The New York herald., 1863-09-25

The gun Tor this battery were transported u
msrshy islap~ TO Venus Point Ia the following name
under the pers.G superntendcnoe OF Captain Gilmore
The pieces mouSsh on their carriages and limbercd
+ were moved ftrwara gu shifting runwsys OF plank
(about fifteen lcet Ug, one loot vide aud three nche
thics) laid end 70 end fix rAces -one hlwi,zar "
twenty pounders ana three thirty ronndcrs-were tram
ported marsh BY $50 separate parties fror
the Forty eighth Nov H?rk Volunteers under connan
OF Major Beard and LsutAnant Wlsou Each party na
ono pair OF pIanks IN cxseAs of the number required TO
tho guns and limbes 10 rest upon when chse'
together. This extra psR a plauks being places
in 'front.' ia prolongalion az IN ,se already under th
carria ,es, the pieces were shs dragged forwar'
with drag ropes alter tho otssr e legth oil pa
thus freeing the two planks the rear which in thei
turn carried the 'front.' his hh or was most "a
tgung, ard in many places the sakN ver their knees
In the Shiny mud. The pianks would bA ,,ne smeTe'
with this matter tho gun carriages " ouid slip Oh
sinking up to their hubs in tho mrc. To aea
on the planks powerful leverage and much IabA nad
be used The platforms being complete thc gun wer'
placed IN position, and by past eight O'Clock TN
morning OF February H. 1892 in readiness toe pei
on the enemy. dixie thrown around tho battery
prevent tho action Of the water which the dy OF tn
planting Of the guns, to within eight inches Of the
sandbag surface On the 18th The guns from Venus Pon
"s Suo icOot p'oaHc' As siie IaSstu uoWU tHc
river On the 18th the battery engaged by thrce
rcbe, gunboats of which struck and the sest
withdrew Other batteries wore aftcrwe.d p'atod aud
the blockade found to be complete posi-
blc
REDUCTION PULASKI
On the 10th of February Captain and Acting General
Gilmore ordered Tybee Island blockade the ap.
proaches TO Fort Pulaski which blockade commenced
on tho 22d 1t was found impossible to perfectly isolate
the work. in consequence Of the fact that light portable
boats could the marshes cover night and
thus evade the most rigid pcketng that could bo estab
lished. Several OF tncse light craftsmen caught
during the sege but the very day of tho fall Of Pulaski
of them started from the fort and made his way
From the 2st OF February 10 the 9th OF April the troops
under GImore's command were engaged in landing and
ordnance, ordnance and battery
rias making fascnes and roads, constructing batteries
&c. Tybee Island also q mud marsh,
with several ridges of firm ground upon 1t. cause
way, resting on fascnes and brushwosd, had TO
be constructed acr'ss the swamp, which occu
pied the major portion OF the route from
the landing place, distance Of two and half miles
Over this narrow causeway, bordered either side by
swamps mortars and columbiads, exceeding eight
In weight had to be transported to the batteries by
ual labor and in the dead OF the night The labor this
work fearful and the danger of the guns being
turned and buried in twelve feet Of mud imminent.
IL took thousand mon to four pieces. Those
guided by the sound Of whistle no one was al
lowed to speak.
On April 0, 1862, everything in readiness toopcn
re and orders issued 10 tho assault next
morning. The orders, which signed by Gen. Gill.
more designated not only the commanders OF the Bate
res, but tho elevation OF the guns tho weight OF tho
charges OF powder TO be used and the moment Of
the pieces. just after sunrise flag Of truce
sent TO the fort by Gen. Hunter commanding the
partment demanding surrender, which being refused.
fire opened upon the work at quarter past eight
O'Clock under the immediate direction or Gen. Gilmore
After bombardment Of ten hours and half. the
day closed with the perceptibls result Of
mont Of breach in the eastery bali Of the pancoupe
Meeting the south and southeast faces.
On the morning of the 11th of April little after
rise, the attacking batteries again opened re and by
noon two c'semi OF the fort had been opcnedthat
rendered for the active operations OF the defenders
Fro was thea concentrated upon another embrasure,
when ihe work sas surrendered by the enemy. The
white flag hois,ed O'Clock in the afternoon aud
tho occupied that evening by the Union troops Gene
raj Gimores report of his operations in reducing this
work osms very interesting volume, and is published
etavo, with ustra by ID. Van Nossrand
city.
GENERAL votuNrIgRs-- ORDERED WEST
For his success in reducing Fort Pulaski no
warded with commission of brgaier general Of volun
tccrs date from April %, 1862 After serving in South
Carolina for little time, he recalled TO Washing.
ton for the purpose Of being placed in OF
tive force in tho field. During the month Of September
lS62 he ordered West commander OF the district
OF Western Virginia. forming part OF the Department of
the Chic. lie started and arrived at his new post where
he command. lie had scarcely assumed tho po
OF the Army OF Kentucky
COMMANDER tRxlNGroS--prfsArED rsGRt1's RangL
ioRcEs
lie next placed in command of the forces occupy.
ing the city OF Lexington, Kentucky, which city hc
speat the New Years day o 1868 When tho roads
in such condition tnat he could IN airy way his
troops took the field, and when Somerset, KY,
he met the rebel forces under Brgadef General regram
These forces he engaged with vscT that astonlshcd
them and his assault ended with their entire defeat on
March 30. 1868. After being in command for short
time longer he ordered East and stayed at the national
capt FOR certain time awaiting orders, when he was
suddenly, June 8, 1885, ordered TO south Carolina
relieve General Hunter, then command o. the Depart,
ment OF the Sorth.
COMMANDER rHR DEPARTMENT
On tue 18th day OF June, 1863, General Gilmore
sumed command Of the Department OF the South and Of
the Tenth armv corps. After occupying low days in
making the proper arrangements necessary 10 the
sumption Of so important command, he began to pro
pare for operations against the works Of Charleston
hsrbor.
He announced his staff; but from certain causes, he
afterwards compelled to make changes In tho
hist Colonel John W. Turner appointed chief OF
staff and the Goth Of July also appointed chief Of
artillery Other officers selected among whom vas
chief engineer but TO proper concert OF action,
General Gilmore decided 10 be his own chief engineer,
with certain officers assistants But OF this at the
proper time aud place.
nH cArruRE FOLLY rstASD-BArrERrEs.
As soon General Gilmore had made sufficient
rangcments for the proper working Of the department he
visited Folly Island and examined It thoroughly. The
examination being satisfactory he at set TO work all
the spare troops and transports for tho removal to that
island of cannon, mortars and ammunition Batteries
speedily constructed under the personal supervision
Of OF General Gmores best artillery officers, and
tecrctlv nj this done that forty Ave puna