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John B. Davis (search for this): chapter 15
ies had been so well protected on the faces of the work as to admit of their being put into immediate condition and readiness for action. This was due to the thoughtful and energetic measures adopted during the day, such as stopping the embrasures with sand-bags, and even covering many of the lighter guns on the land side so as to prevent them from injury until they were needed. Most of all, the care taken to preserve the magazine from danger was now to be proved and rewarded. Brigadier-General Davis, at that time colonel of the One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania, and in Gillmore's command, says of Wagner in Annals of the War, Philadelphia Times, 1879: This was one of the strongest earthworks ever built, and gave evidence of the highest order of engineering ability. After the signal defeat of this last attempt, July 18th, to carry Battery Wagner by storm, General Gillmore proceeded to lay siege to the fort, and approached by regular sap. In his final report he said: The
R. F. Graham (search for this): chapter 15
repulse of the assault on Battery Wagner, July 11th, left General Gillmore in possession of two-thirds of the island, Colonel Graham holding the northern end for about a mile, with his outposts about 200 yards in advance of Wagner on a sand ridge. I now serving under General Beauregard, was ordered to take command on Morris island on the 13th of July, and relieved Colonel Graham on the 14th. He reported the enemy had his pickets three-quarters of a mile in front; was busy erecting batteries alo make a reconnaissance of the position in front, and gave him command of 150 men for this purpose, detachments from Colonel Graham's garrison—Seventh South Carolina battalion, Twenty-first South Carolina, Twelfth and Eighteenth Georgia, and Fifty-fmrades. Accomplishing the purpose of the reconnoissance, Rion withdrew to the ridge 200 yards in advance of the fort. Graham's gallant garrison was now relieved and Fort Wagner occupied by the Charleston battalion, Lieut.--Col. Peter C. Gaillard;
P. H. Waring (search for this): chapter 15
nt. Capt. William T. Tatom, an educated soldier, cool, true and brave, fell by the side of his guns. Maj. David Ramsay, worthy to stand by the side of the heroic commander of the Charleston battalion, type of the cultured citizen, worthy of the blood of Henry Laurens, scholar, soldier and hero, yielded his life at Battery Wagner, an offering of his love for South Carolina, though he had opposed her secession from the Union he cherished. The commanding general lost his gallant aide, Capt. P. H. Waring, who was killed by the side of his chief. Two others of his staff, Capt. W. E. Stoney, adjutant-general, and Capt. H. D. D. Twiggs, were severely wounded. The total loss in the fort was 181; 5 officers and 31 soldiers killed; 17 officers and 116 soldiers wounded; 1 officer and 4 soldiers captured. The Federal loss reported was 1,515; 28 officers and 218 soldiers killed; 75 officers and 805 soldiers wounded; 8 officers and 381 soldiers captured. Among the slain were Brigadier-Genera
Lawrence M. Keitt (search for this): chapter 15
he gun detachments. The garrison of the fort at this memorable period was as follows: Col. Lawrence M. Keitt, commanding; Maj. H. Bryan, adjutant-general; Capt. Thomas M. Huguenin, First South Caro infantry and artillery. During the day of the 6th, about 100 casualties were reported by Colonel Keitt. On this day Colonel Keitt, after consulting his engineers, reported to General Ripley the Colonel Keitt, after consulting his engineers, reported to General Ripley the situation at the fort as desperate and recommended its evacuation, and added: If our sacrifice be of benefit, I am ready. Let it be said so, and I will storm the enemy's works at once. . . . Before and at once. This dispatch was sent at 3:15 p. m., and at 5 o'clock General Ripley signaled Colonel Keitt to prepare to leave the fort at night. The evacuation was successfully accomplished, the reironclads Palmetto State and Chicora sent their boats to assist in taking off the command of Colonel Keitt. The enemy's guard-boats from the rear of Morris island were very active and attacked the t
A. F. Warley (search for this): chapter 15
eeded in landing but quickly returned to their boats. After the fire had been kept up for about fifteen minutes the whole force retreated. Our casualties were 1 man mortally and 5 slightly wounded. General Gillmore signaled to Admiral Dahlgren, who had furnished the boats and crews, that he found Gregg prepared for the attack and had failed. During the siege of Wagner, General Gillmore had established a picket post at the mouth of Vincent's creek, on the James island side. Lieut.-Com. A. F. Warley, of the Chicora, with a launch and crew, and Capt. M. H. Sellers, with a detachment of the Twenty-fifth South Carolina in boats, the whole under the guidance of J. Fraser Mathewes, attacked and captured this picket on the 4th of August, Captain Sellers losing one of his gallant followers. The night following, Lieut. Philip Porcher, on the unarmed steamer Juno, with a crew armed with rifles, was out along Morris island reconnoitering the fleet. Encountering an armed launch of the f
