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James Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
h of water-courses, which separates it from James Island. At a few points the tide breaks entirely verse, while those of the enemy's batteries on James and Sullivan's Islands took it both in reverse On the west Folly Island is separated from James Island by a narrow stream and a continuation of thg on, a division of troops was sent over to James Island to engage the enemy's attention in that dir to repel us. They erected new batteries on James Island to take us in flank, and strengthened thoseies. On the night of the 26th a shell from James Island burst amid a fatigue party mounting a gun, vening a single mortar shell was fired from James Island. Slowly it described the usual curve of susland under a cross-fire from the batteries on James and Sullivan's Islands. On the return I went in plain sight of the enemy's batteries on James Island, a mile and a half distant. A rebel gunnethe bomb-proof of Gregg, a shell fired from James Island entered the door and exploded, killing and [1 more...]
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
enemy had carefully guarded this approach to Charleston, where the late rebellion had its birth. A th in reverse and flank. The barbette guns of Sumter commanded it by a plunging fire, and threw sheMorris Island, reduce Fort Wagner, and destroy Sumter for offensive purposes. The Secretary of the h what remained to be done in the capture of Charleston. General Gillmore reached Hilton Head onen what were known as the left batteries and Charleston, on the edge of a deep creek that served as dinary port-fire were fired into the city of Charleston; but everything beyond this was due to the f being erected and their guns directed against Sumter, the engineers pushed operations against Wagneed, was mounted some of the guns that breached Sumter, and batteries were erected there mounting fifed forward and offered to apply the match. Sumter out of the question, every energy was directede front one afternoon to have a good view of Charleston. He stood alone on the top of the bomb-proo[17 more...]
America (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
and the heap of unburied dead without the sally-port showed how hasty had been the flight of the enemy. The troops returned to their camp about sunrise. The night of the 7th Admiral Dahlgren made an attack upon Sumter in boats manned by sailors and marines from the fleet. It was anticipated and repulsed. The next day an action took place between the iron-clad fleet and the enemy's batteries on Sullivan's Island, which was, probably, the severest naval engagement that ever took place in America. The enemy opened with a hundred guns of heavy calibre, but before the day was closed they had all been silenced. The New Ironsides, commanded by that noble old sailor, Commodore Rowan, played a giant's part in the fight. Another bombardment would have given us the island, but the Commodore was not permitted to renew the action in the morning, and the time given the enemy to strengthen his batteries rendered them quite impregnable. The engineers were immediately set to work erecting
Passaic, N. J. (New Jersey, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
w guns to match our superior weight of metal as far as possible. The range of one of our guns was tried on Sumter on the 12th of August. The shell struck the parapet and knocked down a quantity of bricks, which fell on a steamer lying alongside, and broke off her smoke-stack. The regular bombardment was opened on Sumter at sunrise on the 17th, and continued without cessation, from day to day, until the 23d. At the same time the iron-clads moved up and took part; the monitor batteries Passaic and Patapsco directing their fire at the for, while the others engaged Wagner. When the firing ceased on the 23d, the fort was practically destroyed for all offensive purposes. The barbette guns were dismounted and buried up in the debris. The gorge-wall and sea-face were so badly breached that in many places the arches of the casemates were exposed. The lines were entirely destroyed, and it appeared a shapeless mass of brick and mortar. Our batteries were occasionally reopened until t
Morris Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
d. General W. W. H. Davis. The siege of Morris Island has passed into history. The wearisome daainst a landing from boats. Directly south of Morris lies Folly Island, separated from it by an inls, viz.: possess and hold the south end of Morris Island, reduce Fort Wagner, and destroy Sumter foFort Wagner, and destroy Sumter for offensive purposes. The Secretary of the Navy gave him to understand that if these things were aned fire upon him. The assault was made on Morris Island the morning of the 10th of July. It was an the operations a fatal mistake was made. Fort Wagner should have been immediately assailed, and h, if successful, would compel the garrison of Wagner to surrender. The enemy discovered the approah the bridle in his hand. The siege of Morris Island, or, as it will be known in history, The os astonished both friend and foe. Then, again, Wagner was approached over ground much less in width s foremost engineer, and his operations on Morris Island considered one of its most creditable perf[11 more...]
