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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraph. (search)
the fight, and who suffered most, that they should be mentioned. Very little artillery was brought into the action, the density of the forest not permitting its use. The fight was opened early Saturday morning by Captains Lumsden's, Little's and Yates's batteries, who went with Colonel Nilson's Georgia regiment, Colonel Ector's Texas regiment and a Georgia battalion (name of Major forgotten), to assist General Forest to hold the enemy in check until General Bragg could be informed of General Rasset Battery, Missouri, Commander Basset. Artillery of General Walker's corps, Major Joseph Palmer commander. Liddel's division, Captain Charles Suett commander. Lumsden's Battery, Ala., Lumsden commander. Yates Battery, Mississipp, Yates commander. Suett Battery, Mississippi, Lieutenant Shannon. Higgins Battery, Mississippi, Captain Little commanding. General Gist's Division, Major Robert Martin commander: Ferguson's Battery, First South Carolina, Ferguson commander.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Morris Island. (search)
en-oared Confederate barge, which had turned back to avoid capture, and was going round by Sullivan's Island. The officer in charge, in reply to his earnest appeal, For God's sake take me with you! replied, The Yankees are too near to stop, but wade out, and we will take you in. So the last Confederate soldier who left Morris Island waded out breast-high in the water and was hauled aboard as the boat shot by. They reached Fort Johnston at about 3 o'clock in the morning, and found that Colonel Yates and a detachment of Regulars were about to set off for Morris Island, to make an attempt to rescue him, but the effort would probably have failed. A report that Captain Huguenin had been killed preceded him to the city, and when he reported himself, at about 8 o'clock, at General Ripley's headquarters, the greeting given him by the General was very characteristic. In his bluff, military manner he said: Is that you? Why, I thought you were dead. I am glad to see you. It appears, th