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12th (search for this): chapter 45
he enemy's pickets with loss, and returned with one prisoner. On the eleventh there were indications that the attacking fleet was about to withdraw; and on the twelfth, at high water, the Ironsides crossed the bar and took up her position with the blockading fleet; and the monitors steamed and were towed to the southward, leavinduring the day, being engaged burying his dead and strengthening his position. Three monitors and three wooden gunboats engaged and bombarded the fort. On the twelfth, Brigadier-General Hagood took command of the positions on James Island. Brigadier-General Taliaferro was assigned to the command of the works on Morris Island. ed from his land batteries, Parrotts, and mortars, doing some damage to the bomb-proofs, but without inflicting any casualty on our side. On the morning of the twelfth, the enemy opened with two-hundred-pound Parrott shot and shell upon Fort Sumter from his batteries near the foot of Craig's Hill, on Morris Island, a distance of
July 19th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 45
rst Military District, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863. Do the best that you can to get fresh troops on the island. Enemy possibly so punished Thomas Jourdan, Chief of Staff. General Ripley, Commanding Fort Sumter. Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863--1 A. M. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley, Fort Sumter: Morris Island must be held at all c. Cannot navy help with transportation? Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863--1.30 A. M. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley, Fort Sumter: I advise you (without seeing Genow it on Morris Island. I will see him. Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863--2 P. M. Brigadier-General W. B. Taliaferro, Morris Island: Detailed telegram of events as on way to push advantage, if possible. Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff. Charleston, S. C., July 19, 1863. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley, Fort Sumter: What has Harrison's regiment effected? Tro
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enant-Colonel Dargan, of Colonel Graham's command, crossed Light-House Inlet, drove back the enemy's pickets with loss, and returned with one prisoner. On the eleventh there were indications that the attacking fleet was about to withdraw; and on the twelfth, at high water, the Ironsides crossed the bar and took up her position reinforced by Colonel Olmstead's command of Georgia troops, and the garrison kept on the alert for defending it against an attack. This occurred at dawn on the eleventh, when the enemy advanced upon the work in two columns and made a desperate assault, which was gallantly and decidedly repulsed, with a loss to the enemy which mal J. A. Yates was assigned to the command of the artillery at Batteries Simkins and Cheves, and at Fort Johnson. At about seven o'clock on the morning of the eleventh, the enemy's land batteries and monitors opened heavily on Battery Wagner, but the monitors soon withdrew. The fire from the land batteries was, however, kept u
July 20th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 45
: 2. Report of the action of the seventh of April, 1863, between the abolition iron-clads and the forts and batteries in Charleston harbor. 3. Reports of Brigadier-Generals Ripley and Taliaferro of operations from the eighth to the twentieth of July, 1863, inclusive. 4. Report of operations from the first to the twentieth August, inclusive. 5. Report of operations from the twenty-first to the thirty-first August, inclusive. 6. Reports of the evacuation of Morris Island. 7. Majord the Chicora. I am, General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, W. S. Glassell, First Lieutenant, C. S. N. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley's report of the operations of troops under his command from the Eighth to the twentieth day of July, 1863, inclusive. headquarters First Military District, Charleston, South Carolina, July 22, 1863. Brigadier-General Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff: General: I have the honor to submit the following report of the daily occurrences of m
July 21st, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 45
R. T. Graham and subordinate commanders, marked B; report of Lieutenant F. Markoe, commanding Signal corps, marked C; list of officers and men captured by our forces on Morris Island, marked D ; papers relative to exchange of wounded prisoners, marked E; and list of negro prisoners, marked F. G. T. Beauregard, General, commanding. Report of Brigadier-General William B. Taliaferro of the bombardment and assault of Fort Wagner, July Eighteenth, 1863. Charleston, South Carolina, July 21, 1863. Captain Nance, A. A. G.: Captain: I have the honor to report, for the information of the Brigadier-General commanding the District of South Carolina, the operations of the troops of my command, on Morris Island, during the week commencing Monday, the thirteenth instant, and particularly the occurrences of Saturday, the eighteenth instant, which terminated in a most decisive and overwhelming repulse of the enemy: On Monday, the thirteenth instant, I made such an inspection of parts
