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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 1.1 (search)
tly heard from the extreme southern end of Morris Island. The sand-hills, so numerous on Little Fos attack was a surprise. The commander of Morris Island and all the troops on it knew that the enethe insufficiency of our infantry force on Morris Island, let alone the fact that I could not, for only landing troops at the southern end of Morris Island, but was also seriously threatening James at Fort Johnson. I ordered the forces on Morris Island to be reduced to a number strictly sufficiits errors have already been refuted in my Morris Island report, which is given, in extenso, in ther the protection of James, Sullivan's, and Morris islands, and of the city proper; whereas General Ghe tides, and swept by the guns of not only Fort Wagner itself, but of Battery Gregg, Fort Sumter, Indisputably General Gillmore's success on Morris Island was tardy and barren of the fruit expectedvent a near approach from the south end of Morris Island. It was pierced for eleven guns, only thr[32 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Confederate defense of Fort Sumter. (search)
ern. There were four, situated at the extremities of the gorge, nearest to Morris Island, and in pairs, one over the other. The stonework built for their protectios. Before Gillmore's guns opened, on the 17th of August, his operations on Morris Island caused the upper magazines to be abandoned and partly filled with sand to p the last. The western magazine was less exposed to the direct fire from Morris Island; and on only two occasions was it in any great danger from the fleet. The the calcium light was resorted to by Major-General Gillmore in his siege of Fort Wagner, and again from Cumming's Point. Considering the distance, three-quarters o his favorite telescope, which he was using to observe the enemy's works on Morris Island, when he was mortally wounded. When demolished by land-batteries of unprthat once had silenced it. Fifty-one heavy rifle cannon were expended on Morris Island by the Union batteries.--J. J. From having been a desolate ruin, a shapeles
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The early monitors. (search)
er) were surprises to naval experts.--J. E. reported to the Navy Department that from July 18th to September 8th, 1863, a period of 52 days, the monitors Weehawken, Patapsco, Montauk, Nahant, Catskill, and Passaic engaged Forts Sumter, Moultrie, Wagner, Gregg, and the batteries on Morris and Sullivan's islands, on an average ten times each, the Montauk going before the muzzles of the enemy's guns fifteen times during the stated period, while the Patapsco was engaged thirteen times and the WeehaMorris and Sullivan's islands, on an average ten times each, the Montauk going before the muzzles of the enemy's guns fifteen times during the stated period, while the Patapsco was engaged thirteen times and the Weehawken twelve times. The number of hits received by the six vessels mentioned amounted to 629; yet not a single penetration of side armor, turret, or pilot-house took place. Admiral Dahlgren observes that the Montauk was struck 154 times during the engagements referred to, almost entirely, he states, by 10-inch shot. Considering that the hull of the Montauk was nearly submerged, and hence presented a very small target, the recorded number of hits marked splendid practice on the part of the Conf
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Du Pont's attack at Charleston. (search)
rossed the Charleston bar and anchored off Morris Island; for after crossing, the weather had becom the fleet slowly passed near the beach of Morris Island, no shot was fired from ship or.shore; Bato the admiral that the army should land on Morris Island and occupy it, supported by the naval forc defenses, were in easy communication with Morris Island. The island itself had at its north end tith great slaughter. The inland side of Morris Island is in some measure protected from a naval its ditch. During all the operations against Wagner, Admiral Dahlgren [succeeded Du Pont, July 6thdeclined General Hunter's proposal to make Morris Island his base of operations. Admiral Du Pont bs, its fire silenced, and the batteries of Morris Island in our possession. The harbor was a cul-dnext demonstration from Edisto, instead of Morris Island, rejected, approved, or made the subject ooved the scheme of attacking Charleston by Morris Island, and how inadequate he thought the force a[6 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The boat attack on Sumter. (search)
d given them a footing on the south end of Morris Island, and active preparations followed for the re's command a position about half a mile from Wagner. For two months operations were conducted agaht of July 14th-15th.--editors. were made from Wagner. On July 18th the second of two assaults was lt. From this time until the abandonment of Wagner and Gregg, hardly a day passed without urgent rces engaged in the trenches and approaches to Wagner. To all of these appeals the navy responded p an assault to be made the next day at 9 A. M. Wagner was soon silenced, and thereafter the men workquarters, stating that the enemy had evacuated Wagner and Gregg, and that Morris Island was in our pMorris Island was in our possession. The news spread quickly, and afloat and ashore speculation was rife as to what the nexttempt of the enemy to recover a footing on Morris Island, requested the admiral to send a monitor u signals in preparing to resist the assault on Wagner, July 18th, and the boat attacks on Cumming's [1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The army before Charleston in 1863. (search)