Matilda L. Turner (search for this): chapter 15
y, which would change the whole course of operations. Dahlgren. August 22d. Gillmore: Wagner is firing rapidly. I fear she will dismount some of our guns. Turner. August 22d. Dahlgren: Wagner is firing very rapidly. There is great danger of dismounting our guns. What can you do to stop it? Gillmore. August 22d. Gillmore: I will send up some monitors at once. Dahlgren. August 22d. Turner: Can you not keep down Wagner's fire with mortars, 30-pounders, Parrotts and sharpshooters? Gillmore. August 22d. Gillmore: Is the fire of the ironclads effectual in silencing the sharpshooters at Fort Wagner? Dahlgren. August 22d. Dahaters between Fort Sumter and Cummings point, so that no small boats can approach the latter without being seen by your picket boats. Gillmore. August 26th. Turner: Open all the guns in the left batteries on Sumter and keep them going through the day. Gillmore. August 26th. Gillmore: To-night I shall need all the darkn
R. H. Barnwell (search for this): chapter 15
ion of a 15-inch shell and the falling of tons of sand, General Taliaferro was so completely buried that it was necessary to dig him out with spades. During the heaviest period of the bombardment, about 2 p. m., the flag halyards were cut and the flag fell into the fort. Instantly Major Ramsay, Lieutenant Readick, Sixty-third Georgia (artillery), Sergeant Shelton and Private Flinn, Charleston battalion, sprang upon the parapet, raised and refastened the flag. Seeing the flag fall, Capt. R. H. Barnwell, of the engineers, seized a battleflag and planted it on the ramparts. Again the flag was shot away, and Private Gilliland, Charleston battalion, immediately raised and restored it to its place. Lieut. J. H. Powe, of the First South Carolina artillery, so distinguished himself at his gun as to be specially and conspicuously mentioned, with Lieutenant Waties and Captains Adams, Buckner, Dixon and De Pass, for unsurpassed conduct. Lieut.-Col. D. B. Harris, chief engineer of the depar
James Jonathan Lucas (search for this): chapter 15
t Wagner, as men who were brave enough to go in there deserved the respect of the enemy; and that the effects, money and papers, belonging to members of the Sixty-seventh Ohio who died in Charleston hospital, were sent through the lines by flag of truce. About the 11th of August, during a heavy fire on Wagner, a 15-inch shell burst in one of the gun chambers, doing much damage, and mortally wounding and killing several at the gun. Among the former was First Sergt. T. H. Tynes, Company A, Lucas' battalion of artillery. Capt. John H. Gary, seeing his gallant sergeant fall, went at once to him, and was overcome by the sight of his terrible wound. I am dying, Captain, but I am glad it is me, and not you. Devoted to his sergeant, Gary burst into tears, when Tynes gasped, almost with his last breath, I can be spared; but our country can't spare you, Captain. His noble-hearted captain fell at the same gun the next day. Gary was an accomplished young officer, of the highest promise, b
W. P. Crawford (search for this): chapter 15
. R. M. Stiles, engineers; Lieut. Edmund Mazyck, ordnance officer. The artillery: Captain Kanapaux's company, Lafayette South Carolina artillery; Company A, First South Carolina infantry (artillery), Lieut. J. L. Wardlaw; Company A, Second South Carolina artillery, Capt. W. M. Hunter; Company E, Palmetto battalion artillery, Capt. J. D. Johnson. The infantry: Twenty-fifth South Carolina, Lieut.-Col. John G. Pressley; Twenty-seventh Georgia, Maj. James Gardner; Twenty-eighth Georgia, Capt. W. P. Crawford. The total for duty was less than 900 men and officers, infantry and artillery. During the day of the 6th, about 100 casualties were reported by Colonel Keitt. On this day Colonel Keitt, after consulting his engineers, reported to General Ripley the situation at the fort as desperate and recommended its evacuation, and added: If our sacrifice be of benefit, I am ready. Let it be said so, and I will storm the enemy's works at once. . . . Before day dawns we should assault him if
Q. A. Gillmore (search for this): chapter 15
e ridge with the bayonet. On the 26th, General Gillmore ordered General Terry to take and hold th man mortally and 5 slightly wounded. General Gillmore signaled to Admiral Dahlgren, who had fur get the monitors into action against Wagner. Gillmore. August 17th. Dahlgren: What do you thihave it stopped? Gillmore. August 21st. Gillmore: I will try to do so. Dahlgren. August 2 down that fire? Gillmore. August 21st. Gillmore: I am going in with the ironclads to Sumter, ot be fired into. Dahlgren. August 22d. Gillmore: I have just returned from above. The Passain we first opened. Badger. August 26th. Gillmore: Would it be convenient for you to open a heaat risk I incur. Dahlgren. August 29th. Gillmore: I will let you have either guns or projectilinary accident. Dahlgren. September 2d. Gillmore: I think your fire on Sumter may be omitted te whether I continue firing on Sumter to-day. Gillmore. September 2d. Gillmore: Not to my knowl[52 more...]
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