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Mississippi (United States) (search for this): article 4
Capture of a Yankee transport. --Captains Edwards and Reasons, with sixty-five men, captured a Yankee transport at Friar's Point, on the Mississippi river, on the 6th ult. The particulars of the affair, as given in the Southern (Miss) Motive, are as follows: Captain Edwards dressed himself in citizen's clothes, stationed his command in the cane about a half mile from Friant's Porat, and mounted himself on an old poor horse and rode up in town. --When he arrived there he saw a transport anchored in the river. He walked up to some Yankee traders, and remarked that he had some thirty bales of cotton which he wished to get on that boat, expressing great uneasiness at the same time, if it remained there a great while it might be destroyed by the guerilla bands in the bottom. After conversing a few minutes they told him if he would hurry up his agens they would take his cotton afford. He started as if for that purpose, but went to his command and put on his uniform and ordere
Edwards (search for this): article 4
Capture of a Yankee transport. --Captains Edwards and Reasons, with sixty-five men, captured a Yankee transport at Friar's Point, on the Mississippi river, on the 6th ult. The particulars of the affair, as given in the Southern (Miss) Motive, are as follows: Captain Edwards dressed himself in citizen's clothes, stationCaptain Edwards dressed himself in citizen's clothes, stationed his command in the cane about a half mile from Friant's Porat, and mounted himself on an old poor horse and rode up in town. --When he arrived there he saw a transport anchored in the river. He walked up to some Yankee traders, and remarked that he had some thirty bales of cotton which he wished to get on that boat, expressing hich was compiled with. About one hundred shots were fired when the order was given to cease firing, but to shoot every one that attempted to cut the cable. Capts. Edwards and Reasons and a Texan got in a skiff and paddled to the transport, and boarded her, and forced the crew to take her to the wharf. All the command then went
Reasons (search for this): article 4
Capture of a Yankee transport. --Captains Edwards and Reasons, with sixty-five men, captured a Yankee transport at Friar's Point, on the Mississippi river, on the 6th ult. The particulars of the affair, as given in the Southern (Miss) Motive, are as follows: Captain Edwards dressed himself in citizen's clothes, stationed his command in the cane about a half mile from Friant's Porat, and mounted himself on an old poor horse and rode up in town. --When he arrived there he saw a transpthe spot where the transport was, and the order was given to fire, which was compiled with. About one hundred shots were fired when the order was given to cease firing, but to shoot every one that attempted to cut the cable. Capts. Edwards and Reasons and a Texan got in a skiff and paddled to the transport, and boarded her, and forced the crew to take her to the wharf. All the command then went aboard. They captured $37,000 in greenbacks, $60,000 in Confederate, overcoat, hat, and pair of b
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Capture of a Yankee transport. --Captains Edwards and Reasons, with sixty-five men, captured a Yankee transport at Friar's Point, on the Mississippi river, on the 6th ult. The particulars of the affair, as given in the Southern (Miss) Motive, are as follows: Captain Edwards dressed himself in citizen's clothes, stationed his command in the cane about a half mile from Friant's Porat, and mounted himself on an old poor horse and rode up in town. --When he arrived there he saw a transport anchored in the river. He walked up to some Yankee traders, and remarked that he had some thirty bales of cotton which he wished to get on that boat, expressing great uneasiness at the same time, if it remained there a great while it might be destroyed by the guerilla bands in the bottom. After conversing a few minutes they told him if he would hurry up his agens they would take his cotton afford. He started as if for that purpose, but went to his command and put on his uniform and ordered