Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-11-07
entire force consisting Of LOO

Col. Chalmers was ordered to
approach by the bay beach, on the
north of the island (the island is
almost East and West from point
to point Jackson was to proceed
up the centre and Anderson (Col.)
along the Southern or Gulf coast.
1t was now about 2. A. NJ, when
the respective bodies enveloped In
dense log "still az the breeze bat
terrible IS the Storm began their
onward march, into the seeming
jaws of death.
+ Col. Chalmers, who had got q
little in advance of the other d.
visions, (having better ground to
travel, first fired upon the pickets
who ran across the Island goo
yds.} aud brought up at the hos
pitai, and fell in with the h9spi
tai guard, the two numbering 70
OF. 100 men. They hal hardly
reformed under the brow Ola hid
when they were discovered by 1t,
Col. C9itart who4%ritil tae .th Al
albania boys, ware IL front Of the
Culfdivision, and ascending the
opposite side Of tic hjll,
When tie %I&ahsi nefe Inst
: seen We were marching 10 column
ot companies, 10 q IA front b
IN cehtres ana 4 i111i,e re;a, with
which four cg IuY Company were
attached fstir A4ab&na.) InGne-
diaieiy following was Capt Brad
ford with his command in same
, torder (s-t Of Florida Regiment,
in our rear. With the prolnpt-
ness and GOODNESS OF one who had
seen service, 6ur Lieut.. Colonel,
who was just about to fiesa his
maiden sword, commanded, ~On
first company (G), display col
uInn." This would bring them in
: line Of battle, Go. 4 On extreme
right, Capt. Bradford following up
the movement would be on right OF
Co. 4, &c, extending towards the
, bay where Chalmers Vas. Before
the command was executed, now
lever, tthe "Iets'' fred on lis Just IS
! Co. 4 reached the brow rf the hill.
Capt d. Immediately On Its right,
e ahead CT his COMMAND, Ia this
ivoI!ey, Capt, 2. was killed, cEd
several Of Go. 4 badly wounded.
among whom was Ferguson, Of.
: Winchester, Team, who atterward
5 died a prisoner at Fort Pickens
I re YVES ore Of tie four who be-
longed to my company, and had
=" been attached to Go. 4 to complete
!, the detail. He was III every re
d spect a good so!di4r-than whiel
!, there can be no proUder epitaph
a no better euloey. AS such be dc
e his duty.
II After receiving the enemy's fire
$ 'charse bayonets" vas command
: ed, when with a yell which | pre-.
; sumo is peculiar to volunteers, tho
d order was oheyed, but the ragged
$ rascals with the t,niitGty (but net
$ the other attribute) Of which THEN
I name is typical, werc soon cover
: the hills and far away In the
: meantime, Chalmers, who WAS a
: little III advance ON the nay SIDE,
Z was arrested b. the wiistling Of
! our balls in rather unpleasant proX,
unity to his head, and fell back
e when Col. Jacl1son's centre divis-
l ion came up, having waded through
: quagmires and bramb!cs infested
/ by lattlasna!lcs, ali the way, q dis
stancc Of four miles, and were first
to applythcfatai torch that reduced
the "City Of Lambs 70 ashes.
The scene which followed of
: tcourse cannot to POI tr@ycd with
accuracy. Pie widest confusion
/. prevailed, but while it has been
: graphically described to myself by
: these vino we've agxiously watch
4 ing flom their battelies,I shrink
: irem the description. The explo-
t sion of whisky barrels, and other
, materials, is said 10 have been o
grand sight. The continual Yell
: ing which they kept Up, combined
, with the burning buildings and
tents, and shiieks Of the burning
wounded, must have hcen very sus-
: gestive OF a certain locality for
: which Pickens has heretofore been
with us o synonym. During occa-
+ sional Intervals, the cry Revenge
/ the 4th would ring loud and clear,
when q renewed shout "trchly
| laundering sweiletl the gale as
the Alabama boys, with fresh re-