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T. D. Eason (search for this): chapter 1.4
sion of one end of a causeway in our coast region, by a few riflemen and a field piece, has many times stopped the advance of, and ultimately defeated, large numbers. The first use in war of iron armor on this side of the Atlantic was Citizen C. H. Stevens's iron battery in the harbor of Charleston, in the early months of 1861, and when this invention was further developed, and in 1863, two years afterwards, was brought against Fort Sumter in a fleet of heavy ironclad ships, J. M. and T. D. Eason had meantime changed smooth-bore ordnance into rifled guns of heaviest calibre, with new projectiles which proved equal to, and had their full share, driving off this ironclad fleet and its heavy armament on April 7, and sinking one of these formidable new vessels; officers from civil life directing the guns for the most part. The old-fashioned way of moving heavy guns in action with handspikes and many men was improved upon by the late Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Yates's invention of a t
William Henry Trescot (search for this): chapter 1.4
en depleted of soldiers, to meet the urgent needs elsewhere, and behind the thin line of pickets that watched the miles of water front between Charleston and Savannah there were few troops in support. I purpose to record the undaunted courage, the self-sacrificing persistence, and the wonderful achievement of a small band of citizen soldiers, who, at a moment's notice, volunteered to confront odds of forty to one, and did so successfully and with surprising results. The late Hon. William Henry Trescot, speaking of the young men of South Carolina at the opening of the war, of whom these were worthy representatives, said: The fathers and mothers who had reared them, the society whose traditions gave both refinement and assurance to their young ambition, the colleges, where the creed of Mr. Calhoun was the text-book of their political studies, the friends with whom they planned their future, the very land they loved, dear to them as thoughtless boys, dearer to them as thoughtful me
Toombs (search for this): chapter 1.4
on of officers and men the order was willingly obeyed. It is shown by the foregoing extracts from my official reports that the movement of troops through Savannah to South Carolina was settled upon between General Hardee and myself; not by General Toombs and General Taylor, as the latter would have it believed. General Toombs was chief of my staff. General Taylor had no command in this military department, and I heard nothing whatever of him during the time in question. On reaching the General Toombs was chief of my staff. General Taylor had no command in this military department, and I heard nothing whatever of him during the time in question. On reaching the depot to which I had ordered the trains to be transferred, I called around me about a dozen representative men of the command, briefly explained to them the necessity of our going beyond the limits of the State; told them the substance of what had passed between General Hardee and myself, and directed them to communicate this to the men, who were still in the cars, and let me know quickly what they said about it. The reply came in a very few minutes. Nearly all the officers said they were willi
Winona (search for this): chapter 1.4
* * * * The Genesis of the fight at Honey Hill. General Sherman's column was on its march to the sea, and on November 11th he telegraphed General Halleck: I would like to have Foster break the Charleston and Savannah Railroad about Pocataligo about the 1st of December. Later in the month the following detail was made, which was ready on the 28th of November, and some troops did embark on that day. United States forces, Army and Navy. Gunboats.—Pawnee, Mingoe, Pontiac, Sonoma, Winona and Wissahickon. Naval Brigade.—Composed of 500 sailors and marines, with twelve howitzers for duty ashore; Commander George H. Preble. Artillery.—Batteries B and F, 3d New York, and Battery A, 3d Rhode Island, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel William Ames. Infantry.—General E. E. Potter's 1st brigade. New York regiments, 56th, 127th, 144th, 157th; Ohio regiment, 25th; United States colored troops, 32d, 34th, 35th regiments; Colonel A. S. Hartwell's 2d brigade. Massachusetts r
James Simons (search for this): chapter 1.4
and vicinity)—4 guns, 90 men—was at May River, between Bluffton and New River Bridge; marched thirty-five miles to Honey Hill, and arrived at sunrise of the 30th. Lafayette Artillery—Captain J. T. Kanapaux; Senior First Lieutenant C. J. Zealy; Junior First Lieutenant A. Victor Kanapaux; Second Lieutenant T. W. Bolger (from Charleston）—4 guns, 135 men—at Bee's Creek field works. Bachman's Battery, A. N. V. (had been recently ordered back to the State）—Captain W. K. Bachman; First Lieutenant James Simons; Junior First Lieutenant Rudolph Seigling; Second Lieutenant William Scherers—4 guns, 90 men—was at Pocataligo. Summary. It thus appears that of troops within reach of Boyd's on the 29th, there were of 3d South Carolina Cavalry, detachments of Companies C and I, 40 men; Companies E and K, 155 men, arriving early on the morning of the 30th; Company B, 51 men. Total, 246 men. Artillery—Beaufort, 4 guns, 100 men; Lafayette, 4 guns, 135 men; Bachman's, 4 guns
