The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-07-18

Artillery, Capt. Brayton, four three-lnch Dyer
guns; on left of first line, Go. NJ, Sd K. l., Capt.
j. j. Comstock jr., four ten-inch mortars; In the
centre OF first line of works, Capt. Hamitons Bat
terry Z, Sd U. S. Artillery, commanded by Lieut.
Myrick, six ten-inch Parrott guns, and detachment
lst U. 5. Artillery, under lst Sergt. Lee, co. q,
three thirty-pound PARROTS and also in the first
line, Co. l. Sd K. l. Artillery, Capt. e. &. Strahan,
four twenty pound PARROTS, Co. B. I'd X. L. Artl-
lery, Capt Albert Green, six ten-inch mOrtars, and
Co. d, Sd K. 1. Artillery, Capt. Richard Shaw,
eight 80 lb. PARROTS.
In the second line, commanded by Major Bailey,
Sd r. l., were five eight-inch mortars, worked by
detachment Cf Co. NJ, Sd K. l., Lieut.. Holbrook
and four Weird guns, under command OF Lieut.
Burgemeyer, Sd N. Y. Artillery. The first shot
disabled prominent rebel gun, and as piece after
piece opened on them, the air about them was full
of deadly missiles. The Monitors, too, opened
on them, sending ffteen-inch shells, with other
shot and shells, among them. They were taken
completely at surprise, and while atroll.cal. They
did not strust the existence Of batteries, or the
intention Of attack, but were rather occupying
themselves with plans for taking Folly Island.
They soon replied with few guns, but 1t took
long time to get the range, or to find out where to
take us their shells at first went far over the
camp, bursting in the marsh, and when they be-
gan to fall behind aud on the works, hurt nobody.
We had only one man killed from their fire, and
two Rhode islanders badly wounded, leach losing
both arms and receiving other bad wounds) by
premature discharge of one Of our own guns.
these were all the casualties.
For nearly two hours this one-sided artillery
duel went on. In the meantime Lieut. Bunce,
Executive Officer Of the Pawnee, came up towards
Light House Inlet with four boats mounting how
itzers, and peppered the rebel rife-pits The ri
fes and batteries responded, giving Lieut.. Bunces
and Gen. Strong forces, (who had come thereaf:
ter in boats hot fire. Only one casualty occur
red before the landing A shell struck boat full
of troops and took 9th Connecticut mans leg
off, With the other leg and his hands he sue
ceeded in swimming to another boat, but bled to
death in few minutes.
At half past six Leut.-Col. Rodman, of the 7th
Conn., (battaion consisting of Cos. l, A, b and X
landed from o creek below with Capt. Chan ber-
lain and 20 men, and finding 20 batteries as had
been anticipated, skirmished up and reconnoitered
the rife-pits. He then landed with his whole bat
talon, charged gallanty on the rfe-pits and took
them, losing five or six men, and killingthe enemy
in heaps.
Gen. Strong then landed with the 9th Conn.,, at
Light House Inlet, took them up the beach and
went back for the rest of the brigade. The whole
force then charged furiously up the bluffs to the
rebel works, Gen. Strong leading the main COL
umn in person. They made splendid charge,
SWccpluS OoioiS ehSths oho SoPtuhS
fifty prisoners in one batch. As they trailed up at
double-quick they shouted, waved flags, and the
men in camp Seymour responded. TWAS asplen-
did affair Gen. Strong inspired his troops at the
landing by rushing to the front, waving flag, and
crying, "come on my men-I'll lead YOU"
The whole brigade charged down the bluffs to
where they terminate, and are succeeded by less
rugged, but still very uneven surface. They cap
tured many prisoners, and at the termination Of
the bluffs got possession of the last of the rebel
batteries except Point Cummins and Fort Wagner
They then skirmished down under heavy fire from
the forts, to which the gunboats replied to marsh
it was impracticable to occupy, Gen. Strong lead
ing them all the way, and pleasing his men beyond
measure. They are as proud of their General as
any Brigade in the army, and will follow him any
where.
Gen. Strong disposed his men with especial re-
gard to their safety well as efficiency, and all
who could be spared were sent back to the rebI
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