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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 8 (search)
y at work to occupy the attention of Wagner and keep down its fire — the gunboats assisting at long range. On the eighteenth July, all being ready, about noon I led up in the Montauk, followed by four monitors and the Ironsides, anchored at twelvr troops ashore, as will be perceived by the following sample from the record: date.object.vessels engaged. 1863.   July 18Assault on WagnerMontauk, (flag,) Ironsides, Catskill, Nantucket, Weehawken, Patapsco; gunboats Paul Jones, Ottawa, Senecor while reducing Morris Island. date.name.rounds fired.hits by enemy.distance.object.remarks. 1863.   Yards.   July 18New Ironsides.80541,400Fort Wagner.  July 20New Ironsides.168131,300Fort Wagner.  August 23New Ironsides.904 Fort Wagnel fortifications in Charleston harbor. date.rounds fired.hits by enemy.distance.object.remarks. 1863.  Yards.   July 1880541,400Fort WagnerAt anchor. July 20168131,300Fort WagnerAt anchor. July 2446451,200Fort WagnerAt anchor. J
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
oned by Brigadier-Generals Ripley and Taliaferro, and by subordinate commanders. The conduct of Brigadier-General Taliaferro during the operations of the eighteenth of July, and the assault on Battery Wagner that night, cannot be too highly commended. Lieutenant-Colonel D. B. Harris, Chief Engineer, present on that occasion, bcross-fire, without the certainty of most of them being wounded or stunned. This salient is the part of the work gained by the enemy, in the assault of the eighteenth of July. As soon as the evacuation was authorized, I gave detailed instructions to the regimental commanders, viz.: Lieutenant-Colonel John G. Pressly, commandinant-Colonel Harris, who had frequently visited Morris Island during the operations, and was present during the assault made by the enemy on the night of the eighteenth of July, in company with Major-General Gilmer, inspected the works on the night of the third instant, by order of the commanding General. The first question addr
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 58 (search)
he enemy, laboring and fighting daily, enduring toil, exposure, and danger with equal cheerfulness, more confident and high-spirited than when the Federal army presented itself near Dalton, were then inferior to none who ever served the Confederacy. Under the excellent administration of Brigadier-General Mackall, Chief of Staff, the troops were well equipped, and abundantly supplied. The draught animals of the artillery and Quartermaster's Department were in better condition on the eighteenth of July than on the fifth of May. We lost no material in the retreat, except the four field-pieces mentioned in the accompanying report of General Hood. I commenced the campaign with General Bragg's Army of Missionary Ridge, with one brigade added (Mercer's), and two taken away (Baldwin's and Quarles'). That opposed to us was Grant's army of Missionary Ridge, then estimated at eighty thousand by our principal officers, increased, as I have stated, by two corps, a division, and several thou