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Bryan - 11th/17th Ark. casualties at Petrel action

Hi Bryan -

I am forwarding info to the Yazoo City historian for a newspaper article he is preparing on the capture of the Federal tinclad USS Petrel.

Do you know if there is any info from the CSRs of the 11th/17th Ark. Infantry indicating if any of its men were wounded or killed during the capture of the Petrel that took place on April 22, 1864???

The account by B.P. Jett indicates that some men were indeed wounded (killed?) during the fight. I have found one member of the "Yazoo Rangers" (part of Wirt Adams Mississippi cavalry) who was wounded and subsequently had his arm amputated resulting from the Petrel defending itself.

Any and all info/help you might be able to give on this would be FANTASTIC!!!!!

Yer pard and v.o.s.,

Ken

p.s. - Happy NEW YEAR!!!!