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Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
, General Gillmore issued his order for the disposition of two divisions designed to attack Morris island. The First was commanded by Brigadier-General Terry, its brigades by Brigadier-General Stevenson and Colonel Davis; the Second by Brigadier-General Seymour, its brigades by Brigadier-Generals Vogdes and Strong. The brigade of Vogdes was already on Folly island, and had been since April 7th; Strong landed on the 6th of July, and Stevenson subsequently. On the 9th, General Beauregard telrted a total loss in killed, wounded and missing, of 295; 183 in the Twenty-first, 12 in Captain Haskell's company, and 100 in the artillery. The south end of Morris island was lost, and General Gillmore immediately reinforced Strong, and General Seymour took command of the division on Morris island, now in a position to assault Battery Wagner. On the 9th, General Terry, with about 4,000 men, had sailed up the Stono, supported by gunboats, and made such a demonstration of landing on James i
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 14: (search)
eir position without flinching during the entire day. As night came on, General Seymour formed his column of three brigades for the assault. We quote from his rendably a few days previously on James island, was placed in front. Then, says Seymour, the First brigade launched forward. It had not moved far, before the fort, l saw that to overcome such resistance, overpowering force must be employed. Seymour, now wounded, ordered up Putnam, as Strong's brigade as a mass had already rethose regiments, still clung to the fort. Putnam at first declined to obey General Seymour, alleging that he had Gillmore's order to remain where he was. Meanwhile, leaving the field, impressed with the force and character of the defense, General Seymour had twice ordered the brigade under General Stevenson to follow Putnam, buaction. In the above account of the attack we have followed the report of General Seymour. General Taliaferro says: As the enemy advanced, they were met by a