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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
d States steamer Crusader, North-Edisto, March 3, 1862. sir: On the twenty-third instant I received information that the enemy were building a battery at Bear Bluff, opposite White Point. On the night of the twenty-fourth, accompanied by Lieut. Prentiss, I went up in our dingey, with three men, and landed without being discovered by the guard. Lieut. Prentiss and I went up and found the battery in an unfinished state, and looking about us discovered the magazine, found two of the picket-guLieut. Prentiss and I went up and found the battery in an unfinished state, and looking about us discovered the magazine, found two of the picket-guard asleep in it, got one musket out from beside them without awakening them, returned to the boat and brought up two of the men to secure them. In doing so, I regret to say one of them was shot through the head, and instantly killed — the pistol in my hand going off accidentally in the struggle. We carried both to the boat, and escaped without discovery. The picket-guard at the battery that night consisted of fifteen infantry and two mounted men, in command of a lieutenant, so the survivi
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 118 (search)
with credit to themselves and the cause. Gen. Prentiss was taken prisoner on the first day's actifor the tales of the runaways. Sherman's and Prentiss' entire divisions were falling back in disordt, (composed, as the reader will remember, of Prentiss's and McClernand's divisions,) pierce the cene of rebel advance. Prentis's division. Prentiss was faring scarcely so well. Most of his trot, now in imminent danger of being cut off by Prentiss's defection. McArthur mistook the way, marchre, and inspired by their recent success over Prentiss, hurled themselves against him with tremendoue enemy has full possession of all Sherman's, Prentiss's, and McClernand's camps. By ten o'clock ouatter were to be included also the remains of Prentiss's and W. H. L. Wallace's commands — shatteredmoments a pressing request for aid from Brig.-Gen. Prentiss, I took command in person of the First ther the right or left. I considered that Gen. Prentiss could, with the left of Gen. McClernand's [29 more...]