Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-10
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! Ass;sta": Cc:utranjan,s O. Hl,ir;,, -
Co..onc' ;:::ii2y, an'! h" fs!io@i": Com,o,1-
! 6:.s ni Batteries on Sullrar's i,.aD! Got.
j. t. uan,:ioH. CcuHanC;irg the snql;r, !,
i;,;tsry and D4h'Sr,0 Ga3; Caps. Iialc..
{. y, aid GT!.as. ii!.Ge uania - General
| Dururar,. #H! L'ru:enan:s Wager, E.l.t
Yates. Valentine and Parker.
! To Lent .CC!. ". G. p.SiuSsure. Sccca,;
/ ARTILLERY C:lallcr. iomnaGdant =: E.t;er!@s
/: on Morris Isi4ni. loo mGc'! p-a.Sc t..::yt Oa
g'"en. lie displayed. the mas. u"!r;": e:c:gy.
aHd a:s j"d.ciouS arrangements, n;!d tac good
management oi MS Batteries csn,r;bu,cc m@Ch
70 he reduction Of For; SlI.tcr
To M,i7: Stevens o! the Ci;ai,l Ac2dnn!T
n c:I.-se "E the Cummings Pom, ..;cl;cs, Z
feel iIuch indebted :"r his valuable a9,i scca.
'ic assistance, ana l!c t!,ic!eat wu!i.: .:ng 0: the
Batteries under lis ;.:..,rG.a;e c!a-ye The
Cummings Point Batteries (rcr--..2 ,,0G1Gers
and mor,ars) were manned br toe n.!mc::o
Gtard. Capt. Cat!.hcrf. an! take Di..s,u:c in
expressing ny admiration Of the sprgc, q: the
g1l!n, CAPTAIN an! h,a u>:u.ui>hcr: rnripa.v
GN:I"s The =c!;g&. | wQa;l als? mention -
,c:a.5 =! praise tie f1''io~ics COMMANDERS {:
Batteries a: the Point, w: I.cUIca5r.S
Armstrong Q: he Citadel Academy, AID
H:owayi. ui tl:c Palmetto Guard, also.
IAi.,.ia iaaGie>, or lhc Cita!,t Ar4t.rrv,
w:o !:;.@. charge II; t:Ic :: .arr3.:. laj h&J
tie jGnpT 9. T>;ag t":a valuable .,ccnga--
:. 81: q! o=e nf &0G;h CaEcit&'s Gi>Ia2s
so;S 10 i!;$ na.i"2 Si2tt-w::h peculiar ciiert.
I91tain !. g. King, with his company, the
Mli;oa Artillery, commanded the M9.'Ir Pa;.
tcry n rear of the Iutntai..e Pcin: Batteries.
nd The accuracy oe his shell practice WIS
':,c theme q! genera! admiration Capt. Geo.
: lanes, commanding Il: Fc!t JCirEcr. hcG
tbs iI00oc q! firing the first shell a. Fort SUE.
tc:, and lis CoudGc, aHd ;hGse GUGcr him
was commcnGab during the action. Cap,1in
harIln, ). {. a., Commanded :he M5mrt Pc
>ani Mortar Battery, and, with his a&siSlaE,..
ed GOOD service. For 1: mere detailed :.csCLl5
Of TIC gl!iant-v OF officers ard mcu, aHa &C.
TIC vaTOIS incidents Of the attac!; 0u SUm.,r
would respectfully invite your attention =
the cnpits Of the reports OF the dts.!cnt 81.
GERS uuGer my command, herewith curo:tL.
cannot close my.rcpnrt without reference u
the following gentlemen: To his ENnc.!cEcv,
Governor Picis-us aud S;aE--csn=cialir Co.'s.
Lamar and pcalirs. whO we're 50 active ana
tliicieGt III the construction Of the thanbG
Batteries; Coils, Lucas ami Moore, :vr assist
anca on various occasions, and Col Duryca
and Mr Na'fan---Cicf RI the Fire Depart,
mrnt-fpr thc!r gallant assistance in put
tiu. out tire ii:c nj Fort Sumter, wncn tie
magazine vf the latter was in iul:I.;u-nl dan
ger OF cXp'oainn. General Jsnison. Score
tarv 0f War, and General ). 4. Gist i(it.
tant. General. for their valuable assistance !:
obtaining ard dSpa,c!i:nc the trooYS for l.y
attack % Sumter. and tie Gc.Cncc &! g."
batteries. QlartermlS,cls ard Ct:.:niss4r.-
Generals Dsp?rtmcnt--Cu'orci liaICh 81
Colonel Walker, and the Ordinance E3.Tt.
