Unfortunately Benjamin F. McKittrick's service records do not indicate he rejoined his unit and was present at Fort Pemberton, neither does Lieut. John Q. Wall's.

We do know from Gen. Loring's report, Lieut. Wall was present.

"On Friday morning, at 10 o’clock, the enemy again opened upon our works from two gunboats abreast, their land batteries, and a 13.inch mortar. We promptly responded with every gun we had in position, and the fight raged furiously the entire day, night putting an end to it.

It was in this day’s engagement that an 11 inch shell from the Chillicothe passed through the parapet, displaced a cotton bale, and ignited a tub of cartridges in the magazine of the Whitworth gun. The fire was communicated by the fuse. Fortunately the shell itself did not explode. By this casualty Lieut. [J. Q.] Wall, of the Pointe Couple Artillery, in command of the gun, was slightly [wounded], and 15 of his detachment were burned, some badly.

In this day’s engagement we experienced our only loss. A shell exploded over the of our guns, wounding 3 of the gunners, one of whom died in a few hours."

Good luck with your book,

Mitchell