ENPages That Mention Captain Samuel Mather
John A. Steinbeck's diary, primarily during the Civil War, handwritten mainly in pencil, leather-bound, over 200pp, [195] 1859-1862
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are afloat. Some say that not more than 15 killed that the men in the boats dropped themselves overboard headforemost & swam away instead of being killed & falling overboard as is [surprised?]. They also had an 12 lb brass gun aboard which they threw in water.
Saturday 29. Today two steamer loads arived from Enterprize. The steamer "Hattie" had aboard about 800 kegs of powder, blankets, &c. & the "Gov. Milton" had also guns & ammunition. The officers killed at S. were as far as I could learn Kaptain Mather & Liutent