Friday, September 25, 2009

A Skirmish

We understand that Capt. Boothe’s company, of Col Spruill’s Cavalry, had a skirmish with the enemy at Big Gully*, about 12 miles from Newbern, a few days ago, in which he killed three of the enemy and took nine prisoners. Capt. Boothe’s horse was killed under him.

– Published in The North Carolina Weekly Standard, Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, April 16, 1862, p. 1

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