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SIR: I beg leave respectfully to report to Lieut. Col. F. H. Gantt,
commanding post, that, in consequence of information furnished me by
Mr.------ Magee (a scout from district headquarters), I proceeded on
yesterday, the 29th instant, to Danfuskie Island, where I succeeded
in capturing 12 negroes, the only occupants of the island. As they
proved to be old persons, several of them imbeciles, I did not think
proper to remove them. An examination of three hours disclosed a remarkable accumulation of valuable bed furniture, clothing, provisions,
dry goods, and sundries, besides silver and gold coin to the amount of
$188, which latter I have turned over for the use of the people of Fredericksburg. I have also reported to the quartermaster's department 1
keg and 2 bags of nails, 172 pounds of bacon, 2 muskets and a shotgun, besides a small quantity of rope. I was accompanied by 10 men from my company and 5 from company B, Eleventh Regiment South Carolina Volunteers, and Mr. Magee. Having only two boats of limited capacity I was able to bring off only a small proportion of the spoils. The men, however, succeeded in supplying themselves bountifully with many necessary articles of clothing, blankets, &c. For prudential reasons I did not think proper to burn what I was unable to remove. The men all behaved well. The value of the articles removed is not less than $2,000.
Captain, Commanding Battalion at Bluffton.
SOURCE: United States War Department. THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Series I, Volume 14. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.
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