The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-12-04
Can the Niggers Iights
col. Boards OFFICIAL REPORT.
pn.urnnr s G Nov % 1869


REAUFoRT, S. C., Nov %, 1862.
GENERAL: have the honor TO- report lhat' Q
directed by YOU proceeded on the i3th INST; u
tbe United States steamer Darlington, with lou
the South Carolina volunteerstcoio reg H.
in ouest Of lumber and other articles needed TO
the denartment The steamer Ben Detord, order
ed by YOU to report to me ct Doooy SOUND ,uu MOI
owing to heavy fogs and adverse WINDS reach ina
point until the 18th inst. On me lSth, acconiPa
| MED nv the United States gunboat Maggie, pro
cpeded TO The mills located on Doboy River, ia
On reaching the mill found II necessary to re
connoiter the land adjacent thereto 10 do this i
was needful to cross narrow caaseway leadlhE
from n mill through swamp to the main land-t
! distance Of about 45O wards. This high land was
| heavily wooded except on the summit, which was
| cleared and occuped with houses, My men
! hirty-four in number-had no sooner passed
across the causeway and through the woods to the
| clearing beyond than they were fired on 10y the
enemy who were posted in the thlcket IN irons
and on both sides On the first fire one man wat
dangerously wounded and a momentary panic
seized the men but it was only momentary. Ihey
speedily rallied ana opeheo q o5lSh nie VI ~, ne
places occupied by the concealed enemy, This
fire thew kept up with great regularity and cool
ness until ordered by ne to retire to the END OF the
causeway. They retired, firing as they went with
a slowness and deliberateness that could not have
been surpassed by veteran troops. Three others
ere severely wounded while they were retiring.
When nv men reached the end of the cause
way, had the bow gun of the Darlington direct
ed on the woods, after which the ire OF the enemy
ceased though numbers of them were seen DUR
inc the DAYS and nights we remained. | succeed
ed in loading the steamers Ben Detofd and Dar-
noton with from 900 600 to 300 900 feet of superb
or boards and panks, besides securing number
of crcular and other saws betting, corn mills, and
OF her property. which was directed by you TO
obtain for the use of yOul department.
When II il remembered that these men never
had arms in their hands until four days before
they started for the expedition, think you cam
not fail to give them great praise Tor standing
CALLING fire from concealed enemy so bravey );
for holding the causeways referred TO during the
two DAYS and nights required for loading two large
steamers with valuable property in the ACE OF an
enemy. To do this ymen worked day and night
without interruption; and though short OF provls-
ions | heard not n murmur. On the last expedi-
ton the TACT was developed that colored men
would fight behind barricades this time they
have proved heir herUism that they will fight In
the open field apt TrUwbridge aided me great.
w. Capt Crandell of the Darlington, found
trifling, childish pest. Cart Merriam of the gun
boat Hadge. rendered me valuable assistance
{ annot t0rbear to make honorable mention of
& aptan Halet, of the steamer Ben Detord. With
q man of less nerve and iess capacity would not
h ave dared to take So large steamer to such a
place. Hence could not have obtained so Yalu-
a bic cargo. | have the honor TO be General
very r specially, your obedient servant
Lieutenant Colonel, Forty>eighth New York State
Volunteers
Brigadler General Rufus Saxton, United States
Volunteers, Military Governor, department 1.-THE
uth.
From the New York HeraId's Account.
VIII the greater portion of the negroes were
loading up the Darlington Col. Beard took up
hrty-four men of the negro regiment-and it
just possible that his cleaners might be inter-
upted before the conclusion Of their harvest-pro
:, eded to examine the adjacent country. 70 do
his it was necessary to sawdust caus e.
way some $50 yards in length, passing which they
piece of heavy woods, with thick |
tangled underground, Beyond these obstacles |
they emerge INTO circular open plain slightly
rising towards the opposite timber Upon reach |
my the crest of this unwo ded space calling fire
was opened upon Col Beard and his party from |
every aide; except that by which they had come. |
A mOmentary panic ensned halt he negroes stood
frm two or three ran some twenty yards But |
Colonel Beard is fighting man, and what is more,
has persuasive way, which, at pinch makes
others remarkably comhative he contrabands |
rallied and afterthe first shiver fought like trumps
standing shoulder to shoulder, they poured no less
han fifteen voleys into the wood that sheltered
her foes; for the enemy rtemen were SO can> |
ceaied that not of them visible. III |
,act, they warmed TO their work, the darkeys |
seemed rather to enjoy the thing than otherwise
Bang goes a MIME ball through negroes arm |
It tails shattered at his side; his gun is loaded
but the arm which should have raised il to the |
houlder will never be raised again, Take dat
gum, says the poor fellow, landing il TO CONS |
panon, land shoot dat at secesh for mo-" AM
)ther ball finds lodge IN man arm and pene- |
rates his side passing out and making four wounds. |
lie is ordered to the rear, where DIR. Hawks, act |
ing assistant surgeon United States army, (wh0 |
lid his duty under fire like man, is attending |
O the soldiers first wounded. But the darkey Is a
lighting fellow, and with the blood squirting from |
ais wounds stops en- route and takes another crack
1t the foe That chap ought to have the Order Of
he Black Eagle. He's trump, if he is cast in |
ebony. On reaching the doctor the following con-
versatlon ensues:
Il snec doctor, re wounded"
''Well, can attend to you just now; you see
am busy.
Berry well, doctor dat man is worse wounded
Ian Is you tend TO him first"
Another candidate for the Black Eagle that.
Two others were wounded-oue having but |
on-hole worked by Mimic clear through his
idnk, and the other in the right hand; both re-
named and saw 1t out.
Finding that the enemy would not break cover,
Col Beard then order ed his men to fall back -
They accordingly retreated III good order ,exchang.
pg shots with the secesh as they went, until they
cached the head of the causeway, where they
naoe stand, and held it until night, when the |
Darlington having completed her loading. they |
'e~em parked he fire OF the enemy was not si~
euced ,huwey er, until the Darlington and Maggie |
,pened with shel! upon their cover, the Darllngs
on using a ten pound Parrot ard six pound brass
lowitzers, and the Maggie firing at longer range,
v it'll twenty and thirty pound rified ParrOtts.-
fbe DOW gun ut the DarlngtOn( Parrot was hand
omely -erved by w. H. Hyatt, quartermaster's
clerk, vino accompanied the expedition as vol
York fireman ike for the un of get
lug into lighJ, / he force opposed to US on this
md the former occasion the Spello river raid, OF
which | furnished all account, asl Rsce tanned from
/ couple Of Union men brought off were two
,ompan es OF the Sh Georgia mounted rifles. cons
handed by Captains Hopkins and Brallsfrd.-
These men were well armed with pistols and NJ IN
rifles They saw the red legged negr' devils
light like all possessed aud 10 use the words OF
,ur own captains, they think it just the nearest
hing the Yankees have done yet TO oblge them
% shoot their u Ii property and thus suffer loss
"a cool thousand head-tol every darkey they |
kill in defending themselves
While this fight was going on the negroes not |
n it were busy loading their plumber which they |
continued to do without any attention TO the balls
hat occasionally whisted over them.
MORE HATE THAN SPEED. ohm |
Y anBuren has nominated General Nc
Clellan for President in 1864 -H0rt-
ford C0ur0nt.
r. -, FortuDafa for Gan MAJ ilpllan tn at |