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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Raid of Forrest's cavalry on the Tennessee river in 1864. (search)
Sale's section (Sale had been left sick in Mississippi)--Morton's battery — in charge of Lieutenant J. W. Brown, was placed on the river bank some 800 yards below Hunter's position, both sections beinppa, with a barge in tow, both heavily laden, unaware of the lurking danger, was allowed to pass Brown's three-inch Rodmans, and when well above us I ordered Brown to run his guns from under cover upBrown to run his guns from under cover up close to the water's edge and open upon her. This was promptly followed by Walton's heavy Parrotts, and with such effect that her machinery was speedily disabled, and she drifted helplessly to the obatteries and fall into the snare. As she approached Fort Heiman a few well-directed shots from Brown's Rodmans and from Walton's 6-inch Parrotts caused her to raise the white flag. General Buford,as he approached the bank, cried out, I will round to at the lower landing. This was just under Brown's section. General Buford and myself repaired to that landing. When approaching she hugged the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Battle of Johnsonville. (search)
into the river, as she headed ashore. Now followed round after round from Thrall on the right, Brown and Briggs on the left and Zarring in the center. The troops joined in the din with their rifler position, puffing and blowing bringing with them by hand the section of Morton's battery--Lieutenant Brown commanding — from the works below, and all full of enthusiasm. General Forrest now acted a warehouses and supplies ashore. Observing a large pile of hay, a few well-directed shells from Brown's guns kindled it into a consuming fire that soon spread to vast heaps of bacon, flour and corn se piles of stores that covered acres of the surrounding slope the day before. We now ordered Brown and Briggs to withdraw their guns and rejoin their batteries. As this was being done, a regimen sick in Mississippi. Joe M. Mason, second Lieutenant, left sick at Jackson, Tennessee. J. W. Brown, third Lieutenant, promoted for gallantry on the field, and wounded four times, was killed ne