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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 8 (search)
o assume the responsibility of action, which the department was advised of. The naval part of the operations consisted of,-- 1. In assembling the iron-clads at the Charleston bar, so as to cross at early daylight on the day named, to cover the attack of the troops, to prevent the arrival of reenforcements during that attack, and to engage the rebel batteries, particularly Fort Wagner. 2. To furnish a convoy for the column that was to ascend to Stono, cover its landing, and shell James's Island. 3. To guard the depots of the army at Hilton Head and at Seabrook during the withdrawal of the troops concentrated on Folly Island. I should here state that Mr. Ericsson had decided to increase the thicknesses of the pilot-houses of all the monitors, and add heavy circles of metal to the bases of the turrets and pilot-houses. The three at Port Royal were already in hand for this purpose, and some progress had been made. A part of my preparation consisted in putting a stop to the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 45 (search)
. H. Stevens, commanding East Division, James Island, S. C.: Colonel: I have the honor to reporte following indorsement: headquarters James Island and St. Andrews, McLeod's, April 14, 1863. attack, the south end of Morris Island and James Island, were ordered, and directions given for theA. H. Colquitt, arrived, which were sent to James Island to reinforce Brigadier-General Hagood's comption of the Fifty-first, were stationed on James Island. The enemy's wooden gunboats shelled Bate enemy, about two thousand in number, from James Island, and inflicting upon him a serious loss in e missing. The enemy withdrew entirely from James Island, to Battery Island, when General Hagood adv the engagement with the enemy's pickets on James Island, and with the Pawnee, in the Stono; of Lieuies from Legare's Point, on Schooner Creek, James Island, to Battery Beauregard, on Sullivan's Islanunication with the works on Sullivan's and James Islands, in view of which it was thought proper to[6 more...]