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own country, his curses aud maledlctions N
reserved.
CHARLESTON IIAkBDFk.
Their Bravery Under Fire at For,
| "aSMer-Scencs in tho AospItals.
lcerrespondence of the n. T. Evening Post1
| PoRr RofAL, July q, 1868.
Fresh lonors crown the loyal troops, So
fully had their character for bravery and re-
lance been established, that In the recent as-
sault upon Fort Wagner the 54th Massach4-
sets we're allowed to lead our veteran troops,
nor did they Ito their honor be 1t said refuse
either their lead or their support.
On forming them into line Gen, Strong. WIN
had By his soldierly and kind bearing toward
them secured their confidence, rniSipe his
stentorian yoice, cried out, sis there . man
here who thinks himself unable to sleep In
tha1 hanaa1 i1s de Ths earth Nth IL
color-bea1er, he said: " Is there any man to
take his place If this brave color bearer should
tally" With lifting OF hands, and leapinp.
and almost yelling, all through the enth1sias.
tic ranks, came the response, " Yes! Tcs! ~
GEN. sTRoSa's TESTIMONY.
From Gen. Strong himself, as he lay in the
| hospital four days afterward, suffering from
5's ghastly wound, learned that these men
since morning, and had marched several
| mi1es." Under cover Of darkness they
| stormed the font. facing stream Of fire, fai-
I tering not till the ranks were broken by shot
and shell, and In all these severe tests, which
f' %Gnld az have tried even veteran troops "they
"for many Of them were killed, wounded or
captured on the wall. Of the fort. No man
brVse till fred upon"
TEE SUPPORT or THE coLoRED REGIMENT.
The 9th Connecticut, who had honored
themselves at Jacksonville, cooperating with
colored troops. supported the 5ith ii the
assault. Several Of the officers lying in the
hospital @ confirm the testimony Of General
strong. The regiment went in 100 strong,
and brought off ou1y $50 sound men. Of n
officers. only three came ont unhurt, TIE
number Of Killed have not learned. About
200 are now lying In our hospitals. Some
who had prophesied TINT fhe colored man
in his favor, still commended that ghnstly
wounds and sufsEings, with slaughter and
death Of comrades, you'd quash ali their love
OF freedom and soldering, aud silence the
boasts Of their friends.
WOUNDED coLoRED SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL.
On the second and fourth days after the
light, passed through nearly ali the wards Of
me hospital. " The second day a very large
proportion OF the1r wounds had not been
dressed, and Of couree they we're very pain
ful. Some lay with shattered legs or arms, or
| both; others with limbs amputated. Rebel
| bullets, grape, shells and bayonets have made
1ad haTec ~ Standing amidst large number,
the programme, was It ~ "Oh, YES. indeed.
re expected to take Ill that comes" ssiG
to live or die.o
y. 4 on. of it M and home, how many would en-
rai1ing of even wounded arms OF hands, all
said, Oh, yes, yes." Some sang out, "Oh.
htyer give it up till the last rebel be dead.''
or the last brother breaks his chains,' or,
adrd az 10 oqT people get their freedom, We can
Frank Myers, from Ohio, whose arm was
badly shattered By shell, said, !" Oh, thank
God so much for the privilege: went in to
live or die as be please" He stood right I'M.
der the uplifled sword of their brave Golonel
!a n'n%' On the very top Of the parapet, as he
self ~ ~"S 1NA'1A
No man can pass among those sufferers. so
LATENT, 50 cheerful, hear them express their
desife for speedy recovery, first and only,
son Z STee asao %o;t nazeFia aSe as1 a4pfes px
conviction that they are soldiers for Jesus, to
help on this war Of freedom for all the on-
pressed, and not be inspired With the desper-
ate abhorrence Ct slavery aud unquenchable
desire for the freedom of their race. have
seen much TO admire In them as servants, la.
horeEs in the field; as soldiers, in camp, on
me DaItlc field, but never 60 much In all these
rent1ons tllat Is 50 truly manly, heroic and
suhhme Us exhibited In the furnace fires Of
war.
NEGRO SYMPATHY.
The sympathy md kind affection OF the coll
oFtd people are unmeasured. Yesterday Pc
Ter, rom plantation seven miles distant,
calling on General saxton, said: "General'
9ro't lead Of corn from our people for de
sogers In de hospital. Some gives two ears,
some four, some more, as dey be able. May
oe poor wounded sogeIs have it," Yes,
hen, women, and children, by the hundred,
have turned ministering angels to their suf:
teftng benefactors, as tic baskets Of corn,
tgs, melons, pies, cakes, kettles Of coffee,
soup, and numbetless other tokens Of sym
pathy clearly eyince.
We find IN the correspondence Of the PHIL
ade1phia Inquirer the following incidents of
the attack upon tile rebel fort:
BAnBAAors TREATsrEsr OF BLACK soLDrE.
BT THE REBELS.
One OF the co1ored soldiers who had faith
back when the rebels dove IN our pickets,
Was afteTward brought into onr lines. Tho
rebels, not content with having murdered
him, had cut both his ears off and scalped
him. AZ his comrades looked upon this lid |
eous sight they grit their teeth aud swore
never to take another prisoner: and can Is.
sure you that the rebels will tind that the 5fth
VIII Ettaljate In this case without waiting for |
spccial or general orders.
NEGRO SOLDIER CATCHES REBEL.
One lnughable incident connected with this |
engagement is as follows: After the rebels |
YAfr0AfRf n an-% hall
to the 54th Massachusetts,, mud very stunted, |
was seen coming in with secesh prisoner
The rebel was one Of those tall specimens of |
the chtrnlly who seem to have been originally /
intended for astronomical observations, while |
bis captor was a stuntcd negro who could |
with ease hare walked between the legs Of |
Ills I1ize. It was ludicrous sight-the little |
contrab1nd, with expanding eyes, large |
month, ivory glistcnirg, lugging his own arms |
AID those OF his prisoner, and beside him was /
specimen Of Southern vegetation, humbIy |
following Ills enterprising colored brother.
ORDER or coSGnATCLATIoN.
On Friday morning, the 18th inst, the tol~ !
lowing order from Gen: Gilmore WAS read at |
the head Of each regimental command and re-
ceiyed with cheers:
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE SoCTH.(
NORRIS ISLAND, s. c., July II, 1868. I
The Bzigadicr General commanding pre-
sents his Congratulations and thanks to the
army which he has the honor to command,
for their btilllant victory On the 10th instant,
which places them three miles nearer the
rebel stronghold Of Sumter, the first among
al our country's denfences against foreign
foe that felt the polluting tread Of traitors.
Our labors, however, are not over; they are
Just beg1n; and while the spires Of the rebel
city still loom up in the dim distance, hard
ships and prdyations must be endured before
our hopes and expectations can find their
full ft1ition In victory. Let us emulate the
heroic deeds Of our brothers In arms at Get
tysburg and VickEburg, and add to that roll
Of fame, which will be transmitted to poster
fty. Special thanks are due to Brigadier GEN
eral J. Vodges and his command, for the IN
Hring energy and patient endurance displayed
By them in erecting batteries on Folly Island
under almost every conceivable disadvantage,
nud to Bigadier General George G. Strong
and his command, for the heroic gallantrYt
with which they carried the enemy's Is batteries
IN Morris Island, this being the first instance
during the var in which powerful batteries
nave been successfully assaulted by column
lisembarked under heavy artillery fire.
@. A. GuMoRH,
Brigadier General Commanding.
R Major General Daniel E. sickles reach
I'd bis home on the banks Of the Hudson, last
Thursday. He Was considerably erhan7tad |