Col Nanisunlt, Ch;c! CT Ordnance.
wHo;c A,; "nd ACTIVITY "eic uniting. ~
Medical Department, whose preparations haa
been inGic;ously and amply ma%", b": "h.ca
Il kind p!oYlcncc rendered unnsress2rT. Tho
Ensincc.s-M aj1rs Whiting and Uwynn. Cap.
iaios Tr:aicr and Lee, and L:eu'ena"'s "-t...-
hy, Earle and Crcgo:ie, on whom L" .12';.
praise can.u. br bestowed for ;.ic;: ;i"i!H.:s-
z.a energy nrd g.lan!ry, and - "aos" !"ao;
* greatly due the unprecedented "Sa:"Y!% Do:
tsk!n; such m i:aportan; work, uG:cr dirty
three hours firing, without h6,irg 70 !cGc-:
the loss Of a single lie, AID hut 'Our s.;s"Uy
wHundea From Major W. II. c. Whiting |
dc7i7r(! also much assistance, 70: only as Al!
engineer in selecting tie sizes and iaring Gu;
the GhaTnci Batteries OF Morris isiaEG, Vr: -
.iclhf Assistant, Adin;ant anl lnspcc o; Gen.
Ir-! i..ar:anr::1 and siai.,irr f!:G iI...,:.5 -
y Capt.. i.arts.riac, one ol NY vouGtCc" Ads,
"ao wss perfectly ini:r!atisatsc IL cCaid'n:
lie entrance into the haibOr aud in t:fas!:!..
ting NY orders.
Liru.. 7. 3. IIugcr whs also o! much scr.
vice, ;irsG as Inspecting Ordnance c:feer 'f
Batteries, lhen in charge d the Batteries c..
The S1u!h cad Of Morris Island. L.'U"Ha:..
War!ev. who commanded Tic pIhg,cu Chan
l.. ,i,t ,h-p1 RI, al, ,sgl,
kir,!:; o;!lrSd by the Board q: Directors, %:.d
Was OF mech service Lieut.. Eu'..iac was
4c:iHg Inspector General Of 0rtnsnc" oi al.
ice Batteries, in which capac"y assisted by
Lieut. Williams C. 5. A., on M1.ri, Island,
he WIS oi Gnucn service in organizing aE" DIS,
uil.uias the ammunition. Car;airG ;';.:.u'
ard J0f;"s. Assistant CoUmarGan.S 0! B'.'"-
rics 10 Lieutenant Colonel DlSau:surc; Tap.
t.rs Winter and A!l>ton, Acting .i.s;stlh;
Aijn.aIt all inspector Generals Il G.aecat
Smpn.' Brigade; Eartan M"nisan.t, e -
SAT-, attached to General S!uoHa sat, d"
eiiic icnt and ;:a;laE: services on M.rGlS l.''"
dur:ns tic II, IT. Professor Lewis i. n.Io'S,
Of tie Ch::!c.;'"n Ccl!rgc. ard Ills aIGS. :-r
their valuable 5iriceS in operating ii" Diu"1-
r,orG Lights established 1t Inc extension -.
Sul!ivar- a1t! .".o.cts' Islands The y"l."rsh,"
aaG gallant LcnIa:! Kvifa, cf '>ginla, "'-
=; the :o. Dg:;rGy, and fred lT;any g1ns, IT.
1ergoing ever fatigue and sharing the h~;"-
S'.;,S ut The Batter with the youngest q III"
Esilne,to's 10 my regular S:aii, MAJOR y. x
J2n's. Z. 5. \; Captains Lee and fcr.usan
5. {. 4; AID Lieutenant Lcgtrc, 5. {. y, a:l,i
Volunteer Slnl, Msss:s ghISo!a'. W'@'&",
Cac>ru', Manning. Miles, fi9:sZie, an" Pryor.
ain much indebted ;or their inheflt'gabe ar':
vanabe assistance night ard day. during Tie