The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-01
NUMBER 2.

ever, by nightfall, the breach was bv
no means large one, and disappoint-
ment was very generally confessed as
to the result Of the great mortar firing.
The heavy bombardment did not
continue all night, but one shell was
thrown every five minutes from some
one of the mortar batteries until day.
light of the llth, soon after which a
more vigorous fire than ever wasopeped
all along our lines. The enemy. too.
was especially active on this second
morning, and General Viele's battery.
on Long Island, joined in the engage.
ment. qsl ftHef .silfz8 8oid 9fii IN
The gunboat Norwalk, which lay IN
one of the numerous creeks in the rear
OF tho fort, some two miles away also
opened tre. AT this time the bonn
bardment was very heavy; a shot fell
at least every minute within the walls
of Pulaski, and sometimes as many as
five or six seconds passed, in each of
which shot or shell was observed to
strike. Several of the barbettef guns
were dismounted early in the day, and
a number of those in embrasures si-
fenced. All along the two exposed
walls were obvious marks of the dam
age We had done, and incessant vol
urnes of dust and smoke arose testing,
the accuracy of our shot. 1lH2I
A shell exploded in Battery Scott.
and poor fellow was frightfully wound
ed by the bursting no other accident
occurred to us during the day. The
heavy columbiads were got into action
early in the morning, and evidently
shook the walls; but more important
than all, the breach was widening mo-
mentarily. Five or six of the effective
projectiles from the James guns some.
times passed in the aperture in imme-
diate succession another breach was
effected in the neighboring embrasare.
of the same pan coupe, and soon al
most rivaled the frst. Fragments of
brick fell from above, and half filing
mp the trench itself, then tumbled iN.o.
the ditch.
A gun on the parapet immediatelv
over was topling and ready to faihl,ff5r faihl;, for
the arch of the easemate was struck.
The aperture was quite large enough
for several men to enter abreast. and
for a ystormiDg party were
deing discussed, when, at a few mo.
ments past two o'clock, the flag of Fort
Pulaski went down, and a white flag
was raised. FIRING Immediately ceased
on both sides, and Gen. Gilmore rode
rapidly up to Goats Point, where a
boat was provided, into which he
entered with his aids, Mr.. Badau. and
Col. Rust, of the 9Th Maine. tl
q The wind was high and the water
rough, and no one knew the channel.
but they got ashore; the aid was sent
ahead with white flag to meet a rebel
officer coming mp; this proved to be
Capt. Sims, of the Georgia Volunteers:
he was introduced to Gen. Gilmore and
then led the party to Col. Olmstead,
the Commandant of the Fort, who re-
ceived them at the entrance. A pri-
vate interview between Gen. Gilmore.
and Col. OiIhstead ensued, which
lasted an hour or more During this
the particulars of the capitulation were
determined; the garrison surrendered
nnconditionally; arms, ammunition.
stores of all kinds were given up. Pc
As the Colonel gave up his weapon.
he exclaimed: :" / yield it, but i have.
not disgraced it."-The other officers
each mentioned his name and rank az
he laid down the weapon. m afa
The prisoners were all allowed to re-
main in their old quarters during the.
night. Lieut. Col. Hall of the Volun-
teer Engineers, and Col. Rust of the
sth Maine, having by this time arrived.
with the flags of their respective regi-
ments, the stars and stripes were raised
once more over Fort Pulaski; Colonel
Terry with his regiment, the 7th Conn.
arrived shortly after and took command
of the fort ss9s
Next day Gems. Hunter, Benhsm
and Gilmore visited the works, and
viewed the devastation that had been
produced. 1t was terrific; scarcely a
spot in the work seemed untouched: !:
guns were dismounted, embrasures
knocked, traverses broken, stairways.
crushed, bindings smashed; balls and
shells lay all around, fragments were
piled up so high that a passage way
could hardly be obtained in many in.
stances.
Every proof was afforded that one of
the most effective bombardments of re-.
cent times had been produced. The.
rebels, officers aud men, spoke with
profound respect of what had been
done. but seemed to entertain a pecu-
lar horror of the James projectlles,
10000 pounds of powder, 1000 shots
and shells, AZ heavy guns, 800 prison.
ers with their arms were captured.
The prisoners, two days after the sur
render, were removed to Hilton Head,
and transported by the Mcclellan and
the Star of the South to the North,
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