hroat of the harbor between Sullivan's and Morris islands is 2700 yards, which is practically narrowcondition until destroyed by our fire from Morris Island. When this fort fell into the enemy's hannd swept all the practicable water routes from Morris and Folly islands. North-east of the city a ling the attack divided its own fire between Fort Wagner, Fort Sumter, and Fort Moultrie. After thirely destroyed with rifle guns, planted on Morris Island, and that beyond the capture of that islant the army should undertake the capture of Morris Island and the reduction of Fort Sumter, unless ion of the enemy's forces from our front on Morris Island. It is understood that General Beauregaar-Admiral Dahlgren, steamed up abreast of Morris Island and took part in the action. After the caong, who had been the first man to land on Morris Island a few days before, actually leading his enurs. These operations left the whole of Morris Island in our possession, and Fort Sumter in ruin[14 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 1.9 (search)
nd third bombardments by the Union guns the middle period of the civil war. Morris Island and Folly Island, two low sand-reefs, constitute the southerly bounds of the outer harbor of the city of Charleston. Morris Island, which is nearly four miles long, contains about four hundred acres of sand dunes and salt marshes; the porticrossed Light-house Inlet from Folly Island and captured a large portion of Morris Island. [See p. 58.] The Confederate forces still held Cumming's Point Battery and Battery Wagner on that part of Morris Island nearest to Fort Sumter and to Charleston. On the 13th day of July, 1863, General Gillmore directed Lieu tenant Peter h this order he spent some time in the examination of the swamp district of Morris Island, and then reported the result of his investigations to the commanding generary district of Charleston, with the demand for the immediate evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sumter, and stating that unless this was done the city itself woul
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing land forces at Charleston, S. C. (search)
e operations, August-September, 1863. Union.--Morris Island, Brig.-Gen. Alfred H. Terry. First Brigade, C:  Killed.Wounded.Captured or Missing.Total. Morris Island, July 101591 106 Battery Wagner, July 114912316e operations, July 18-Sept. 7712789358 Total on Morris Island38113725652318 The effective strength of thetroops and commanders employed in the defense of Morris Island were relieved from time to time. Tile commander. Lesesne and A. S. Gaillard. Third Subdivision (Morris Island), Brig.-Gen. A. H. Colquitt: [The troops of thispt. W. H. Peronneau. [Subsequent to the fall of Morris Island other troops were detailed, in turn, to garrison. Anderson's Brigade, Joined after capture of Morris Island by Union forces. Brig.-Gen. G. T. Anderson: 7th rown. Wise's Brigade, Joined after capture of Morris Island by Union forces. Brig.-Gen. Henry A. Wise: 26th t, says: The total loss in killed and wounded on Morris Island from July 10th to Sept. 7th was only 641 men; an
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 4.14 (search)
Grande. East of the Mississippi we held substantially all north of the Memphis and Charleston railroad as far east as Chattanooga, thence along the line of the Tennessee and Holston rivers, taking in nearly all of the State of Tennessee. West Virginia was in our hands, and also that part of old Virginia north of the Rapidan and east of the Blue Ridge. On the sea-coast we had Fort Monroe and Norfolk in Virginia; Plymouth, Washington, and New Berne in North Carolina; Beaufort, Folly and Morris islands, Hilton Head, and Port Royal, in South Carolina, and Fort Pulaski in Georgia; Fernandina, St. Augustine, Key West, and Pensacola in Florida. The remainder of the Southern territory, an empire in extent, was still in the hands of the enemy. Sherman, who had succeeded me in the command of the Military Division of the Mississippi, commanded all the troops in the territory west of the Alleghanies and north of Natchez, with a large movable force about Chattanooga. His command was subdivi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The struggle for Atlanta. (search)
rom that quarter; while Hooker, Palmer, and myself, under Thomas, were to control the infantry and artillery of the Army of the Cumberland. In a few days I moved Wagner's (afterward Newton's) division and T. J. Wood's of my new corps to Cleveland, east Tennessee. Rations, clothing, transportation, and ammunition came pouring in nd opened; and quickly the enemy's skirmish-line was drawn back to their main work. Harker, commanding one brigade, led his column rapidly over the open ground. Wagner did the same on Harker's left, and Kimball put his brigade in close support. The enemy's fire was terrific. Our men did not stop till they had gained the edge o corps, Osterhaus temporarily commanding the Fifteenth, and Ransom the Seventeenth. Thomas went to Chattanooga to defend the communications with Sherman's army. Wagner's division was sent to Chattanooga, and Corse's division to Rome. Colonel John E. Tourtellotte had a detachment garrisoning the works at Allatoona Pass. Hood
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