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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 98 (search)
Newbern, was blown up, Capt. Mayo losing his life by remaining to fire the magazine. He was killed by the explosion. Union Point battery, one mile from Newbern, mounted two guns. It was manned by the Confederate Minstrels, under the command of Charles O. White, manager. This battery fired but twice, and then with but little effect, the enemy being out of range. Three of the Minstrels are missing. It is thought they were taken prisoners. Their names are given us as Prof. Iradella, James Wood and Frank Hineman. Col. Avery's regiment, the Thirty-third, suffered severely, and fought well. Col. Avery and Major Hoke are reported killed. We trust that it is not so, but fear that it is. Col. Lee was reported killed, but we learn that this is not so. His horse is said to have been killed under him, and this, no doubt, gave rise to the report that he had been killed. His regiment also stood as long as standing was possible. Col. Vance's regiment was so placed, we think, that it
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 101 (search)
Doc. 98.-the fight at Salem, Arkansas. The following is General Halleck's official despatch to Secretary Stanton, announcing the result of the fight at Salem, Arkansas: St. Louis, March 18, 1862. To Secretary Stanton: A scouting party, under Lieut.-Col. Wood and Major Drake, consisting of about two hundred and fifty men of the Sixth Missouri and Third Iowa cavalry, encountered near Salem, Arkansas, about one thousand of the enemy, under Cols. Coleman, Woodsides, and McFarland. After a severe fight the enemy was defeated, with the loss of Col. Woodsides, and about one hundred killed and wounded, and a considerable number of prisoners. Our loss was twenty-five killed and wounded, H. W. Halleck, Major-General.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
manding First Division: sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of a portion of my command on the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth inst. At about four o'clock P. M., on the fifteenth inst., with Col. Wood and a detachment of forty men, I left Murfreesboro for Gallatin, having learned that no Federal forces remained at that place. The chief objects of the expedition were to intercept the mail, to destroy the rollingstock on the road, to make priconducted mostly at night, carried us about two miles beyond Lebanon. Early next morning we continued the march, crossing the Cumberland at Canoe Branch Ferry, and reached Gallatin about four P. M. Leaving the command just outside the town; Lieut.-Col. Wood, of Wirt Adams's cavalry, myself and the men disguised as Federals, entered and took possession. The colonel, myself, and two men galloped to the depot, and secured the telegraph-operator, his instruments, books, etc. Among the papers found