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Re: Fort Pemberton (Greenwood, Ms) casualties

Mitchell:

I posted this query on the Louisiana Civil War message board, and a Richard Holland replied, saying that even though my assertions about Benjamin McKittrick were possible, they were unlikely. Benjamin was a "commisary sergeant," whose duties would have probably precluded his active participation with loading and firing the Whitworth rifle. I was familiar with the fire in the Whitworth magazine and thought that the same gun having suffered a shell explosion was a bit unusual. As we have both seen from General Loring's report, the general never indicated which gun was targeted by the exploding shell. In fact, I had seen a source (don't ask me where it was) that stated that the targeted gun was their 6.4-inch rifle. The reason that I had initially drawn the conclusion that the Whitworth rifle was targeted by the explosion was because of the erroneous claim that "Pvt. P. McKittrick" had been killed at Fort Pemberton, and since he was a member of the Pointe Coupee Artillerymen, I knew that they had operated the Whitworth at the fort. How on earth could the writer have made such an error as that? Regardless, until I can determine which gun or unit was involved, I will probably be spinning my wheels on this one. I know that at the time, basically five units were present at the fort. Pointe Coupee Artillery, Texas Legions, 2nd Texas Infantry, 20th Mississippi Infantry, and "Loring's Cannoneers" (whoever they were). After researching all of them (on the internet), I can't find any notes or reports that reveal this incident as having occurred among their respective ranks.

Thanks for your help, anyway.

Mark

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