. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . ound strewn along the road, left by theenemy. After marching fourteen miles, the Brigade arrived at Tiptonville,Tennessee, and witnessed the surrender of seven thousand well-dressed anduniformed Confederate soldiers, including three Generals and ten captures included seven thousand small arms and accoutrements. Theprisoners were sent up the river. After these encouraging successes, the Brigade marched up the RiverRoad to a point opposite Island Ten. They stacke
. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . ound strewn along the road, left by theenemy. After marching fourteen miles, the Brigade arrived at Tiptonville,Tennessee, and witnessed the surrender of seven thousand well-dressed anduniformed Confederate soldiers, including three Generals and ten captures included seven thousand small arms and accoutrements. Theprisoners were sent up the river. After these encouraging successes, the Brigade marched up the RiverRoad to a point opposite Island Ten. They stacked arms, and rested in anextensive camp, recently abandoned by the enemy, which had been a depotof supplies. The captures were five million rations, great quantities ofammunition, bread, bacon, sugar, one gunboat, three transports, one iron-clad ram. and one hundred and twenty-three pieces of heavy artillery andthirty-five pieces of field artillery of modern pattern. On the same day,the Brigade marched to the landing, embarked on steamers and returned toNew Madrid and to their camp where they remained until the RICE B. BOSTICK, 4th C. S. A., who fired the first musket shot at the 43rd Ohio. New Madrid. March 6th, 1862. He afterwards served in the Union Army. 54 Fullers hio Brigade. Report of General John , Department of the Mississippi, New Madrid, March 14. 1862. ] have the honor to submit for the information of the general com-manding tlu- department the following report of the operations which re-sulted in the capture of this place. 1 arrived before the town with the forces under my command onMonday the 3rd instant. I found the place occupied by five regiments ofinfantry and several companies of artillery. ( )ne bastioned earthwork,mounting fourteen guns, about a half mile below the town, and anotherirregular work at the upper end of the town, mounting seven pieces ofheavy artillery, together with lines of intrenchments between them, con-st
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