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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 52 : operations about Charleston , 1865 .--fall of Charleston , Savannah , etc. (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
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98. fight at Big hurricane Creek, Mo.
Mr. John McGee, an agent of the United States Government, gives the following details of this skirmish:
Col. Morgan, whose regiment, the Eighteenth Missouri, is stationed at Laclede, in Linn County, Mo., having heard of the depredations of a gang of rebels near the joining lines of Carroll, Chariton, and Livingston Counties, started out on last Friday night about nine o'clock, with a force of two hundred and twenty men, composed of cavalry, infantry and artillery, with two six-pound cannon, in pursuit of them.
He proceeded rapidly about twenty miles, in a southwest direction, which brought him to Big hurricane Creek, in Carroll County, where they learned they were in the neighborhood of the enemy.
At this point they came upon an old man, whose name our informant does not recollect, who told them that a rebel force of five or six hundred men had crossed the creak, and were some distance along the road.
Col. Morgan crossed the cre
Fight in Carroll county, Mo.
Confederate loss Fourteen killed and eight taken prisoners--Federal loss two Mortally wounded, and eight taken prisoners, &c.
The St. Louis Democrat, of the 25th ult., contains the following:
Mr. John McGee, a Government agent, who arrived from the Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R.
yesterday afternoon, gives us the following details of a spirited skirmish which took place in Carroll county on last Saturday:
Col. Morgan, whose regiment, the Eighteenth Missouri, is stationed at Laclede; in Linn county, having heard of the depredations of a gang of rebels near the joining lines of Carroll, Charlton, and Livingston counties, started out on last Friday night about nine o'clock, with a force of two hundred and twenty men, composed of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, with two 6-pound cannon, in pursuit of them.
He proceeded rapidly about 20 miles, in a southeast direction, which brought him to Big Hurricane creek, in Carroll county, where
Circuit Court of Henrico county
--Judge Gregory presiding.--John McGee and Michael Morton, charged with breaking into the house of Patrick O'Keefe, on the 15th December, 1863, were placed at the bar and plead not guilty.
They were tried by different juries, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary — McGee for three years and Morton for one year.
Wm. Wright, a Yankee deserter, charged with breaking into the hen-house of gatewood Talley, on the 24th of February, 1864. and stealinto the house of Patrick O'Keefe, on the 15th December, 1863, were placed at the bar and plead not guilty.
They were tried by different juries, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary — McGee for three years and Morton for one year.
Wm. Wright, a Yankee deserter, charged with breaking into the hen-house of gatewood Talley, on the 24th of February, 1864. and stealing 16 hens therefrom, plead not guilty.
He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to four years in the penitentiar