The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-26

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The shells came close and fast, but there
wac only one casualty. One boat full
of troops was struck and sunk One Of
the occupants only was hurt; he had his
leg shot off; but with the remaining one
and his hands be swan 10 another boat
was lifted in and died in ten minutes.
CAPTURE OF THE RuLE-rrTs.
Lieutnant- Colonel Rodman, with his
Connecticut Seventh battalion, landed
first under hot fire, which soon began
to take effect, and charged furiously on
the rebel ritle-pits. One or two volleys
were fired 81 them, and they returned il,
doing great execution and piling up
heaps Of slaughtered rebels. The SUR
viying ones skcdaddled, making excellent
time and occasionally dropping n dead
or wounded one as they scampered up
the bill.
Colonel Rodman sent back word that
he could hold the rifle pits till the
brigade was landed, and Gen. Strong at
once took the Sixth Connecticut ashore
on the beach of Lighthouse Inlet, in
front Of the batteries, which were not
yet silenced. Anxious to inspire his
men by example. Gen. Strong jumped
for the shore before his (the advancel
boat had reached il. He alighted in
deep water, and went in all over. Capt.
Harrall, his aid-de. camp, jumped out on
the other side TO 60 TO his aid; but the
General needed no assistance, and was
the first one on shore. The men rushed
on TO the beach with the widest enthu-
siasm. Gen. Strong left them there,
telling them to get the best cover posi-
BILE, while he went TO land the rest Of
the brigade. AS they came ashore the
General shouted, "Oome on, my brave
men, I'll lead you" and they gave
shout which drowned the whisiling of
the Mimic balls and the humming of the
shots aud shells.
CAPTURE or THE BATTERIEs.
Across the marsh they went, over the
rifle pits, and up the bluffs TO the batte-
ries.
The advance of the storming party
vas beautiful sight. They had lain
in their boats through the silent morning
hours; had seen beautiful sun rise
through clear air at first, and then dimly
through the smoke OF battle: had sur
vived thousand chances of death; had
left their fallen comrades on the ground
they had crossed, and now, as the smoke
of the silenced batteries began TO blow
away, they went shouting over into the
captured camps, waving flags, rushing
for the front, competing only for the po-
sitions Of greatest danger. Our troops
in Camp Seymour kept cheering, the mem
of-war's men swung their hats aud shout-
ed, and SO the whole brigade disappeared
charging down on still another battery,
and pursuing the retreating rebels
CAPTURE OF ANOTHER BATTERY.
There still remained one battery two
miles down, mounting an old United
States eight-inch seacoast howitzer,
which the rebels worked as rapidly as
possible, trying TO retard the advance of
our victorious troops and protect the re
treat of their own flying men, who,
stripped of all encumbrances, were Az
ing down the island at their fastest speed,
Our advance charged on this and took IL.
and the gun was then turned on the fu-
gitiyes and the forts TO which they were
retTeating.
The rebels had eleven batteries in all
on the bluffs Each gun was mounted
en- barjette on traverses, so az to point in
any direction. The only battery provi-
ded with q magazine was one on which
no gun was mounted, next TO the last
one. The pieces captured were as fol-
lows:
Three ten-inch seacoast mortars.
Three ritled siege guns, one Of them
| Parrott.
Five large smooth-bore guns, eight
and eight and half inch
II was also reported that the rebels
had Whitworth gun in one of the bat
teries, but saw none such there, and /
visited every one. The report that they
carried off one with them must also be
incorrect for they had not time even 90
carry away all their gold watches and
personal valuables.
| THE CAMPS
Presented a scene of great havoc. Tents
were torn by our shells, pools of blood
and CORY clothing were frequently seen,
occasionally a dead rebel was found,
and there were many wounded. The
camps were covered with fragments of
shells and deep holes where they had