. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . larger. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but the prisoners stated that oneof our first shots dismounted a gun and killed three men. Col. Aiken, in command of the Confederates, closes his report with theconfession: We probably prevented the enemy doing more than they havedone, but cannot congratulate ourselves that we did not accomplish more. A detachment which was sent ashore from the John Adams found thatthe shell fro
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . larger. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but the prisoners stated that oneof our first shots dismounted a gun and killed three men. Col. Aiken, in command of the Confederates, closes his report with theconfession: We probably prevented the enemy doing more than they havedone, but cannot congratulate ourselves that we did not accomplish more. A detachment which was sent ashore from the John Adams found thatthe shell from the gunboats had done considerable damage in Willtownwrecking the houses and scattering the furniture and other things in ever\direction. Apparently some of the natives had commenced packing a fewnecessary articles for a hasty flight, but were imable to take them, for partly-packed valises and boxes were found, and in some places food was on thetables ready for early breakfast. At daybreak on July 12, 1863, the John Adams and Enoch Dean steamedback to Beaufort, arriving there promptly and finding everything in a stateof preparation for some expedition of great DRUMMER BOYS. 251 CHAPTER XII. THE FIGHT AT GRIMBALLS LANDING, JAMES ISLAND.
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