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October 15, 1864
Dallas Herald
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
What is this article about?
On September 19, a Confederate wagon train carrying 18,000 pounds of wool and 39 people, including iron department operatives, was captured by 19 Union soldiers on Poindexter's place near St. Josephs on the Mississippi River. Reported from Shreveport on September 28.
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SHREVEPORT, Sept. 28th.—A very unpleasant, and at the same time very serious affair, happened on the 19th inst., on Poindexter's place, about 14 miles this side of St. Josephs, on the Mississippi River.—We had something like a train, intending to cross the Mississippi River, consisting of seven wagons, laden with 18,000 pounds of wool, and thirty-nine persons altogether—nineteen of whom were operatives connected with the Iron Department here, and the others were teamsters and other men along with the wagons. Our men, it seems, were wholly without means of defence.—The Yankees getting wind of the passage of the train, sent a party, consisting of nineteen men, in pursuit, who, coming up with it at the time and place and one day above designated, captured the entire party.—Correspondence of the Galveston News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Wagon Train
Capture
Yankees
Mississippi River
Iron Department Operatives
Wool Cargo
Where did it happen?
Poindexter's Place, About 14 Miles This Side Of St. Josephs, On The Mississippi River
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Location
Poindexter's Place, About 14 Miles This Side Of St. Josephs, On The Mississippi River
Event Date
19th Inst.
Story Details
A train of seven wagons laden with 18,000 pounds of wool and 39 persons, including 19 operatives from the Iron Department, was pursued and captured by 19 Yankees while intending to cross the Mississippi River; the men had no means of defense.