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or obstructions, was towed inside of the bar. Nothing of importance occurred during the tenth. During the night of the tenth, Lieutenant-Colonel Dargan, of Colonel Graham's command, crossed Light-House Inlet, drove back the enemy's pickets with ln our position on Morris Island, but, from lack of force, no great improvement was accomplished. On the morning of the tenth, the enemy opened a heavy fire upon our position from Little Folly with from twenty to thirty long-range guns, which he hl endeavor to mention in a supplement. Accompanying, are the reports of Colonel R. T. Graham, of the action of the tenth instant, and of the assault on the morning of the eleventh ; of Brigadier-General Taliaferro, of the operations of the troopsia troops, and the detachment of couriers from the Fifth South Carolina cavalry by others of the same regiment. On the tenth the enemy were very busily at work, and although Fort Sumter and Battery Simkins kept up a steady fire, they caused him b
9th (search for this): chapter 45
of seamen, under Flag-Officer W. F. Lynch, arrived from Wilmington, and, on the ninth, temporarily relieved the artillerists in charge of the Cummins' Point battery.f the enemy's fleet consisted only in supply and repair. Toward evening of the ninth, a raft, apparently for removing torpedoes or obstructions, was towed inside ofupon an examination in company with myself of those works on the eighth and ninth instant. The fire of the enemy was directed chiefly against Fort Sumter, at a diition of troops ordered by the commanding General for reinforcements. On the ninth, the enemy landed a strong force on Battery Island and unmasked works on LittlePresident. In connection, however, with this relation of events, between the ninth and nineteenth ultimo, I beg to call attention to my letters to the Secretary oup the cannonade until near five o'clock on the morning of the ninth. On the ninth operations were continued, the enemy being greatly annoyed by our sharp-shooter
September (search for this): chapter 45
ements will be made for the demolition of magazines and armament; but, of course, at that point it will not take place until the last moment, according to instructions from these or Department headquarters. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, R. S. Ripley, Brigadier-General, commanding. Official: Wm. F. Nance, A. A. G. Official: E. Kearny, A. A. A. G. Telegrams giving effective force at Wagner--State of Affairs at that work, etc. I. By signal, received at 12:45 A. M., September sixth, 1863. Morris Island, September 5, 1863. Captain Nance, A. A. G.: I had nine hundred, and not fourteen hundred men. About one hundred of these to-day were killed and wounded. The parapet of salient is badly breached. The whole fort is much weakened. A repetition to-morrow of to-day's fire will make the fort almost a ruin. The mortar fire is still very heavy and fatal, and no important work can be done. Is it desirable to sacrifice the garrison? To continue to hold it is to
July 22nd, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 45
tates flags, two pennants, and three signal flags. Several other articles were also obtained — a rammer, sponges, lanterns, &c., which are on board the Chicora. I am, General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, W. S. Glassell, First Lieutenant, C. S. N. Brigadier-General R. S. Ripley's report of the operations of troops under his command from the Eighth to the twentieth day of July, 1863, inclusive. headquarters First Military District, Charleston, South Carolina, July 22, 1863. Brigadier-General Thomas Jordan, Chief of Staff: General: I have the honor to submit the following report of the daily occurrences of my command, commencing on the eighth instant, on which day the enemy's iron-clad fleet appeared off the bar, and his force of transports at sea and in the Stono River was largely increased, indicating the renewal of the attack on the approaches of the city of Charleston. With the limited force at my command, such measures as could be taken to guard th
8th (search for this): chapter 45
Sumter, and the renewal of the struggle in the morning awaited with confidence. When day dawned, on the morning of the eighth, the enemy's fleet was discovered in the same position as noticed on the previous evening. About nine o'clock, the Keokuers of the forts and batteries engaged in the fight, and upon an examination in company with myself of those works on the eighth and ninth instant. The fire of the enemy was directed chiefly against Fort Sumter, at a distance of from nine to fifte General: I have the honor to submit the following report of the daily occurrences of my command, commencing on the eighth instant, on which day the enemy's iron-clad fleet appeared off the bar, and his force of transports at sea and in the Stono Runtil near daylight. It was replied to by Fort Sumter and Battery Simkins. No damage was done to the steamer. On the eighth a working party of the enemy was discovered to the east of Black Island, either building a bridge or battery. It was ope
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