The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-11-06
THE WAR IN SOUTH CAROLIaA.
The Attack on the Charleston
and Savannah EsafirOaG---A
Bloody and Obstinate Esatale
---EuIl Particulars of the En-
EaGesNiCE,t.

---EuIl Particulars of the En-
gaSenent.
BY a recent arrival at New York from
Port Royal, we have the details OF the
late attack of the Union forces on the line
| Of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
Severa. Pennsylvania regiments were en-
ga2ed in the fight and behaved most
noby. The details may be found in the
subjoined correspondence, from the New
| York Ueraid:
| MACKAY PoINT, BROAD RIVER, S. c.,
October %, 1862.
| | have to write you of another hard
fought battle. The brigades Of Generals
! Brannan and Terry encountered the enc
my yesterday at ID point about four miles
from Pocotaligo, on the Charleston aud
Savannah Railroad. They routed the
rebels from their position, drove them
back, pushed them across the Pocotaliso
river, the enemy destroying the bridge as
he retired, thus preventing further chase
The contest resulted III victory for our
troops, purchased, however, at fearful
cost,
The expedition whose history | am a.
tempting to record had this for its object
First, complete Reconnaissance Of Broad
river, together with its tributaries, the
Coosawarchie, the Tulifnny, and the Po
cotaligo second, to test practically the
rapidity and safety with which a lauding
could be effected third, to learn the
strength OF the enemy on the main land
guarding the railroad between Charleston
and Savannah fourth, to accomplish SO
much If the destruction Of the railroad as
could be done in a single day
The lan6 and naval forces participating
in the movement sailed from Hilton Head
at about l o'clock on the right Of the
21st. The following is a list of the yes
sells and troops comprising the expedi
tiou:
1-Gunboat Paui Jones, Captain Steed-
man.
2-Transport Ben Derforl, Captain
Hallet, with 600 men Of the Forty seventh
PENNSYLVANIA Vols under Col Good, and
400 Of the Fifty-Fiftli Pennsylvania, un-
der Col White.
3-;iunboat Conemaugh, Commander
Reed Wordcn, with $50 Of the Fourth
New Hampshire Vols, under Col Bell
4-Gun boat Wissahick on, with 250 of
the Fourth New Hampshire Vols.
5--Transport Boston, Capt. Johnston,
with 500 Of the Seventh Connecticut reg
iment, under Col. Hawley, and $50 of the
Third New Ham 2Stire, under Col. Jack
son.
6-Gunboat Patrooa, Acting Master
Urann, with 50 of the Third n. II.
7-Guuhoat Uncas, with 90 Of the
Third New Hampshire.
8-Transport Darlington, with 800 Of
tie Sixth Connecticut, under Col. Chat
field
9-Transport Relief, with 200 of the
Sixth Connecticut.
l0-Gunboat Marblehead, with go of
the Third Rhode Islanu Artillery
ll-Gun5oat Vixen, with 70 of the
Third Rhode Island.
12-Transport Flora, with 800 of the
Seventy-sixth Peuusy lvaiiia, under Col.
Strawbridge.
13-Guuboat Water Witch, with $50
of the Seventy Sixth penna.
14-Armed transport George Washing
ton, with go of Serril's Engineers, um-
der Lieut.. Col. Hall
l5-Armed steamer Planter, with 450
of the Forty hth New York, uudcr Col
Bartoi, and a battery Of the Third Rhode
Island, under Captain Gould
In addition to the above, a section Of
Light Company Il, Third United States
artillery and another of battery VI, First
United States artillery, the former in COM
mand OF Lieut. Cuttings, and the latter
under Lieut.. Henry, were towcd from
Hilton Head in lighters constructed for
the parpose.
Mackay's Point, which we reached
shortly before daylight, is at the confu-
ence of the Broad and Pocotaligo rivers,
and has been for several months occupied
by a strong picket of the enemy It's
distance from Hilton Head is twenty-four
miles, while the village of Pocotallg go lies
about eleven miles to the northwest
From the point to the village the road
leads throug gh fertile cotton lands and cool,
shady groves, past few fine plantation
mansions and neat negro quarters; yet
the lands were neg lected, the dwellings
desc rted, and only the tramp of the enc
my's videttes, it seemed, had prevented
the ob.iteration of the narrow path.
Over this road, at an early hour, the
brigade Of Gen. Brannan took up its