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21st (search for this): chapter 201
fects of our eleven-inch guns in silencing them. The object was to destroy the Navy Yard, so as to put a stop to their use of government property and tools in building any more extensive means of defence, and to batter down some of their fortifications. Orders were given to our engineers to place bags filled with coal around such portions of the machinery as were exposed to shot, and nearly all the work was done which is necessary to prepare ship for action. Early on the morning of the 21st, the flag officer went on shore to confer with Col. Brown in regard to preliminaries. At twelve o'clock he returned, and then we received orders to complete all necessary arrangements. Orders were despatched to the Richmond and Montgomery, then in port, giving them directions how to act, and the word was passed that we should move in at daylight, so as to engage Fort McRea, the water-battery, and the sand-battery, just in front of McRea, all three of which could bring their guns to bear upo
22nd (search for this): chapter 201
o explain why I have now opened my batteries on the enemy, when, from the smallness of my forces, about one-sixth of his, thirteen hundred to eight thousand, I have not the means of producing any decisive results, and as evidence of my having accomplished what I designed — the punishing the perpetrators of an insult on my country's flag. Having invited Flag-officer McKean to cooperate with me in attacking the rebels, and to which he gave a ready and cordial assent, I, on the morning of the 22d, opened my batteries on the enemy, to which, in the course of half an hour, he responded from his numerous forts and batteries extending from the Navy Yard to Fort McRae, a distance of about four miles, the whole nearly equi-distant from this fort, and on which line he has two forts — McRae and Barrancas — and fourteen separate batteries, containing from one to four guns, many of them being ten inch columbiads and some twelve and thirteen inch sea-coast mortars, the distance varying from two <
April 16th (search for this): chapter 201
ed by the rebels for the last nine months, and that it was daily threatened with the fate of Sumter, is a fact notorious to the whole world. Since its occupancy by Lieut. Slemmer, the rebels have been surrounding it with batteries, and daily arming them with the heaviest and most efficient guns known to our service — guns stolen from the United States--until they considered this fort as virtually their own, its occupancy being only a question of time. I have been in command since the 16th of April, and during the whole of that time their force has averaged, so far as I can learn, from eight to ten times the number of mine. The position in which I have thus been placed has been sufficiently trying, and I have at three separate times intended to free myself from it by opening my batteries on them, but imperious circumstances, over which I had no control, has unexpectedly in each instance prevented. Affairs were in this state on the morning of the 9th of October, when the enemy,
October 9th (search for this): chapter 201
command since the 16th of April, and during the whole of that time their force has averaged, so far as I can learn, from eight to ten times the number of mine. The position in which I have thus been placed has been sufficiently trying, and I have at three separate times intended to free myself from it by opening my batteries on them, but imperious circumstances, over which I had no control, has unexpectedly in each instance prevented. Affairs were in this state on the morning of the 9th of October, when the enemy, fifteen hundred strong, attacked by surprise a portion of my command on an intensely dark night. They were defeated and driven from the island with great loss by less than two hundred regulars and fifty volunteers — all the efficient force I had disposable for the purpose. An insult so gross to the flag of my country, could not by me be passed unnoticed, and I designed immediately to take appropriate notice of it; but, as I said before, circumstances over which I had n
November 20th (search for this): chapter 201
Shaeffer, Co. L, First Artillery, badly; Daniel Slater, Co. A, First Artillery, seriously; John McBride, Co. E, Third Infantry, dangerously; Daniel Crontey, Co. E, Third Infantry, slightly; Wm. Gill, Co. E, Third Infantry, slightly; Sylvanus Morgan, Co. E, Third Infantry, badly. I am, General, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Harvey Brown, Colonel-Commanding. Brig.-Gen. L. Thomas, Adjt.-Gen. U. S. A. A detailed account, by an officer of the Niagara. On Wednesday, the 20th November, it became pretty generally known among us, that the flag officer had made up his mind to commence the bombardment of Pensacola, providing that Col. Brown was ready; and as we knew that the colonel only waited for the Flag's action, we felt pretty certain that the ball would be opened at once. I need not tell you that all hands were up to concert-pitch, and as eager to commence, as you at the North have been anxious to have us; and although we felt sure that some formidable masked batte
