[Confederate] Scout was determined warrior

Washington Times ^ | 26 April 2003 | Virginia B. Morton

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In 1866, former Confederate cavalry Gen. Fitzhugh Lee wrote of Frank Stringfellow, "He was the confidential scout of generals R.E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart ... [and] his service, in his particular line of duty, was greater than any one man in the Army of Northern Virginia." The Washington-area exploits of this colorful yet obscure soldier will be the focus of this article because space does not permit a full account of his achievements.

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The Washington Times has a Civil War page every Saturday. I thought this one was extremely interesting.

[DC native]

Thanks for posting this....very interesting. Now I know where Stringfellow Road in Fairfax County got its name.

[Capriole]

Gee, this has been up for twenty minutes and Walt still hasn't posted something about how horrible he thinks the Confederacy was.

More seriously, the Civil War page is the one I turn to first in the Saturday Washington Times. This excellent feature also offers book reviews and lists of upcoming lectures, museum exhibits, meetings, and reenactments. We owe the Civil War page to senior editor Wes Pruden, who is an Arkansas native and a proud Southerner. He also includes in the Times many articles about historic preservation and heritage issues. God bless him.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Texans kick a$$


Sabine Pass

Location: Jefferson County

Campaign: Operations to Blockade the Texas Coast (1863)

Date(s): September 8, 1863

Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin and Capt. Frederick Crocker, U.S.N. [US]; Lt. Richard W. Dowling [CS]

Forces Engaged: 4 gunboats and 7 transports loaded with troops [US]; Texan Davis Guards (44 men) [CS]

Estimated Casualties: (US 230; CS unknown)

Description: About 6:00 am on the morning of September 8, 1863, a Union flotilla of four gunboats and seven troop transports steamed into Sabine Pass and up the Sabine River with the intention of reducing Fort Griffin and landing troops to begin occupying Texas. As the gunboats approached Fort Griffin, they came under accurate fire from six cannons. The Confederate gunners at Fort Griffin had been sent there as a punishment. To break the day-to-day monotony, the gunners practiced firing artillery at range markers placed in the river. Their practice paid off. Fort Griffin’s small force of 44 men, under command of Lt. Richard W. Dowling, forced the Union flotilla to retire and captured the gunboat Clifton and about 200 prisoners. Further Union operations in the area ceased for about a month. The heroics at Fort Griffin—44 men stopping a Union expedition—inspired other Confederate soldiers.

Result(s): Confederate victory

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