, 1863-08-05
FROM CHARLESTON.
1HE ATTACK ON BATTERv
WAGNER.
Conduct Of tho Negro RexImont-Thc
Truth Of the ma1ter.


stendy Progress Towards Fort su4tez
Correspondence Y. T, Ttibune.1
NoE11s ISLAND, s. G., Aug. I, 1868.
htnee the assault Of the 18Th, but little ha
beea done ,ef any special interest to publ,
demolition Of the most formidable fortres '
On the Atlantic coast, and the capture of til.
most .accureed Of MI the cities In the rsbe
Corfede1acy- ~
But although no battles have been fought
ana 20 asEaalte made, with long and harcow "
ing lists OF Killed and wounded TO scan ani
scrutin}ze, the 10th and 18th army corDs bar.
not been idle, but by DAY and night. fHnanpf
The bot hours Of midday and the sttil watche,
Of night, hare been working with uuabatei
energy and determination, and have ffaprei
and ialtered only when utter physical exbaps
non And disability compelled them to leave
Results within few weeks will shnw +,
themselves, and then We may enter up1n de.
tails without the least fear Of jeopardizIpr tha
fucccss of the campaign. For public eneonr.
ageu ent It will not be improper to say That
the toett4on VIC now bold upon this islaud
las been made so strong By sktlfal engineer
anE, that no force the rebels can possibly
bring against It can weaken, Impair. or b.
prolonged and obstinate fighting. drive i,s.
Fifty Thousand men might possibly over
Wleln us, II they could find rom Ia stana
Upon but the strip of territory now held by
the rGbels on the is]and IL 50 contracted that
rot ene,tenth Of that number could be con.
ctntrnted upon It, and not ope-tsentietb
could be 1nassed for an assault npon the onir
un1nral line Of approach still left to them. ,
HA,le Standing upon the defensive. there.
1ore. onr position may be considered Impreg.
naele. "hen ready again to assume the
ens 4h 1noshrg Wy BE- ahle to resist u.s.
ton, IL turn. Inny be, as haye II mnot other let
ter remarked considered simply questions
Of time.
IL addition to soldiers aud NEGROES at work
p t9e trenches, VIC ave"to-day been rein
1orcfd " small nrmy Of suffers, whom our
watchfnl Provost Marshal General. Lieutenant
Colonel Hall, discovered could be- more ,,t: nrof.
itabIy employed under fire, with spaae aud
Dickax In hand, than In dispensing poisonous
Hquot5 to the troops, In def3ance Of yerr
rtg1d general orders to the contrary. Seyeral
Of these cnterp,tsiug gentlemen are working
sixteen 1oursa day, and alternately relieving
Wn1,e and negro soldiers in the most fatlsu.
ing lahote Of the campaign
Col. Hall deserves the thanks Of al lovers
q good order and discipline, for thus suu,-
amy pnu>shfng these army pests. The suit
tere ID this department. as 4 claes. are ahnre
the average Of those ID the Northern arnies,
and Generally honest men, and are Of value
20 me army; but lev ecoundrels have crept
70, and the trenches, with shot and she'll from
Sumter and Wagner bursting around them.
i1 eS Il; aesss: ss 70 leach them to fs';s rRon
Correspondence N. T. Tribunal
AonR1s LELAND, Aug. /, 1859,
Ae many fa1se reports with reraT5 to t1,e
copanct Of tic 54th Massachusetts. {neyro1
GoA SHAW, are being made By the Cappet-
head officers. who, to serye the rebels. haro
obtained commissfons in our ~own army,
which VIII appear, It they 1aya not a,ready,
IN NE Corperhead journals Of the North. i
tfos' 1oither allusion to the action of this
regiment IN the assault of the 18Th will moi
be OUT 81 place or rinopportnne.
u VIII ne remembered the 53th hc3a the
right Of the gtorming column, led by Gan.
STRONG, commanding the first brigade. !, The
regiment went into action ESQ strong. and
CAME ogt With loss Of go prigates aud on~
GERS, being over one third Of the whole nun.
Der. Among The officers the proportion is
much htger. Oftwenty three Who went into
action. but eight came out nofpiured. The
& regiment marched up in column By wings:
loe hfst was under command OF Col sh.w IL
Refson, The second under Major Haluwcll.
When about 1000 yards from the fort the
suemy opened upon them With slot shell.
