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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 2.-fight at Port Royal, S. C. January 1, 1862. (search)
ying off with them two of their guns. The heaviest of the three guns was accidentally overturned in a ditch by a nervous mule, which had taken flight at the noise of the shells. As there was no time for delay, this gun was hurriedly spiked and abandoned. While this was going on, the Yankees, whose landing at Chrisholm's had been effected without opposition, began their march along the shore in the direction of Port Royal Ferry. When their advance had reached a field in the rear of Mr. John Chaplin's house, they were suddenly met by Col. Jones's regiment and four companies of another regiment. Pouring one volley into the ranks of the enemy, our boys advanced with the bayonet at double quick. The Yankees, thrown somewhat into disorder by the fire which they had received, did not wait to close, but dropped their guns and fled toward the river, where they were separated from their gunboats by only a strip of marsh. Col. Jones kept up the pursuit until he had nearly overtaken the
The Daily Dispatch: November 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 13 (search)
; they retired in safety, and live to right another day. News from port Royal — Yankee Raid on Dawfuskie Island — letter from Brigadier General Drayton. The Savannah News, of Friday, publishes the following: On Wednesday last Mr. John Chaplin took with him seven negroes, and went in two boats to the plantation of his aunt, Mrs. Dunn, on Dawfuskie Island, for the purpose of bringing away such property as could be transported. On Wednesday night, be, with the negroes occupied Mrs. D.'s dwelling, intending to leave when the tide favored in the morning. About two o'clock yesterday morning, the door of the house was broken down by a party of ten Lincolnites, who captured Mr. Chaplin and five of the negroes, and conveyed them from the island in a boat. Two of the negroes escaped--one, who was in the cellar of the house, fled to the woods; another, who was sleeping in one of the chambers, jumped from the second story window, and running to a point of the island, where he o