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The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ol.Porterfield, and contained of 300 men) that they were attacked by 1100 or 1500) of the enemy, and repulsed them three times, our men remaining masters of the ground Eight of our men were killed, among others Col. Porterfield himself, and Mr. Thos E. Simms, of the Commissary Department. There were between fifty and sixty of the enemy Rilled. While we regret the loss of valuable men in an encounter with so ignoble and depraved an enemy as they had to contend against in this instance, we f them made a stand, and were attacked by the enemy. They repulsed him; the attack was twice repeated and the enemy as often repulsed. The enemy then desisted from the pursuit and our forces came off, sustaining a loss of six men — among them Mr. Simms of this city. In the hurry of leaving the town our men left 500 stand of arms which had not yet been unboxed. They brought away all their own arms. The loss of the enemy was some fifty or sixty. Our force was about 900 strong, the enemy sup