Rudolph Seigling (search for this): chapter 1.4
May River, between Bluffton and New River Bridge; marched thirty-five miles to Honey Hill, and arrived at sunrise of the 30th. Lafayette Artillery—Captain J. T. Kanapaux; Senior First Lieutenant C. J. Zealy; Junior First Lieutenant A. Victor Kanapaux; Second Lieutenant T. W. Bolger (from Charleston）—4 guns, 135 men—at Bee's Creek field works. Bachman's Battery, A. N. V. (had been recently ordered back to the State）—Captain W. K. Bachman; First Lieutenant James Simons; Junior First Lieutenant Rudolph Seigling; Second Lieutenant William Scherers—4 guns, 90 men—was at Pocataligo. Summary. It thus appears that of troops within reach of Boyd's on the 29th, there were of 3d South Carolina Cavalry, detachments of Companies C and I, 40 men; Companies E and K, 155 men, arriving early on the morning of the 30th; Company B, 51 men. Total, 246 men. Artillery—Beaufort, 4 guns, 100 men; Lafayette, 4 guns, 135 men; Bachman's, 4 guns, 90 men—325; and arriving early on mor
George H. Preble (search for this): chapter 1.4
e troops did embark on that day. United States forces, Army and Navy. Gunboats.—Pawnee, Mingoe, Pontiac, Sonoma, Winona and Wissahickon. Naval Brigade.—Composed of 500 sailors and marines, with twelve howitzers for duty ashore; Commander George H. Preble. Artillery.—Batteries B and F, 3d New York, and Battery A, 3d Rhode Island, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel William Ames. Infantry.—General E. E. Potter's 1st brigade. New York regiments, 56th, 127th, 144th, 157th; Ohio regimin doing this the two picket lines came together with some firing and one of the enemy's pickets was captured, etc., etc. From that excellent publication, Emilio's History of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, I find that The Naval Brigade, Commander Preble, with eight howitzers, moved by hand, landed early and advanced to the road (leading to Bee's Creek) and pushed a small force to the right, which met a few of the enemy, etc. This was the force which Captain Raysor engaged. It appears to
Peeple (search for this): chapter 1.4
ing at Boyd's; he was ordered to go to Boyd's as soon as possible and find the enemy. Captain Raysor says: I proceeded forthwith; when I reached Bee's Creek in the afternoon I met some of Captain Peepie's vedettes falling back, who reported Captain Peeple's command retiring toward's Bolan's Church, on the Savannah turnpike, before the enemy, advancing in heavy force on that point. I dismounted my men, sent forward a skirmish line, which soon met the enemy's skirmishers; we had a sharp fight wance under General Hatch began at 7:30 A. M., the 127th New York in advance, skirmishing. Bolan's Church was two miles from Boyd's Landing, and the Honey Hill breastworks were two and a half miles from Bolan's Church. The objective point of Captain Peeple's small force was to delay the enemy's advance until the expected reinforcements could arrive at Grahamville depot, march from the railroad down to the breastworks at Honey Hill, and get into position there. Besides the two guns of Kanapaux
James E. Cook (search for this): chapter 1.4
r war history, and no Georgian or Carolinian cognizant of this incident will ever be wanting in appreciation of his services living, or in respect to his memory now that he has crossed over the river. General. Smith brought to the field the following Georgia infantry, mostly skeleton commands of reserve militia, and numbering possibly 1,100 or 1,200 men for duty: Portion of 1st brigade, Georgia militia, Colonel Willis; portion of State Line brigade, Colonel Wilson; the Athens battalion, Major Cook; the Augusta battalion. Major George T. Jackson. From Charleston the 47th Georgia (veteran soldiers) arrived, and as a fair example of Confederate management and handling of troops, I let the gallant adjutant explain in his own words-only remarking that the news of the enemy's landing at Boyd's was known at headquarters in Charleston at 10 o'clock A. M., and the brave 47th Georgia (then on James Island, almost in sight of headquarters) was not ordered to move until 5 P. M.—seven hours lo
John Jenkins (search for this): chapter 1.4
Colonel Colcock, his duties devolved on Major John Jenkins, 3rd South Carolina cavalry, with headqucolonel; T. H. Johnson, lieutenant-colonel; John Jenkins, major. Of this regiment the following comrities at Charleston and Savannah and to Major John Jenkins, at Pocataligo. (2) To inform him by couavannah; General Jones, at Charleston, and Major Jenkins, at Pocataligo, announcing the presence ofe, and he rode to the front at once. Major John Jenkins was in Charleston on official business, Arriving at Grahamville in the afternoon, Major Jenkins at once took command of the district, reli, had been acting. Upon taking command, Major Jenkins at once communicated with department headqty, to arrive soon as possible. To which Major Jenkins replied: It is important that I should be uld advance by Bee's creek or Honey Hill. Major Jenkins therefore ordered three guns of Stuart's Bs and was paralyzed. This he mentioned to Major Jenkins on the day of the battle when mounting a h[1 more...]
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