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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 71 (search)
n, Major-General. flag-steamer Harvest Moon, Port Royal Harbor, Jan. 22, 1865. Despatch No. 83. Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy: Sir: The Department is already advised by my previous letters, and no doubt more fully by intelligence from the War Department, of the precise object of General Sherman's operation. To assist in this, a diversion is to be made upon Charleston, though General Sherman is directly opposed to any direct attack, from seaward, upon the harbor or upon James Island. General Foster will not, therefore, engage in any thing of the kind, but will, conjointly with me, undertake a move along the approaches to Mount Pleasant from Bull's Bay, so as to embarrass the rebel general as to the real design. The force I have is not equal to any thing more than a cooperation with the army, and is therefore limited to what the generals may elect. Assuming, however, that the rebel garrisons will be reduced to a minimum, I have proposed to General Foster an att
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 76 (search)
ning the river to our gunboats, to dash across the lower part of James Island to Fort Johnson, from which point or from Lanton's Place, one orake preparations for carrying out his plan for the occupation of James Island. But he directed him, at the same time, to inform the junior Geng to seize Morris Island, or simply holding the firm landing on James Island for future use against Charleston. The rear column of the expedhips from Hilton Head arrived, and the troops were discharged on James Island on Tuesday, and another skirmish occurred in which we lost twentlearned on the next day that three thousand men could have swept James Island to Fort Johnson, still the column of General Wright, nearly six ding would be untenable; and as there was not dry land enough on James Island for the encampment of our troops, out of the range of this batteylight; and that by the consequent withdrawal of the troops from James Island by General Hunter, we have given up the only sure hold we had up