Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-13
Letter from ReauSort

tne company 10 which it refers. wa oi,. henbe,
columns We think it will be fourS az ia place
this late da''l -' interesting nsea%s
FRIEND ARGUS For the 6-., hM.
life, l address letter to an od;,, "le d,
Ia few leisure moments 10 wririns -. ! IUP'n.
statistical account Of what has : ,,, !Oua VII
these parts within the past few ds,. u'Pft
no more than natural for One NJ, ia@ @ai
been IN battle" to be highly ~ W, 1aa 'rs
impressed with its scenes. wv "fGl, \
December thirty. frst there v
motion in camp. Orders were aiu GuNa aa
preparation to move blankets psaS s"'a 10
fOrty-eight hours ratious in on, 10y TOLD
forty rounds of cartridges in ON, Ses Saa's''ct
neatly secured all things in reaS. a." g'a
dusk, six Companies OF our (5ObIps9M 4,
were on the move toward Port Ro,'I IE,ass,
at 9 P NJ. the balance of the Reo!a.t tsfry
Companies A. b. G. Goodrich Go,rS rta' v
|. moved to the beach at Beaufort I'D
barked in fat or ferry boats. ". '~
toiIed, bailed, and rowed until | oclo.t .'.''
the tide, too strong to stem with hi, Sa., va
la gest in the expedition, containing t5' q
rich Guards and part of Compspv W. =.
hauled up at Brickyard Point, discmk. w
leaving nine men to man tue boat and ~
variegatet tramp of two miles through ,z''
hedges, cotton fields, aud brushwood ~
by faithful contrabsnd, 10 SOLITARY a.
tine footpath to meet the 10Th Nav w
Regiment. 10 about half an hour IN, !.
all came up, we all embarked, and s,e,.,S ~
regular order down the river 10 the John l..
place near Chisholms at snurise, are, ~
pull, aud a strong poll of two mile, sgsDr
tide, we met two gunboats of light d,,r,.'
aud four surf boats, each carrying a t,,,
poand howilzer a landing was then sH.-
without resistance. General Stevens Wbo,.
with the surt-bOats, went on shore with
body guard, and followed by the Goo-@
Guards, the first of whom to iunp On ~,
muddy beach was our valiant Captaia n,
II. Telford, followed by his meu, who bad 4.
honor of being the first TO form in battle Ar,
on the rebel main. The balance of the ;rar.
Immediately laDded--f FIVE hundred al ,oa-
drawn up, made an advance preceded by I,
Of the bOwltZerS, taken from the surEbs.
and one Company thrown oQt as an adyag
and skirmishers. The gunboats moved sIOs
and magestically up iD front Of the rebel b,
teries, aud opened fire. Their fort Fg, 500
abandoned, when We, after march u w
miles came up, we were told by the OyeroI.
dsrkes that their "massaS all run TO De WOOL
/ A hot oA f,,r
ing white flag through the brush on its VT s
Port Royal Ferry. Meanwhile our gua54
at the Ferry was dealing death aud cara,
! among their terrified troops.
We remained here about three hours p
took of hearty dinuer of cold pork a
crackers, and were REINFORCED by the baat
of Gen. Stevens Brigade and part Of Gslg
Nela's command, amounting to about
thousand men. A march was made for
Ferry. About one mile we marched auid
bursting shells of the rebel batteries that
been moved from their fort and planted il
woods. Strange TO say, but one mGu was b.
aud he but slightly, although the baBr
shells would fall among US, tear up the gUa
at our feet, and literally cover US with a.
We came to q halt, the different Regina
were posted in the most favorable p&14
possible, Gen. Stevens, our Commander u1ai
at the head of the columns with pertecisui
posure, not seeming to shield himsef rt \
least, nor asking bis men to go wherehmtV
not lead, aud managed the battle SO G0yYa
the favor aud appreciation of every mar Ma
officer and private. The Eighth Ncb'gs
Regiment were sent forward in one direcilJa'
gain if possible the rear Of their batteries 81
when within musket shot, they were fred up
by Regiment Of Infantry in the thick Oru
wood, killing two and woundng six. The
was returned with telling effect, but their 10
assisted by their battery, was too iormIda0
foe for Regiment with only small arms.
retreat was ordered and made 10 perfect orr
The Fiftieth was then thrown IN advance
another direction, under Col. b. Z. Christ,
met about four hundred of the enemy lac'
face, and were fred at by them, when be Z
Christi halted his men, called IN his skl'n!
ers, advanced one Company and bred, k.0l
about twenty another Company immediate
advanced, and fred by platocns, falling Dot
Der and disorganiziug them. They began
rally, when we came to charge bayOnst
double quick, but came to sudden fetch o!
and rolled up three hearty cheers H 'b' agAi
of single she'll, sent by one OF out suNOCa"'
burst in the midst of the gathering group
killlGg and horribly mutilating tWeni! i've
thirty, and wounding many more The i''
scampered off in every direction. Oar 1' d
were oil called in, and the woods were Susu'
from the boats for about half an hour oil"
quiet, not one of our Regiment was ~ y
wounded. All who were Lurt ia the Vu' Y,
engagement were the aforesaid eight 10
Michigan Eighth. We all took qOaf@,h, y
the beach, in and around the evacuated " !
after securing two English guns, too nea'' !,
the rebels to move in their hurried n'sul =
slept soundly with the blue and starry ~
a covering. -
In the morning we found that the ".
were filled with from twenty i've Fho0S1. ! /
thirty thousand men driven from SavauD's y. !,
Charleston. We accomplished Win .n, -,r
success all we undertook, and oil
ordered by Gen. Sherman, and came y. T.y,
Port Royal Island elated with oar Nea .T 81,
excursion and exercises andeF the nTt y