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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 17 1 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The defense of Fort Fisher. (search)
the beach in front of us in very heavy force, not more than seven hundred yards from us. Nearly all land guns disabled. Attack! Attack! It is all I can say and all you can do. The original, in Whiting's handwriting, is in possession of Dr. Geo. L. Porter, Bridgeport, Conn.--W. L. The bombardment of Fort Fisher, as seen from the mound Battery. From a War-time sketch. I then passed hurriedly down in rear of the land-face and through the galleries, and although the fire of the fleet wnt of the L, and consisted of two thousand sailors and marines, Secretary Welles, in his report of the Navy Department, December 4th, 1865, says: Fourteen hundred sailors and marines were landed and participated in the direct assault ; but Admiral Porter in his report, dated off Fort Fisher, January 17th, 1865, says: I detailed 1600 sailors and 400 marines to accompany the troops in the assault — the sailors to board the sea-face, while the troops assaulted the land side.--editors. the greate
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Navy at Fort Fisher. (search)
been declined by Admiral Farragut, on account of ill-health, Rear-Admiral Porter, who had so successfully cooperated with the army in openingrrived from Beaufort. On Christmas day, as agreed upon between Admiral Porter and General Butler, the smaller vessels were engaged in coverinthe army. Second attack upon Fort Fisher. Upon receiving Admiral Porter's dispatches, Mr. Welles again sought the cooperation of the arand of Major-General Alfred H. Terry. While lying at Beaufort, Admiral Porter determined to assist in the land attack of the army by an assau Brooklyn, Mohican, and one or two other vessels were ordered in by Porter, and with this reenforcement the fire of the fort slackened. The bh in line abreast, a most spirited scene. The general order of Admiral Porter required that the assaulting column of sailors should be armed were several prominent officers, including Lieutenants Preston and Porter, killed; Lieutenant-Commanders C. H. Cushman, W. N. Allen, Lieutena