The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-23
From Charleston.

BosroN, July 18.-Ihe HerGl@s correspon-
dent gives the following account OF the sec
ond days fighting Oh Morris Island:
On the morning of July 4th the 9th Con-
necticut and 9th Maine regiments made fu-
rious attack upon the Cummings Point bat
terry, got possession Of it, and hosted the
American flag at daylight. Fort Sumter
opened upon them, when Pennsylvania reg
iment cowardly deserted them, refusing to
stand by their comrades. The other regiments
held the battery until they were badly cut up,
and then abandoned it, and the rebels again
to ok possession of it. These two regiments
have shown themselves heroes i'll this cam
paign. At 10 O'Clock a. IN. the Monitors pro-
ceeded to attack Cummings Point battery,
and at II o'clock three of the wooden gun
boats opened on the battery at long range,
and threw their 200-pound shot directly into
the works.
Fort Sumter has been throwing shells into
Morris Island, without doing any damage to
our side.
The cannonading ceased at 4p. m. The
Monitors have been supplied with fresh crews
from the different ships.
The iron-clad Montauk has just arrived
from Port Royal She is over the bar, ma
king, with the gunboats, fourteen vessels III
front of Morris Island and Sumter. We shall
recommence the attack tomorrow morning,
when we are sure Of silencing the Cummings
Point battery and Fort johnson. Everything
is working we'll The ball has opened i'll earn
est. The Memphis has just brought in re b.
81 side wheel steamer, loaded with cotton, cap
tured while trying TO run out at Balls Bay,
last night.
P. S.-Our troops will have their battery
done in two days more, and then they can
shell Sumter.
New York, July I8-Advices by the Full
ton, up to the morning of the 14th, are: We
have possession of all the batteries on Morris
Island, save Fort Wagner. 1t is reported that
our iron-clads had made breach OH the south
wall of Sumter.
On the 18th, 113 wounded rebels were
brought into Folly Island many Of them stat
ing that they were forced into the rebel ser
vice. They are Germans, and will be sent
North. Other advices by the Fulton merely
corroborative of the Boston Her0n reporters
account.
New YORK, July 19.-Full details Of the
operations against Charleston are published.
During the operations u rebel steamer at
tempted to land rcinforcements OIL Morris Is
gunboats, and the troops barely escaped II
is reported also that the rebel gunboat ven
turing too near our gunboats was captured.
Our loss in the capture Of the Morris Island
batteries, and the attempt on Fort Wagner,
foot up-7th Connecticut 109, large num-
Der Of whom are missing; Sd New Hampshire
8 killed and 81 wounded 10th Pennsylvania
149 killed, wounded and missing 7th New
Hampshire wounded 9th Connecticut
killed and II wounded; 48th New York
killed and % wounded 62nd Ohio wound
ed 9TH Maine killed, 30 wounded, and 20
missing.
GEN. GILMoRRs OFFICIAL REPORT
WASHINGTON, July IL, 1853.-The follow
ing report has been received at the headquar-
tiers OF the army:
HEADQUARTERS, Dept OF THE South,
In THE FIELD, MORRIS ISLAND, S. c.,
July II, 1863.
Maj. Gen II. W. Halleck:
SIn | have the honor to report that at five
o'clock on the morning of the 10 inst, made
an attack on the enemys fortified position on
the south end of Morris Island, and after an
engagement lasting three hours and quar-
ter, captured all his strongholds on that part
OF the Island, and pushing forward my infant
ry to " thin 600 yards OF Fort Wagner.
We now hold all the Island, except about
one mile OH the north, which includes Fort
Wagner and battery on Cummings Point,
mounting at the present time IA or Is heavy
guns i'll the aggregate.
The assaultlng column was gallantly led
by gadier-General Strong. 1t landed in
small boats under cover of our batteries, on
Folly Island, and four Monitors, led by Rear
Admiral Dahlgren, which entered the main
channel abreast of Morris Island soon after
our batteries opened. The Monitors contin-
ued their fire during the day, mostly against
Fort Wagner.
On the morning of the l l inst. at daybreak,
an attempt was made to carry Fort Wagner
by assault. The parapet was gained, but the
supporters recoiled under the fire to which
they were exposed, and could not be got up.
Our losses in both actions will not vary
much from $50 killed, wounded and missing.
We have taken eleven pieces of heavy ord
nance and large quantity of camp equipage
The enemy's loss in killed and wouEded will
not fall short of 200.
Very respectfully your ob't serv't,