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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the Confederate States Navy. (search)
d,and there received orders to report to Commander Pinkney for duty in the fleet formerly commandedould not hold out if Fort Pillow fell, and as Pinkney had no infantry supports, he was at the mercyproposed to ram the tin-clads, and asked Commander Pinkney to go up and use the guns of his four guted the heaviest shot at close quarters. Had Pinkney co-operated more might have been accomplished retreat early, and hence escaped, and joined Pinkney up the Yazoo. I had been in command of thewas then sent to Vicksburg to recruit men for Pinkney's boats. Just before the evacuation of Foreries on shore and a raft across the stream. Pinkney's boats and the Van Dorn arrived at Liverpoolbut they got alongside the boats too late, as Pinkney had done his cowardly work too well. We sooned. The two gun-boats fired and abandoned by Pinkney, being full of cotton, burned rapidly; and thoats in the Yazoo been uselessly destroyed by Pinkney, there can be no doubt that Captain Brown cou[4 more...]