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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Defence and fall of Fort Fisher. (search)
ublished for the first time in the daily papers last year — and the reply of Colonel Lamb who was in command of Fort Fisher when it fell. While always regretting conmen without arms, many of them drunk, and no one apparently in command. Colonel Lamb was there wounded. General Whiting was also pointed out, lying on the beach, searder here or anywhere now for money. * * Braxton Bragg. Account of Colonel William Lamb. [Published at the request of a number of officers and men of his com of men without arms, many of them drunk, and no one apparently in command. Colonel Lamb was there wounded. General Whiting was also pointed out lying on the beach men, without arms, under cover of the bomb-proofs, and with the exception of Colonel Lamb, all the officers of any rank and many men were too drunk for duty. For G I did not know of their approach, until the General came up to me and remarked: Lamb, my boy, I have come to share your fate. You and your garrison are to be sacrif