November 22nd (search for this): chapter 201
as shown them that it will be a very unsafe operation to commence work there again, as he can and will set fire to it again, if they make the attempt. Secession accounts. A correspondent of the Mobile Register, says: This morning, (Nov. 22,) at precisely ten o'clock by my time-piece, without warning or intimation, the guns of Fort Pickens opened on the gunboat Nelms, steamer Time, and the little Cushman —— the two latter lying at the foot of Central wharf, the Nelms in the basin oildren, who have been driven therefrom by an unannounced storm of shot and shell. For the coolness, devotion, and conspicuous gallantry of the troops, the General tenders his cordial thanks; but for the precision of their firing, in this their first practice, which would have done credit to veterans, he is unable to express his admiration. Their country and their enemy will both remember the 22d and 23d of November. By command of Major-General Bragg, Geo. G. Garner, Ass't Adj't-Genera
November 23rd (search for this): chapter 201
from out her sides there came a steady stream of white smoke, and I could see that the shots took good effect. We had already made two good holes in McRea, and Pickens had knocked a hole that a horse and part might enter in. A letter dated November 23, says: As I commence to write to-night, the whole sky is illuminated by the burning of the town of Warrington and the Navy Yard. The former has been burning since two P. M., but the latter has just taken fire. The sight is grand, sublime,ildren, who have been driven therefrom by an unannounced storm of shot and shell. For the coolness, devotion, and conspicuous gallantry of the troops, the General tenders his cordial thanks; but for the precision of their firing, in this their first practice, which would have done credit to veterans, he is unable to express his admiration. Their country and their enemy will both remember the 22d and 23d of November. By command of Major-General Bragg, Geo. G. Garner, Ass't Adj't-General.
November 25th (search for this): chapter 201
l. Brown says he shall not open fire to-morrow unless they first fire upon him, so that altogether likely the Sabbath will indeed be a day of rest. Some may think it foolishness, but I do not believe we shall lose any thing. A letter dated November 25, says: During Saturday and Sunday nights we could see the camp-fires of two or three parties on shore, who are doubtless engaged in erecting batteries for our reception, but I do not think it is the commodore's intention to engage them. Th on fire, as well as we can make out with the glass. I forgot to mention in the proper place that the enemy ceased firing yesterday evening at six o'clock. Gen. Bragg stopped only on account of a severe storm of rain and wind. Pensacola, Monday, Nov. 25. Every thing is unusually quiet. The enemy's shipping keep beyond our range. No additional fleet has arrived. Our killed and wounded on Friday, by the caving in of the magazine at Fort McRae, numbered eleven persons. No casualties sin
December 2nd (search for this): chapter 201
t, and, from all the information I can gather, with very little damage to our side. It is said that there are three breaches in Pickens, and the Niagara attempted to run in yesterday, but received a heavy shot in her bow, and turned round, when she was raked in the stern, and it is supposed she is disabled. The general impression is that Bragg is fighting slowly, but safely and surely — not wasting a shot, and holding batteries in reserve that they know nothing of. --Richmond Examiner, Dec. 2. Congratulatory order of Gen. Bragg. General order no. 130: Headquarters army of Pensacola, Near Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 25, 1861. The signal success which has crowned our forty hours conflict with the arrogant and confident enemy — whose government, it seems, is hourly looking for an announcement of his success in capturing our position — should fill our hearts with gratitude to a merciful Providence. This terrific bombardment of more than a hundred guns of the heaviest calibr<
November 23rd, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 201
pt up by wagon trains. The Colorado and Niagara are still thundering away at the Barrancas and Fort McRae. five O'clock.--Another gentleman from just below says that it was reported among the outer camps that the wife of a sergeant-major had been killed in the yard. A despatch says our guns and batteries have suffered no injury. The firing is still heavy on both sides. The frigates have changed their position, and are not discernible from the city. Pensacola, Saturday noon, Nov. 23, 1861. The bombardment commenced again this morning from the enemy's side at eleven o'clock. Our batteries instantly replied, and ever since there has been incessant firing, but with what effect we are unable to ascertain, as there has been no reliable messenger from the yard. Of course there are rumors, and absurd ones at that, flying in every direction. Our loss up to the present time is only five killed and twelve wounded. The loss has been generally at Fort McRae. Col. Villipigue, o
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