Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-23

with the negroes as soldiers, the same relation
ID our hands Public opinion viii render the verdict,
i t'serves them right"
One of the negroes is remarkably spghty fellow from
Bermuda where be educated His posi-.
ton that Of an Orderly Sergeant bu, he has lost
which he says he to 6ght being thus ampnsaed he
will in the future be wiser The others
mon type of the Northern negro. All belong the
54th Massachusetts Regiment Col R. shaw They state
that the So IL killed and wounded in The James Island
skirmlsn as What estimated in former communication
from I, rty five to sixty.
Lieut. Colonel Bedel, Sd New ampshlre-said to have
been taken while attempting and spike of
Major John A. Filler 55th Pennsylvania.
ID Lieut. John King. Comoaay 't sth Connecticut.
! I'd Lieut.: F. j. Sullivan, Company E, eth Ohio I'm
From communications with vaou pr the follow
ing ia ts gathered may throw additional light upon the at
and 35h Pennsylvania and 4sh New York in the second
9th Maine Sd New Hampshire, 9TH Massachusetts, AID 54th
Lieut. Col Stevens commanding 9Th Ohio COL Voor-
hees and LIST South Carolina Reg ment, (colored) com
whole force commanded by strong
sd The in M hs hal he
was beleved by the Yankee Office that the troops in
Battery Wagner were perfectly exhausted from the bonn
baIdment and that bold, sudden assault de
you'd effect its capture mortar battery e5eoted on the
Battery Wagner, until the front line OF their troops had
reached point estimated at about five hundred yards
the former Acintsnt Alvin r. LIBBY of the Sixth
cut, but acting Gen Strongs Staff and
the letter, Col Barton sixth Connecticut danger usy
The slaughter particularly in the
ard Ohio Regiments. The Third New Ramnshlre and
negro rtgments broke the first second fire. their
Ulcers fndns it impossible raAy bring them up TO
the coDd assault.
The enemys consisted OF the Lonsides four Mont
tors, Frgate and four Gunboats.
but was not brought action. They state
repaired and another layer OF iron put upon her
that she is good fighting trim and can be employed
| " leneyer necessary.
Seventh Ohio Seventh Mass chasetts Sixth Ccnne ccut
and Thir y-fh PenDsy vauia portion of Fosters
troops his departure. The prisoners
he only took brigade with him. They claim
to have taken Lieut. CAM BELL Of the Charleston Bstal
Yesterday the sent flag Of truce for the body of
Colonel Halderman Pu:man Sd New Hampshire. acting
permission barry the dead The request
reused as the had been nearly all already buried
delivered into their hands Colonel Pumap form
ery of the cid attached to the Of Iopograph
Cal Engneers Among the dead field, iden
the prisoners the body OF Colonel Shaw commander
| of the 54th Massachusetts, (negros)
In concluding the foregoing account of the battle it is
proper add 'hait has been prepared principally from
but as these widely differed embrace all
facts and especially those which refer to the action OF par
nlents will, hoped put every in his right place.
Not word too much can be said in favor OF majority
of the noble who shared in the defence of Fort
ner-North Caroln1ans Georgans and South Caronians
the Commanding General down to the humbest pri
yate There were some cases cowsrdice, which learn
are be specified hereate. but those that did fight,
with their lives in their hands, and taught the enemy
that as often as they they will frd mortul Of
our oDS' III oSA'H' '"O 90" ''A'A PERsoNKE:
LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Kied-Lieut. Col John O. Simpkins 1st South Caroln q
Artillery Regulars Lieut. Col smpkns had just relieved
Lieut. Col Joseph Yates with his companies who had been
engaged sine the first attack on the 10Th.
Missing-Prvates Hurst and Riggs.
COMPANY B, CAPT. THOMAS Y.
Kiled-Private Nesbit.
| Wounded-Fifst Lieut. VIM CIarkson; Privates Wood,
| Eskew Hill, Turner, HGndricks
COMPANY c, CAPT. RYAN.
KiIed--Capt William Ryan and Private Toole
Woupded-Ps ivates alahan aud Reynolds seriously
Corporal Preston Prvates Hill and Marion, slightly.
COMPANY D, CAPT HOPKINS.
Killed-Fst Sergeant W Smith and Private 7 Hyde
Wounded First Lieut. Cay, Privates Watkinson,
ier HARRISON, W L Macbeth, J Madden, & owens
u stone, NJ furious, E Walker, and J Ware.
COMPANY F, CAPT. sAML. LORD,
| Woupded-Frst Lieut. George Brown, Privates Glen,
Brown, Barry, Schroeder, Ashcrsft, and stanton.
Essing-SrcoId Lieut. Jas Campbell
Recap,tuIatton-Kled, 6; wounded 80 missing 3. To-
Wounded Friday, July IS, l8sa-second Sergeant B
Gardner, Conf any b Private speissegger, Company
Lieut. Wells, wounded Sunday, Jnly -.
Adjutant Charleston Battalion, s. c.. V.
LIST OF WOUNDED AT TRAPM ANN-sTREET HOS
PITAL.
First Lieutenant James II Powe, Company Il, First
South Carolina Artillery
second LieuteDant D T Means, Company, H, First
South Carolina Artillery.
First eutenant Joan D. Maloy, Company D, Fifty first
North Carolina.
| Cap,ain Tatum, LIST South Carolina Artillery.
Captain W. H. Ryan, Irish Volunteers, Charleston Bat
talon.
First Lieutenant Gfts ". Thompson, Company E, Sis
North Carolina
Sergeant William K Smith, Sumter Guards.
Wounded-Captsn Warren Adams, Company Ii, in bach
and head.
lieuten ant L. Twiggs Inspector General Genera
Ta'iaerro's Staff, wounded by shel
Cap Stoney, General Taliaferros Staff, wounded
through the gfoln
Privates Boyle Sparks and Brdgman lst South Carolina
Artl cry Regulars, were also Killed.
CASUALTIES IN CHARLESTON BATTALION, s. c.
Wounded-Maj2r David Ramsay, dangerously
A, CAPT. BLAKE.
KiIled-Gergeant F. J. Lamoers.
Wounded--PEiyates Cheney, Ham. Grover man. Lawrenc
and WlIer
Sergt NcArthur Company B, Fifty first North Carolina
Sergt. w H. BALDWIN, Company u Flby-nrsI Worth Car
. DINA.
A Graham Company D, Fifty-f North Carolina.
Hogan Hunter, Company 4, Fifty first North Carolina.
K. James Company Z, Fifty fl st North Carolina.
Uliah Bass, Company l. FIIty-nst North carolina.
c. Grauthan, Company F, Fifty first North Carolina.
3 Porter, company |, FIFTY first North Carolina.
, j. Ranner Company 9, Fifty first North Carolina.
| j. nderaon, Company F. Fifty first North Carolina.
j. D. johnson. Company u, Thirty first North Carolina
First Lieu enant '" E. Reddick, Company B, sxt -thir
. Georgia.
= Executive Department North Carolina, }
ADJUTAET GENERALS OFFICE, (MILITIA) :
l., Raleigh, July 10, 1863.
! GENERAL ORDER,
a No. 49,
e = TIE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE M1LITI
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