. Moffatana bulletin . e official records state, concern-ing a skirmish near Dyersburg, Dawsons guerilla band, on , 1863:—Captain Hush C. Mof-fitt (of 11th Illinois Vol Cavalry)was first to arrive and found enemyposted in house at west end of bridgeacross the Forked Deer river. Rebels had been in this position since some-time during the day, with a detach-ment of Third Michigan Cavalry toprevent them crossing the was near midnight when CaptainMoffitt arrived, and. finding wherethe enemy was posted, ordered hismen to charge, which they did in gal-lant style. Captain M
. Moffatana bulletin . e official records state, concern-ing a skirmish near Dyersburg, Dawsons guerilla band, on , 1863:—Captain Hush C. Mof-fitt (of 11th Illinois Vol Cavalry)was first to arrive and found enemyposted in house at west end of bridgeacross the Forked Deer river. Rebels had been in this position since some-time during the day, with a detach-ment of Third Michigan Cavalry toprevent them crossing the was near midnight when CaptainMoffitt arrived, and. finding wherethe enemy was posted, ordered hismen to charge, which they did in gal-lant style. Captain Moffitt leadingthe advance, completely routing them,killing two, wounded four and cap-turing seventeen, when the Rebelsbroke and fled in every Moffitt was severely wound-ed in the thigh—our only casualty. r. £7- hlz Ycy. iv - 1573341 Motiatana Bulletin (An Occasional Publication) VOL. I. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, , APRIL, 1907. NO. I. MOFFATANA BULLETIN j Published by: , GEORGE WEST MAFFET. Editor and Historian in Chief, The Clan Moffat in America. (A Genealogy in Preparation Lawrence, - - Kansas, We hope to issue this, quarterly, ifour finances will permit. If not, thensemi-occasionally. ~~~ - Moffatana. There are two principal theories asto the origin of the Moffat family;one is that both the name and thefamily carrying it originated nearthe present town of Moffat, Scot-land, back to which most modernlines trace; the other is that the fam-ily and the name originated in Italy,came with the spread of the Chris-tian religion into France and thenceinto Normandy, and finally came intoEngland with William the Conquer-or and thence into Scotland. Family tradition gives the oldestmention of the name in 1066 whenthe Norman knight, William de Mof-fette came with the invading force ofWilliammoffatanabullet00maff
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