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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 244 (search)
e other side of the ferry. As soon as our troops became aware of the fix into which the Yankees had got themselves, Lieut. McElhenny, of Capt. Moore's field battery, (from Wilmington, N. C.,) was despatched, with a section of the battery, to a point against our troops on the main. At that point our force consisted of Captain West's company of Jones' regiment. Lieut. McElhenny's battery arrived just as the flats had come out about midway in the stream. He immediately opened fire upon them woss among the men on the flats must have been very heavy. Col. Jones' regiment was moved up promptly to the support of McElhenny's battery; but the enemy seem to have abandoned the attempt to cross, if such was ever their intention. Lieut. McElhen the support of McElhenny's battery; but the enemy seem to have abandoned the attempt to cross, if such was ever their intention. Lieut. McElhenny's battery was exposed to an incessant fire from the guns of the steamer during the whole engagement.