Folly River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
proofs, magazines, etc., and each piece supplied with two hundred rounds of ammunition. So well had all our movements been concealed from the enemy that he did not dream of the existence of our batteries until they opened fire upon him. The assault was made on Morris Island the morning of the 10th of July. It was a combined attack by infantry in boats, consisting of General Strong's Brigade, and a heavy cannonade from our batteries. The infantry embarked during the night of the 9th, on Folly river, and at daylight in the morning lay in Light House Inlet, off the southwestern point of the island. General Truman B. Seymour came into the batteries just before daylight, impatient for the bombardment to open. The night before, the brush in front of the batteries had been cut away, and the embrasures opened. Seymour asked the officer in command of the three thirty-pounder Parrotts on the right if he could see a certain gun of the enemy mounted among the sand-hills distinctly enough to
Hilton Head (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
stening to the views of the administration and fully understanding their wishes, he agreed to accomplish three things, if placed in command of the land operations, viz.: possess and hold the south end of Morris Island, reduce Fort Wagner, and destroy Sumter for offensive purposes. The Secretary of the Navy gave him to understand that if these things were accomplished, the iron-clads would go in and finish what remained to be done in the capture of Charleston. General Gillmore reached Hilton Head on the 12th of June, 1863, at which time we had a small force on Folly Island, holding it as a base of future operations. The General immediately proceeded hither to examine the situation. From the jungles on the north end of the island he looked across the inlet on to the sand-hills of Morris, crowned with Confederate guns. From where he stood Sumter was in plain view. He saw everything with the eye of a practical engineer, and decided at a glance where to erect his batteries, and t
Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
of timber, well calculated to conceal preliminary operations. On the west Folly Island is separated from James Island by a narrow stream and a continuation of the marshes that bound Morris Island on that side. After the failure of the attack on Fort Sumter, in April, the government determined to place Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore in charge of the operations about to be renewed against the defenses before Charleston. At the time he was at the head of a division in the field in Kentucky. He was called to Washington. After listening to the views of the administration and fully understanding their wishes, he agreed to accomplish three things, if placed in command of the land operations, viz.: possess and hold the south end of Morris Island, reduce Fort Wagner, and destroy Sumter for offensive purposes. The Secretary of the Navy gave him to understand that if these things were accomplished, the iron-clads would go in and finish what remained to be done in the capture of Ch
Cumming's Point (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
Charleston, where the late rebellion had its birth. A strong earthwork, known as Battery Gregg, had been erected on Cumming's Point, at the north end of the island, mounting four ten-inch columbiads and one ten-inch mortar. This battery had been unsibility ends. This repulse caused a modification in the plan of operations. By possessing Wagner the works on Cumming's Point would have fallen of their own weight; whence it would be an easy matter to bombard Sumter. General Gillmore was noetween nine and ten the night before, and that we were marching to a bloodless victory. The enemy retired by way of Cumming's Point in boats, a few of them only falling into the hands of our boat infantry. Captain Walker, of the New York Volunteeret to work erecting strong batteries at the head of Morris Island for offensive and defensive purposes. Our guns at Cumming's Point were a mile and a half from Forts Johnston and Moultrie, and within less than a mile of Sumter; and from Charleston,
Sumterville (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
g Wagner the works on Cumming's Point would have fallen of their own weight; whence it would be an easy matter to bombard Sumter. General Gillmore was now convinced that Wagner was too strong to be taken by assault, and could only be reduced by regular siege. As the guns of Sumter would be a great annoyance to the men in the trenches, commanding them by a plunging fire, he determined to destroy that fortress over the head of Wagner. This was contrary to the usual course of military engineerinbricks, which fell on a steamer lying alongside, and broke off her smoke-stack. The regular bombardment was opened on Sumter at sunrise on the 17th, and continued without cessation, from day to day, until the 23d. At the same time the iron-cladsan active part. The correspondent of the Mobile Tribune gave an interesting account of the situation of the garrison of Sumter at this period. He said: The Ironsides and monitors commenced a terrific bombardment. A fog protected them from the
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