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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 72 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 75 (search)
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75.-battle on White River, Ark. Fought June 17, 1862.
Commander Davis's reports.
United States flag steamer Benton, Memphis, June 19, 1862.
sir: The Conestoga, Lieut. Commanding G. W. Blodgett, arrived here to-day from White River.
She brings information of the capture of two batteries at St. Charles, eighty miles from the mouth; the first of which mounted four Parrott guns, and the second three forty-two-pounder rifled guns.
Three guns, it is understood, were taken fro lodged in the forward officers' mess-room.
In looking at that poor mess I thought that perhaps it was foreordained, but may God preserve me from such a fate.
Your affectionate son, feed. Wise.
Missouri Democrat account.
Memphis, June 19, 1862.
The gunboat Conestoga and transport Jacob Musselman have just arrived from White River, and bring the news of the capture of Fort St. Charles, on that river, by the gunboats of the expedition which left here on Friday last.
The fleet con
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 146 (search)
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135.-Colonel Wyman's reconnoissance.
June 18, 1862.
battle-ground, Fair Oaks, Thursday, June 19, 1862.
Brigadier-General Hooker, commanding division, received orders from Gen. McClellan to make a reconnaissance in front of our picket-lines at Fair Oaks, to the left of the railroad.
General Hooker accordingly sent orders to Brig.-Gen. Grover, of the First brigade, to assign one regiment of his force for that purpose.
Gen. Grover selected the Sixteenth Massachusetts, Col. P. T. Wyman.
This regiment composed part of the late reenforcements in Hooker's division.
The object of the reconnoissance was to ascertain the exact character of the ground in front of our picket-line, through the wood, to the left and right of Hooker's front, and to the cleared field, where the rebels were supposed to be in force.
At half-past 3 in the afternoon the Sixteenth Massachusetts, under their gallant Colonel, left their camps and marched up the Williamsburgh road to the wood, in fron