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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 5: (search)
1st, 1861, and were boarded by a pilot, who informed them that Lieutenant Thompson, with twelve men, was prepared with loaded cannon to resist their entry upon Brazos island. Thereupon Colonel Ford and Commissioner Nichols visited the island and had a conference with the lieutenant, who withdrew with his men. Colonel Ford with hist my military duties or responsibilities. This, with what he had stated previously in the interview, that the action of Colonel Ford in taking possession of Brazos island was an act of war, was conclusive evidence that any demonstration Colonel Ford could make with his force would not produce surrender without a desperate fight.erward took possession of Fort Brown as the headquarters of the district. Detachments were sent to the posts up the river, and all of the valuable property on Brazos island was moved up to Fort Brown. Thus Colonel Ford, assisted by the officers with him, finding an obstacle impeding the immediate accomplishment of his mission, by
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
rders at King's ranch, and that the enemy was in large force on Brazos island, which had been taken possession of on November 2d. The Fedetain Hancock, numbering about 1,600 or 1,700 men, advanced from Brazos island upon Brownsville. They were held in check by Captain Robinson,ry, 1865, Gen. Lew Wallace, of the United States army, came to Brazos island, which lies a little north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. He he enemy had been reinforced and were followed within a mile of Brazos island. In this affair the enemy lost 25 or 30 killed and wounded and condition of the horses of his command. We were then too near Brazos island not to expect reinforcements to be hastened to meet their retiroops. The firing of the artillery could be heard distinctly on Brazos island. Their troops had moved without a single big gun and these rep I am not going to stop here in reach of the infantry forces on Brazos island, said the colonel, and allow them a chance to gobble me up befo