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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Diary of Rev. J. G. Law
Diary of Rev. J. G. Law.
July 17th, 1862.—Spent the day playing chess with Dr. Alexander Erskine.
News has been received of the capture of General Curtis and his command by General Hindman in Arkansas; also of the debut of the Confederate ram Arkansas.
She passed out of the Yazoo river, running through the Federal fleet, sinking two of their boats and disabling others.
Feel very uneasy about my mother and sisters in Memphis, as nothing has been heard from them since the 12th of June, and General Grant has issued an order expelling the families of Confederate soldiers from the city.
Sunday, July 20th.—This morning we had a grand review of Cheatham's division.
General Polk and Governor Harris were on the field.
The troops presented an imposing sight as the several brigades passed in review with banners floating to the breeze and bayonets gleaming brightly in the morning sunbeams.
There were five brigades on the field.
One of our country Captains forgot Hardee's Tactics a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 12. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A Florida boy's experience in prison and in escaping. (search)
A Florida boy's experience in prison and in escaping. Henry G. Damon.
On the 19th of June, 1864, I became an inmate of Rock Island prison, having been captured June 12th, at Cynthiana, in the last battle fought by Morgan on Kentucky soil—a battle that crowned with disaster a raid which, up to that time, had succeeded beyond every anticipation.
We were so completely outnumbered, that it was hardly a battle.
The enemy approached us in front, and flanked us right and left.
In a few minutes the fight became a rout, and our men were flying in every direction.
About two hundred and fifty were captured, a few of whom were taken to Camp Chase, some to Camp Morton, and the remainder to Rock Island.
Rock Island prison, located on an island in the Mississippi, between the towns of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, was perhaps the strongest prison in the West.
It was a large, rectangular pen, covering about twenty-five acres, and containing one hundred and twenty barracks,