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The Daily Dispatch: March 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], Appointment. (search)
were dispatched in launches from near Fort Pulaski, and landed on Whitemarsh not far from Oakland Bridge, about daylight. The remainder, or four regiments, landed about a mile further east on the plantation of Col Gibson. The object seems to have been to capture our forces on the Island, and to this end the first named party sent forward a detachment of twenty men under Lt. John E. Michelor commanding company C, 85th Pennsylvania regiment, to take possession of the bridge leading from Oakland to Whitemarsh. They had not proceeded far before they came in sight of a small earth work armed with two brass pieces. This the Lieutenant was ordered to charge, with a promise that be should be supported by the entire force. He pressed forward to within seventy-five yards of the battery, but the fire was so hot, and seeing no support coming up, he ordered his squad to retire one by one, as fast as they could.--He remained to bring up the rear, but too late, as some of our men pressing f