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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), The Landing on Morris Island, S. C. (search)
eneral Strong and staff, and then came the battalion of the Seventh Connecticut volunteers. General Gillmore told Colonel Rodman that the General had concluded that our battalion was the most reliable, and could be trusted, and was selected for tilling one, and wounding two or three. The General's boat got two discharges of grape. Just at this moment, Lieutenant-Colonel Rodman said to the General: Let me land my command and take that battery. The General hesitated, at first, and then said: Go! Colonel Rodman stood up in the stern of his boat, and gave the command — as the boats were all in line and in good order-- Seventh Connecticut man your oars and follow me. We had previously detailed fifty men as oarsmen, leaving us about h a bound, and advanced to the second line. Our main forces moved to the first line; the foe retired, firing. Lieutenant-Colonel Rodman now sent word back for the General to land his whole force, as we could hold the line we occupied. After excha