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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, July (search)
Davis. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, &c., &c., &c. The schooner S. J. Waring, captured by the privateer Jeff. Davis, on the night of the 16th instant, arrived at New York. When fifty miles south of Charleston, S. C., the colored steward, William Tillman, killed three of the prize crew with a hatchet. The other two were captured, but set at liberty on promising to work the vessel. Their names were James Milnor and James Dawsett, of New Jersey. Tillman, with the aid of the rest of the crew16th instant, arrived at New York. When fifty miles south of Charleston, S. C., the colored steward, William Tillman, killed three of the prize crew with a hatchet. The other two were captured, but set at liberty on promising to work the vessel. Their names were James Milnor and James Dawsett, of New Jersey. Tillman, with the aid of the rest of the crew, except one man named Donald McLeod, who refused to assist on the recapture of the vessel, brought her to New York.--N. Y. World, July 22.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, August (search)
, and William Jay, of Bedford, N. Y., with the rank of Captain. These appointments were made at Gen. Wool's request, and the official notification from the War department instructs the aids to immediately report to him in person.--N. Y. Tribune, August 29. The funeral ceremonies and military display in honor of Gen. Lyon took place at St. Louis, Mo., to-day. The procession which escorted the remains to the railroad depot consisted of Gen. Fremont's body-guard, under Gen. Zagoni, Capt. Tillman's company of cavalry; a section of Capt. Carlin's battery; the First regiment of Missouri Volunteers, Col. Blair; Gen. Fremont and staff; a number of army and volunteer officers; city officials; prominent citizens; and the Third regiment of United States Reserve Corps, Col. McNeil, all under command of Brigadier-General Siegel. The streets through which the procession passed were thronged with spectators, and the flags throughout the city were draped in mourning.--Louisville Journal, Au
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.39 (search)
bride, * Aleck McLaine, *Jim Miller, Frank Mathews, B. J. Nuckols, J. P. Nicholas, William Nunnally, J. E. Perkins, *N. Perkins, J. R. Poor, Charlie Palmer, Ed. Powers, J. N. Pleasants, Sam Pettitt, Luston Phillips, * George Radford, * Tom Rigsby, William Richardson, *J. C. Riddell, * S. J. Rock, * Beverly Rock, * William Russell, * Felix Sharp, William Sharp, * Silas Seay, Marcus Smith, *Jim Shelburn, * John Southworth, * William Tillman, Tom Turner, H. C. Thomas, J. A. Thomas, * Dick Talley, R. T. L. Toler, Newton Thurstan, * Bob Thomas, A. V. Taylor, Bill Thompson, *Jim Via, Jack Wade, * Joe Willis, S. W. Wilson, * Peter McRae, *T. R. Miller, J. W. Nuckols, T. E. Nuckols, Henry Newberry, *Lissia Omohondro, * Arvin Perkins, * A. Perkins, Dewitt Poor, J. H. Pleasants, Thad Pledge, * Coon Parrish, Addison Pleasants, *Charlie Payne, *George Rigsby, *Jim Ro
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.15 (search)
ordered South. On the following Sunday the Jefferson Davis captured the schooner S. J. Waring, of Brookhaven, L. I., with a valuable cargo. Montague Amiel, a Charleston pilot, was placed in charge, with a mate, second mate and two men. William Tillman, a negro cook, two seamen and a passenger, Bryce McKinnon, were left aboard, and late in the afternoon the captured prize was headed south. On the night of July 16, 1861, when the S. J. Waring was fifty miles south of Charleston, and when the prize captain and mate were asleep in their berths, the second mate at the wheel and the others dozing or asleep, William Tillman, the negro cook, carried out a preconcerted plan, killing the three with a hatchet and throwing their bodies overboard. After retaking the vessel, the steward was in command, and shortly afterwards the S. J. Waring was carried up to the Battery in New York harbor by the pilot-boat Jane. After having captured a good number of Federal ships and retained their