Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1863., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) or search for Fort Johnston (North Carolina, United States) in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1863., [Electronic resource], The President's tour through the South. (search)
is visit to the fort Tuesday night, and brought to the city. These specimens embraced shot and shell of every size and shape from the fifteen-inch Monitor, three hundred pounder Parrott, rifled and Willard shots, down to the smallest description of projectile. The party then embarked for the Island, passed on their way two of our gunboats, the Chicora and the Palmetto State, the crews of both vessels turning out and greeting the President with loud and long cheering. On arrival at Fort Johnston the party was met by Col. Harrison, commanding the post. A rousing salute was fired by the Chatham Artillery, attracting the attention of the Yankees, who crowded and lined the parapets of Gregg and Wagner, seemingly anxious to learn what unusual even had occurred to cause such a demonstration. The President, after a close inspection of Fort Johnson, batteries Simkins, Cheves, and Haskell, proceeded to Secessionville. The troops of that post were drawn up in line and inspected by