battery; also, a battalion of infantry from the "Phillips Legion, " (Georgia volunteers) Between 6 and 7 o'clock an infantry regiment reached the station, and later in the evening Major Jefford's squadron and Captain Rutledge's dragoons arrived, after a hot ride. A force was sent forward, and remained all night near Garden's Corner. In the morning the main body of the Yankees, it was found, had effected a successful retreat, and the rear guard had also reached the ferry in time to escape. Our forces, on Friday, followed in their footsteps, and fired some sh from Elliott's battery at the ferry house, on the opposite side of the river. The losses of the enemy were one ca