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The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
fter that the enemy's fire was pretty sharp, but nearly all the shots fell short. Two thirty-two pound solid shot struck the Wabash, but did not pass through her side. Damage slight. At ten o'clock the Commodore signalized the Harriet Lane to engage the battery on the right flank, and fire as fast as possible. Our men had been at quarters since seven o'clock, and they received the order with every demonstration of delight. We took our position to the extreme right of the line. Lieut. Tompkins let fly first with his eight-inch rifled gun forward, the shell entering the inlet beyond the fort and exploding with immense force. A second shell went into the battery directly through the rampart, traversed one curtain under which the rebels had endeavored to shelter themselves, killing one and wounding others, and exploding half way across. This shot disheartened the rebels, as they could then see but little prospects of safety for themselves if the fire was continued. Three out