The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-07-23
From Charleston.

Captured and Re Captured.
BosroN, July 1s..-The Herald cor
respondent gives the following account
of the second days fighting on Morris
Island:
On the morning of July 4th the 9th
Connecticut and 9th Maine regiments
made furious attack upon the Cum
mings Point battery, got possession of.
it, and hoisted the American flag. at
daylight. Fort Sumpter opened upon
them, when a Pennsylvania regiment
cowardIy 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 took possession
of it. These two regiments have
shown themselves heroes in tAis cam
paign. AT 10 O'Clock a. NJ. the Moni-
tors proceeded to attack Cummings
Point battery, and at ~ o'clock three
of the wooden gunboats opened on the
battery at long range, and threw their
200 pound shot directly into the works.
Fort Sumpter has been throwing
shells into Morris Island, without doing
any damage to our side.
The oannonading ceased at A p. M.
The Monitors have been supplied with
fresh crews from the different ships.
The iron-clad Montauk has just ar
rived from Port Royal. She is over the
bar, making, with the gunboats, four
teen vessels i'm 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 well. The ball
has opened in earnest. The Memphis
has just brought in o rebel side-wheel
steamer, loaded with cotton, captured
while trying 10 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 1S.-Advices by
the Fulton, state that the result of Gil
more's operations, up to the morning
of the 14th, are: He has possession OF
all the batteries on Morris Island, save
Fort Wagner. 1t is reported that our
iron -clads had made a breach on the
south wallo Sumter.
On the 18th, 113 wounded rebels
were brought into Folly Island, many
of them stating that they were forced
into the rebel service. They are Ger.
mans, and will be sent North. Other
advices by the Fulton are merely cor.
roborative Of the Boston Herald re-
porter's account.
NEW YORK, July l9.-Full details Of
the operations against Charleston are
published.
During the operations rebel steam
er attempted to land reinforcements OF
Morris, Island butwas driven off and de
stroyed by our gunboats, and the troops
barely escaped. 1t is reported alst
that the rebel gunboat venturing toe
near our vessels was captured.
Our loss in the capture of the Morri:
Island batteries, and the attempt or
Fort Wagner foot up--the Connection
100, a large number of whom are miss
ing; Sd New Hampshire s killed ant
81 wounded; 10th PennsS lvania IA!
killed, wounded ard missing 9TH New
Hampshire wounded; 9Th Connect
cut killed and ii wounded 4Sth New
York killed % wounded 62d Ohio
wounded 9th Maine killed, IS wound
ed, and 20 missing.
GEN. GILMoRE's OFFICIAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON, July l6, lS63-Th,
following report has been rcceiyeaasaff
the headquarters of the Amy:
HEADoUARTEGs- n Ia .lETHexr OF TIE Souru, J
lSIHE FIELD, MORRIS ISLAND S. G..
- July II, 1863
7 Maj. Gen. II. W. Halleck:
SIR: | have the honor to report that
at FIVE O'clock on the morning of the
10th inst, l made an attack on the enc
my's fortified position on the south end
of Morris Island, and after an engage
ment lasting three hours and quarter,
captured ali. his strongholds OH that
part of the island, and pushed forward
my infantry to within 600 yards oil
Fort Wagner.
We now hold all the island, except
about one mile on the north end, which
includes Fort Wagner and battery on
Cummings Point, mounting at the
present time IA or Is heavy guns in the
aggregate.
The assaulting column was gallantly
led by Brigadier General Strong. Il
landed in small boats, under cover. o.
our batteries, on Folly Island. and foul
Monitors, led by Rear Admiral Dahl
gren, which entered the main channel
abreast of Morris Island, soon after ou'
batteries opened. The Monitors con
tinued their fire during the day, mostly
against Fort Wagner.
On the morning of the 18th inst. al
daybreak, an attempt was made to car
ry Fort Wagner by assault. The par
apet was gained. but the supports re
coiled under the fire to which they were
exposed, and could not be got up.
Our losses in both actions will no
I vary much from $50 in killed, wounded
and missing. We have taken clever
pieces of heavy ordinance and large
quantity of camp equipage. The enc
my's loss in killed and wounded viii
not fall short of 200. ~ 1
Very respectfully your ob't sery't.
n A GIIIHSopE Rriu Con Com