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Buist (search for this): chapter 3
ward in passing to the northward the Wabash and Susquehanna gave it some shells. General T. W. Sherman, commanding our troops of the Port Royal expedition, in his report of November 8th, says: The beautifully constructed work on Hilton Head was severely crippled and many of the guns dismounted. Much slaughter had evidently been made there, many bodies having been buried in the fort, and some twenty or thirty were found some half mile distant. . . . On clearing out the fort the body of Doctor Buist, surgeon of the fort, was found; he was killed by a shell and buried by the falling in of a parapet. The number of pieces of ordnance that have fallen into our hands is fifty-two, the bulk of which is of the largest calibre, all with fine carriages, etc., except eight or nine, that were ruined by our fire, which dismounted their pieces. In speaking of the transports he says: The transport steamers Union, Belvidere, Osceola, and Peerless have not arrived (on the 8th). Two of them are
Percival Drayton (search for this): chapter 3
f noting an explosion at Bay Point, which General Drayton stated in his report to have been caused the battle and abandonment of Port Royal, General Drayton, who commanded the Confederate forces, sas added the enfilading fire, described by General Drayton as follows: Besides this moving battery, st their way, and had not yet come up. General Drayton was misinformed as to a steamer and boatsHatteras Inlet! At the headquarters of General Drayton a chart of the coast was found on which wwith the same objects and like results. Commander Drayton in the Pawnee, to which he had been trand were taken on board of the vessels. Commander Drayton, with the Pembina and Vixen, some four mr further orders, on the 5th of December Commander Drayton again revisited those waters in the Pawnof the vessels. The following morning Commander Drayton went up the Coosaw River with his commanll far short. On the 15th of December Commander Drayton crossed the North Edisto Bar. An earthwo[11 more...]
Cadwalader Ringgold (search for this): chapter 3
possession of at least two of them. Which of the two shall thus be occupied will be committed to your discretion after obtaining the best information you can in regard to them. . . . Notwithstanding the violence of the gale, it was ascertained that only one vessel attached to the naval force, the steam transport Governor, had been lost, and that all save seven of the persons on board had been rescued, through the exertions of the officers and crew of the sail frigate Sabine, Captain Cadwalader Ringgold, aided specially and greatly by the Isaac Smith, Lieutenant-Commander Nicholson. In the heavy gale the last-named vessel would have foundered, had not the broadside guns been thrown overboard. The hog braces of the Governor had first given way, then she lost her smokestack, and finally the use of the enginery. It was a lucky chance that of her human cargo, numbering 650 or more, so few were lost. The Peerless, an army transport laden with stores, was discovered in a sinking
August 2nd, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 3
which you (the Secretary of the Navy) have called my attention, I came to the conclusion that the original intention of the Department, if first carried out, would fall short of the expectations of the country and of the capabilities of the expedition, while Port Royal I thought would meet both in a high degree. This plainly indicates that the Department had left to Dupont the selection of the point of attack, to be agreed upon, however, with General T. W. Sherman, whose orders, dated August 2, 1861, are as follows: You will proceed to New York immediately, and organize, in connection with Captain Dupont, of the navy, an expedition of 12,000 men. Its destination you and the naval commander will determine after you have sailed. The confidential order of October 12th, to the flag-officer, says: In examining the various points upon the coast, it has been ascertained that Bull's Bay, St. Helena, Port Royal, and Fernandina are each and all accessible and desirable points for the purpo
18th (search for this): chapter 3
region, and the terror inspired by the bombardment of the forts at Port Royal. Escaped slaves reported a Confederate force of 500 men at Rockville, a handsome-looking village on a bluff about three miles distant. Captain Drayton determined to pay them a visit at daylight and went on board of the Vixen for that purpose, taking with him marines and armed boat crews from the Pawnee and the Seneca. The Vixen got aground in the creek, which prevented her reaching the town until 8 A. M. of the 18th. Fifty men were landed, there being no sign of life on the wharf. On reaching the town large numbers of the blacks were found pillaging commissary stores. A deserted encampment was found one mile from the water, the troops having left when they saw the vessels entering the creek. The blacks were found as busy as bees, and had already possessed themselves of what they found in camp. Forty-four Sibley tents were taken on board the Vixen. In relation to this, Colonel John L. Branch, wh
