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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 19 3 Browse Search
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n; he fired his mortar eleven times at the enemy, reducing the charge and diminishing the elevation. Commander Stembel, in the gunboat Cincinnati, which was the leading vessel in the line on that side of the river, followed immediately by Commander Kilty, in the Mound City, hastened to the support of the mortar-boats, and were repeatedly struck by the enemy's rams, at the same time that they disabled the enemy and drove him away. The two leading vessels of the enemy's line were successively hour, and took place at the closest quarters. The enemy finally retreated with haste below the guns of Fort Pillow. I have to call the especial attention of the Department to the gallantry and good conduct exhibited by Commanders Stembel and Kilty, and Lieut. Commanding S. L. Phelps. I regret to say that Commander Stembel, Fourth Master Reynolds, and one of the seamen of the Cincinnati and one of the Mound City were severely wounded. The other accidents of the day were slight. I have
June 6. Hon Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: sir: In my despatch of yesterday, dated at Fort Pillow, I had the honor to inform the Department that I was about moving to this place, with the men-of-war and transports. I got under way from Fort Pillow at noon, leaving the Pittsburgh, Lieut. Commanding Egbert Thompson, to cooperate with a detachment of Col. Fitch's command in holding possession of Fort Pillow and securing public property at that place; and also the Mound City, Commander A. H. Kilty, to convoy the transports containing the troops, not then ready to move. On the way down I came suddenly, at a bend of the river, upon the rebel transport-steamer Sovereign, which turned immediately to escape from us. I sent forward Lieut. Joshua Bishop, with a body of small-armed men in a light tug, by whom she was captured. She is a valuable prize. The gunboats anchored at eight o'clock Pr., at the lower end of Island Number45, about a mile and a half above the city of Memph
are now on board the hospital-boat. Among the latter is Capt. Kilty. They promise to do well. Three officers and twenty-tw must of them doing well. The surgeon assures me that Capt. Kilty is out of danger, but he is severely crippled in his hanft Memphis last Friday at five A. M., the Mound City, Capt. A. H. Kilty, commanding the expedition, the St. Louis, Capt. W. Mnd night, tortured dreadfully by musquitoes. On Sunday Captain Kilty put the Dolsen in charge of the Third Master of the Lexnt alongside of her to take on the wounded. I went into Capt. Kilty's room on the Mound City. A man lay on his bed gasping fifty-eight scalded, accompanied by the Conestoga, with Captain Kilty dangerously scalded; Paymaster Gunn, dying, (since deadcality of the Fort, and the Mound City being in advance, Capt. Kilty began shelling the woods on each side of the river as th or dead. I was unable to get a list of the crew: Capt. A. H. Kilty, badly scalded, but will recover. First Master, Cy