The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1862-11-08

effective strength, ,................".. 800
Detachment of the 48th New York g. Vols,
Col VIM Barton, Commanding.
effective strength, 800
Detachment Of the lst Massachusetts, Cav,
Capt L. Richmond, Commanding
effective strenS tn, lOS
Section Of the o. g. Artillery, Lieut. g. v.
Henry, Commanding.
effective strength, th,.................... 40
Section Of the Sd o. s. Artillery, Lieut. z
oettings oornnsndine. .
effective strength, gth,.................. 40
Detachment of the New York Vol Engineers,
Lieut. Col J. +. Hall, Commanding
effective strength, h,..................... 20
Total effective strength, :. ........... 44s
With this command left Hilton Head, s. C.
on the evening of the 2lst Of October 1862, and
proceeding up Broad river, arrived of P,cotal-
go Greek at half (a) past four az A. NJ, with the
transport Bsa Dford d gun-boat Paul mes.
Colonel William Barton, 48th Regt. N. Y. S fols.,
so men, Vol Engineer Corps, and 80 men Sd K.
1. vols., in accordance with my orders delivered
carly that morning direct to the Coos
ahatche rver to destroy the railroad and railroad
bridges in that vicinity. The other 4un-boats and
transports, did not all arrive until about A. NJ,
October 22d, 1862. Immediately effected a Ian.
ding Of my Ar illery and Infantry, at 4sckeY,a
Point, on the faction OF :otalieo and Till my
rivers. Iadvahced, without de ay in the direction
of Pocotaligo bridge sending back the transports
Flora and Darlington, to Port Royal Island, for
the cavalry.
The 1st Brigade being in advance, with Section
of lst U. s. Artillery, followed by the I'd Brigade
With Col. Brown, commanding ection of Sd U. S.
Artillery and boat howitzers, which Capt Steed-
nan, commanding the Naval forces, kindly fur
Ai he'd for this occasion, and a Detachment Of As
men, from the ID K. l. Vol. Artillery, under Capt.
PUonstock of that Regiment On advancing about
81 miles and dsbouching upon an open, rolling,
country, tue rebels opened upon us with field
battery from position on the pl ntation known
as 6 Castons." immediately caused the lst Rri-
8 de to depoy. and bringing ny Artillery to the
however, destroyed all small bridges in the vicinity
causing much delay in my advance. These with the
aid OF the Engineer corps, were reconstructed as
We advanced, and followed up the retreat the
rebels W tn all haste practicable.
had dvanced about Ii miles further, when
battery again Opene on Us from position on
the plantation, called champion The ebels
here had evsry advantage OF ground, being en-
sconsed in wood, with deep swamp il front,
passable only BY narrow causeway, on which the
bridge had beep destroyed, while, our side Of
the swamp and along the entire front aud hanks of
the enemy, (sxtendingt the swamps) was an inn
psrvious thicke. intersected by eep water ditch,
and passable only by a narrow road. Into this
wood, the rebels threw most terrific fire Of grape,
shot, sh II, canister and musket balls, killing and
punding great numbers of my command.
Here the ammunition for thefeld pieces fellshort,
aid though the Infantry acted wi b great courage
and determinat n, they were twice iven out Of
The woods, with great slaughter, by the overwhel-
Ing fire ofthe enemy, whose missiles tore through
TN woods like bail. had warmly responded to
thiA fire 18th the Sections of 1st and I'd U 5. Ar
tllefy and the boat howitzers, until finding my am.
munition abou5 to fail, and seeing t. at a.y flank
movement wasimpossible pressed the ist Bri-
gade forward thr ugh the thic ct, to the verge of
the swamp, and sent the Secti n of lst U S Ar
tllary well supported to the causeway, on the
furthsr side of Che wood, leaving th. ID brigade,
With Col. Browns command, the Section of the
Sd q. S. ArtV@y and th, boat hUwitzsgs, ss iue