October, 1861 AD (search for this): chapter 3
Chapter 2: the Port Royal expedition. In the early part of October, 1861, the steam frigate Wabash was sent from blockading duty to the harbor of New York, to fit for service as the flag-ship of a force destined to our Southern coast, for the purpose of capturing and holding some convenient Southern port to serve as a depot for coal and other supplies, for the use of the vessels maintaining the blockade of the many inlets, harbors, and sounds that lie along the coast from the northern limits of South Carolina to the southern cape of Florida, over which district, what was known as the South Atlantic blockading squadron held its watch. The possession of a harbor was essential to maintaining a proper blockade, as coaling in rough water, if not impossible, is at least a slow and difficult operation. To go around Cape Hatteras to Hampton Roads in order to coal, as had been the case, hundreds of miles from the blockaded ports, lessened the effectiveness of the blockade by the absenc
November 6th (search for this): chapter 3
ew days before, and was supposed to be a profound secret. Richmond, November 1, 1861. Governor Pickens, Columbia, S. C.: I have just received information which I consider entirely reliable, that the enemy's expedition is intended for Port Royal. J. P. Benjamin, Acting Secretary of War. [Same telegram sent to Generals Drayton and Ripley.]—Vol. VI., p. 306, Offcial Records of the War of the Rebellion. Flag-Officer Dupont, in writing to the Secretary of the Navy, on the 6th of November, the day preceding the battle, says: Upon taking into consideration the magnitude to which the joint naval and military expedition had been extended, to which you (the Secretary of the Navy) have called my attention, I came to the conclusion that the original intention of the Department, if first carried out, would fall short of the expectations of the country and of the capabilities of the expedition, while Port Royal I thought would meet both in a high degree. This plainly indicate
31st (search for this): chapter 3
ober. There was considerable delay in forming a double echelon line outside of Cape Henry, and then the fleet proceeded slowly toward Cape Hatteras. The day previous to this force leaving, the flag-officer had despatched twenty-five coal-laden schooners relieved in part of their cargoes, under convoy of the sail sloop of war Vandalia, with orders to rendezvous off Tybee Bar in the event of parting company. This with the view of concealing the destination of the fleet. At 1 A. M. of the 31st the breeze was fresh from the eastward, and the sea rough. Owing to the set of the current and by getting too far to leeward, two of the transports struck lightly on Hatteras shoals, when, with a view to their safety, they all steamed out to the eastward, causing some confusion. After passing Hatteras the course was shaped along the coast. At noon on the 1st, a dull heavy sky and southeasterly wind, constantly increasing, gradually settled into a heavy gale. In the afternoon, the flag-off
November 8th (search for this): chapter 3
ere not killed. It seemed almost a miracle that explosions did not occur in the passage-way from which powder and shells were supplied. It will be remembered that Fort Beauregard was not the direct object of attack. In entering the harbor, the flanking column alone delivered its fire in that direction, and afterward in passing to the northward the Wabash and Susquehanna gave it some shells. General T. W. Sherman, commanding our troops of the Port Royal expedition, in his report of November 8th, says: The beautifully constructed work on Hilton Head was severely crippled and many of the guns dismounted. Much slaughter had evidently been made there, many bodies having been buried in the fort, and some twenty or thirty were found some half mile distant. . . . On clearing out the fort the body of Doctor Buist, surgeon of the fort, was found; he was killed by a shell and buried by the falling in of a parapet. The number of pieces of ordnance that have fallen into our hands is fifty
December 5th (search for this): chapter 3
entrance, and its vicinity would give excellent anchorage for vessels blockading the other channels. He expressed great indebtedness to Captain Boutelle of the Coast Survey, whose services had been important. Under further orders, on the 5th of December Commander Drayton again revisited those waters in the Pawnee, accompanied by the Unadilla, Isaac Smith, and Coast Survey steamer Vixen. He extended his observations up the Ashepoo River to the entrance of Mosquito Creek, where the inland roal of the vessels could be sent to other points for blockading purposes. At the same time, Commander C. R. P. Rodgers was making a reconnoissance of Warsaw Sound with the gunboats Ottawa, Seneca, and Pembina. This force left Tybee Roads on December 5th, and approaching the fort on Warsaw Island found it abandoned. It was octagonal in form, with platforms for eight guns on the water faces; the land faces were protected by an abatis. The guns had been removed, the magazine blown up, and the
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