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Blacks Island (Ohio, United States) (search for this): article 8
fire. One shot from Sumter is reported to have struck the enemy's observatory, erected on Craig's Hill, Morris's Island. The Yankees have an immense derrick, and are reported placing more guns in position, fortifying, Craig's Hill, and also Black's Island, between Morris's and James's Islands, of which they are reported in possession. About 8 o'clock in the evening the steamer Gabriel Manigault, lying in a creek between Morris's and James's Islands, was burnt by the enemy's shells. Of the opith effect at the Yankee working party on Craig's Hill. An officer from battery Wagner, who arrived last night, reported the enemy throwing up rifle pits and entrenchments. Their working parties are plainly visible, both on Craig's Hill and Black's Island. Four mortar boats were observed for the first time Tuesday inside the channel, one of them seemingly placed in a position to cover their working parties. The monitors, four in number, were lying close in shore, apparently receiving a fresh
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 8
Their working parties are plainly visible, both on Craig's Hill and Black's Island. Four mortar boats were observed for the first time Tuesday inside the channel, one of them seemingly placed in a position to cover their working parties. The monitors, four in number, were lying close in shore, apparently receiving a fresh supply of ammunition. An additional number of transports are reported to have arrived Tuesday There were no casualties at the batteries yesterday. The Governor of South Carolina has issued a proclamation calling for 3,000 negroes to work on the fortifications. He says the need for them is pressing. The Charleston Courier thinks the city is in imminent peril, and to save it the Yankees must be driven off Morris's Island. From an interesting editorial in that paper on the "situation" we make the following extracts: We mean not either to censure our military authorities or to dictate or embarrass their movements. On the contrary, our honest and earnest des
Folly Island, S. C. (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 8
censure our military authorities or to dictate or embarrass their movements. On the contrary, our honest and earnest desire and purpose are to encourage, stimulate, strengthen and sustain them. With all proper deference and respect, then, we say to them that our people are fully up to the exigency of the times, and stand ready, at any and every hazard and cost, to second them in a brave and determined effort to drive the enemy back into the ocean from their strongholds on Morris's and Folly Islands. If the safety of Charleston be involved in such a movement, there should be no hesitation in making the attempt. Let us do all that may become men whose liberties and lives, whose homes and altars, and all that is dear to them, as fathers, brothers, and husbands, are staked on the momentous issue. The fall of Charleston involves consequences which we shudder to contemplate. With her capture the whole State would soon be at the mercy of the foe, and the great cause of Southern ind
Craig's Hill (Washington, United States) (search for this): article 8
ng intervals to the enemy's fire. One shot from Sumter is reported to have struck the enemy's observatory, erected on Craig's Hill, Morris's Island. The Yankees have an immense derrick, and are reported placing more guns in position, fortifying, CrCraig's Hill, and also Black's Island, between Morris's and James's Islands, of which they are reported in possession. About 8 o'clock in the evening the steamer Gabriel Manigault, lying in a creek between Morris's and James's Islands, was burnt by th, when the firing became more rapid. Fort Sumter continued to throw shells with effect at the Yankee working party on Craig's Hill. An officer from battery Wagner, who arrived last night, reported the enemy throwing up rifle pits and entrenchments. Their working parties are plainly visible, both on Craig's Hill and Black's Island. Four mortar boats were observed for the first time Tuesday inside the channel, one of them seemingly placed in a position to cover their working parties. The monit
Morris Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 8
remiads. The Yankees are as busy as beavers on Morris's Island, but Charleston has not fallen yet. On Monday twere lying behind a point near the lower end of Morris's Island, kept very quiet throughout the day. Our battere enemy's observatory, erected on Craig's Hill, Morris's Island. The Yankees have an immense derrick, and are ng, Craig's Hill, and also Black's Island, between Morris's and James's Islands, of which they are reported inteamer Gabriel Manigault, lying in a creek between Morris's and James's Islands, was burnt by the enemy's shel, and to save it the Yankees must be driven off Morris's Island. From an interesting editorial in that paper onemy back into the ocean from their strongholds on Morris's and Folly Islands. If the safety of Charleston be are furnishing cooked rations to the troops on Morris's Island. The foreigners in that city who refuse to figlling officer, who as quickly forwarded them to Morris's Island, where "ditching" is going on, and "foreign pap
James Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 8
d to have struck the enemy's observatory, erected on Craig's Hill, Morris's Island. The Yankees have an immense derrick, and are reported placing more guns in position, fortifying, Craig's Hill, and also Black's Island, between Morris's and James's Islands, of which they are reported in possession. About 8 o'clock in the evening the steamer Gabriel Manigault, lying in a creek between Morris's and James's Islands, was burnt by the enemy's shells. Of the operations on Tuesday the Courier givesJames's Islands, was burnt by the enemy's shells. Of the operations on Tuesday the Courier gives the following summary. The exchange of shots between the Yankee gunboats and our batteries on Tuesday, was kept up at long intervals until the afternoon, when the firing became more rapid. Fort Sumter continued to throw shells with effect at the Yankee working party on Craig's Hill. An officer from battery Wagner, who arrived last night, reported the enemy throwing up rifle pits and entrenchments. Their working parties are plainly visible, both on Craig's Hill and Black's Island. Four m
Tresevant (search for this): article 8
orary exile. It behooves us to give this subject serious and profound consideration. If the enemy is forced to abandon the effort he is making to gain possession of our city, we can return to our homes in a short time. If he is successful — which God forbid!--we will have avoided privations and woes of which we can now form no adequate conception. Let us take counsel of prudence. The citizens of Charleston are furnishing cooked rations to the troops on Morris's Island. The foreigners in that city who refuse to fight are not sent North to their Yankee friends. Here is the way they are served: We learn that not more than six or seven of all the employees at the Arsenal refused to join any company, and Major Tresevant, commandant of the Arsenal, quickly sent these, with their "foreign protection papers," to Major Perryman, our new enrolling officer, who as quickly forwarded them to Morris's Island, where "ditching" is going on, and "foreign papers" are not respected.
Perryman (search for this): article 8
porary exile. It behooves us to give this subject serious and profound consideration. If the enemy is forced to abandon the effort he is making to gain possession of our city, we can return to our homes in a short time. If he is successful — which God forbid!--we will have avoided privations and woes of which we can now form no adequate conception. Let us take counsel of prudence. The citizens of Charleston are furnishing cooked rations to the troops on Morris's Island. The foreigners in that city who refuse to fight are not sent North to their Yankee friends. Here is the way they are served: We learn that not more than six or seven of all the employees at the Arsenal refused to join any company, and Major Tresevant, commandant of the Arsenal, quickly sent these, with their "foreign protection papers," to Major Perryman, our new enrolling officer, who as quickly forwarded them to Morris's Island, where "ditching" is going on, and "foreign papers" are not respected.