Nd canntster, which Kept flying through
[te1r ranks iucesnantly, and wouni11np na1v
If their best officers. But still ther Stressed
on through this storm Of shot and shell, and |
ALTERED not, but cheered and shouted as they
When about one hundred ynrds from the
[nrt The rebel mnsketry opened with such ter.
|sble elect that for IN instant the first ba.tal-
on 4esltated-but only for an instant, for
Col ShaW, apr1pging to the hont aud waviaf
bis sxofd shouted, Forward, my braye
oo1e: and With another cheer and shout
khn
parapet on the right, and were sooa e1gaeed
70 hand to hand conflict with the enemy.
;o1. Shaw wns one Of the first 10 sc,le The |
+ Ill., he stood erect to urge forward his /
ncn, and while shouting for item to nrcss on !
Eas shot dead and fell into the tori. his body
vas found with twenty Of his men lying dsad |
'onnd Mm, Two lying on bis OWL bodF. In
be morning they were all buried together in i
he same pit The first battalion, after loslne
early all their officers, we're compelled t6.
IL back, and the second came forward and
ook its piace, and held the position until It
20 LOST al Its officers, Major Hallixeu falling
Capt Appleton then attempted to rally all
bat was left Of both battalions, but vas com
e1ied to give way.
sergeantMa5or Lewis Il. Douglas, son of
red. 0ouglas, by both white and negro
roops Is said to have displayed great courage
be psInpet. and With his powerful voice
houfed: Come On, boys, and flght; for Cod
nd Gov. Andrew and With thIs battle crY
ed them into the fort.
Bnt above ali, the color-bearer deseryes
Eau Of company 6, carried the flag in the
[rst battalion, and Wien near the tort be fell
nto deep ditch, and cllled upon his raard
Q help him out. They could not stop for
mt, but Sergt- William Il. Carney Of com
any 9. eaugh: the colors, carried them for
Ia1d; l. and was the drst man to plant the Stara
I'd stripes upon Fort Wagner. As be saE
be men falling back, himself severely wound.
d in tie hreast, be brought the colo,s OF,
IeepinE on his knees, pressing his wound
'ftb oae hand and with the other holding up l.
[e emblem OF freedom. The moment he vas
zen crawling into the hospital, the flag in |
le Possession, his wounded companions,
OH olack and white, rose from the straw on
ihich they were lying, and cheered him until
xhansted They could shout no longee IL re-
flonse to this reception the brnye aud wound.
standard. .bearer sAi5: Boys, I bat aid ny
tn afy; the p dear old Tag never: touched the
Al Af1s ,Is the na,n body Of The regiment had
'mclio, together with Lteuts Green, Decker
I'D Thicker, rallied one hundred men ana held |
poen'on near the Tort until o'clock IN the
a1orrfrg, when they we're relieved by the 10Th ]
'"nnectscut, By order Of Gen. stimsou. But
VI GASA AAE4 ulQ uoE TeLlfe TO The rear, but
tmained IN the front and brought OF crest
omber OF wounded, who wonld otherwise |
ave fallen into the hands Of the enemy.
New Yoak, Aag. 2.
TIE Frt< South puh1ishes the following:
BEACFoRT, N. c., July 27, lS13.K
10 The Coloyed Soldiers and Ffsedn,en Of, thfs |
1t1'as7natAt: It il fitting tint you should pay
he last tribute Of respect to the memory Of
be late Col Robert Gould 8haw, Colonel OF
lie 54th regiment OF Massachusetts ;Volun-
serH. He commanded the first regiment Of
,Iored soldiers from free State eyer muster
] into the United States service. lie fell at
,e head Of Lis regiment while leading storm
e party against the rebel stronghold. Yon
loutd cherish in your fnmost hearts the mem-
r Of one who did not hesitate to sacrifice nil !
le attractions Of high social positton, wealth T.;
ID home and his own noble life for the sake
humanity-anofher martyr to our cause
ut de1th has added, still another hope for
,ur race. The truths aud principles for |
hich he fought and died still live, ind will |
indicated On the spot where he fell, by the
tch into wLIch his mangled and bleeding
,dy wps thrown on the soil Of South Gro
"a. trust that you will honor yourselves |
ID his glorious memory bT approprIatlng the
st proceeds Of Jour labor as free1ncn toward !
ectng monument to the hero soldier mar
Gould Shaw.
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