Need info from Hearn's "Mobile Bay"

[John Hartwell]

Does anyone have Chester G. Hearn's Mobile Bay and the Mobile Campaign, who can help me out? I can't find a copy at any library near me, and I need some quick information.

According to Google Books, page 152 ends with "In two days Capt. Eugene H. Newton, in poor health and working much of the time under water, assembled a large detail of both black and white..." and the next page is not included in their "sample". Can anyone please provide me with the conclusion of that passage (on p. 153), and also any bibliographic references that might be attached to it?

Many thanks.

jno

 

[mobile_96]

Does anyone have Chester G. Hearn's Mobile Bay and the Mobile Campaign, who can help me out? I can't find a copy at any library near me, and I need some quick information.
According to Google Books, page 152 ends with "In two days Capt. Eugene H. Newton, in poor health and working much of the time under water, assembled a large detail of both black and white..." and the next page is not included in their "sample". Can anyone please provide me with the conclusion of that passage (on p. 153), and also any bibliographic references that might be attached to it? Many thanks. jno

"pioneers and threw a three hundred foot brigde across the Escambia river. The cavalry crossed, followed by the artillery and wagons. coming out of the Pine Barren, the ground suddenly gave way under the wheels of the 2nd Division's wagons, bring the train to another stop. That night the men camped beside a dismal swamp, slapped mosquitoes, and ate half rations to the rattle of distant picket fire. (12)
Liddell to Maury, March 12, and Steele to Christensen, April 12, 1865, ORA, series 1. vol.39, pt1, pp 279-80, 1052-53.
However, there is a catch here on source. There is no page 1052-53 in any of the three parts for Vol. 39. Am trying to dig out the right page numbers for you.

 

[John Hartwell]

"pioneers and threw a three hundred foot brigde across the Escambia river. The cavalry crossed, followed by the artillery and wagons. coming out of the Pine Barren, the ground suddenly gave way under the wheels of the 2nd Division's wagons, bring the train to another stop. That night the men camped beside a dismal swamp, slapped mosquitoes, and ate half rations to the rattle of distant picket fire. (12)
Liddell to Maury, March 12, and Steele to Christensen, April 12, 1865, ORA, series 1. vol.39, pt1, pp 279-80, 1052-53.
However, there is a catch here on source. There is no page 1052-53 in any of the three parts for Vol. 39. Am trying to dig out the right page numbers for you.

Thanks very much. I'm a bit puzzled, too. I've already searched through all the OR refs. to Capt. Newton (98th USCT), and find no such record among them. Perhaps Hearn made a mistake in his notes. Sure would like to find the source, though.

Note that the "pp 1052-53" in the footnote looks like a confusion of the page numbers in Hearn's book (152-3).

Cheers!

jno

 

[mobile_96]

Found it:
Or-Series 1, vol. XLIX/1 page 280
"<ar103_280> On the 20th the column at Pensacola moved on the road toward Pollard. The head of the column reached a point eleven miles and the rear only four miles from Pensacola that day, a heavy rain having set in which reordered the roads almost impassable. Henceforward in order to get our artillery and trains along it became necessary to corduroy the roads. The streams were higher than they had been for many years. On reaching Pine Barren Creek on the 23d we found the bridge gone, and spent all the next day in replacing it with one 300 yards long, and built on piles which the men sunk by hand, diving under the water to start them. Up to this time a few of the enemy's pickets had been encountered and dispersed. On the 25th Lucas' cavalry brigade, in advance, drove the enemy from a line of log defenses stretching across a narrow ridge over which the road passed. This work commanded the road and crossing over Cotton Creek. General Lucas was directed to push on until he should get possession of the bridge over the Big Escambia, and to pursue the enemy so closely that he could not destroy the bridge. At Mitchell's Creek the enemy partially destroyed the bridge and made a stand on the opposite bank, but was soon driven from his position. At Bluff Springs the enemy, under command of Brig. Gen. J. H. Clanton, drew up in order of battle, skirmish line dismounted. General Lucas immediately charged, completely routing the enemy, killing and wounding some, and capturing 119 prisoners. Among the latter were 18 commissioned officers, including the general commanding, who was severely wounded. Of those who escaped capture, some sought refuge in the swamps and the rest were so hotly pursued to Big Escambia bridge that some of them, not knowing that a span had been swept away by the flood, jumped into the river and were drowned with their horses. Major Perry, of General Lucas' staff, and a few of the men in hot pursuit of the rebels, also jumped off the broken pier, but escaped with the loss of their horses and equipments. The enemy had a field-work on the opposite side of the river mounting two or three pieces of artillery, which opened upon Lucas, but were soon silenced by Marland's battery and gotten off before men enough to capture them could get across the river. The work was occupied by the cavalry until General Andrews came up with one of his brigades. Detachments of cavalry had been kept out to drive in the enemy's pickets and outposts on our flanks to cover our movements and bewilder the enemy. General Lucas in the management of his command exhibited such skill and boldness as to take the enemy by surprise. The charge at Bluff Springs was headed by the First Louisiana Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Badger. Both officers and men behaved in the most gallant style. Our loss in this affair was only 1 officer killed and 1 wounded, and 1 man killed and 3 wounded. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded was much greater than ours, but the number is not definitely known. The battle-flag of the Sixth Alabama Cavalry was captured by Private Thomas Riley,(*) Company D, First Louisiana Cavalry."

 

[mobile_96]

According to Google Books, page 152 ends with "In two days Capt. Eugene H. Newton, in poor health and working much of the time under water, assembled a large detail of both black and white..."

Think I found at least a little info on Eugene Newton.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52229397

 

[John Hartwell]

Think I found at least a little info on Eugene Newton.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52229397

Thanks for looking. Actually, I'm the one who supplied that information for the find-a-grave entry. I also have an old thread here with some about him: http://civilwartalk.com/threads/are-these-two-really-the-same-man.73686/