, 1863-09-11
FROM CHARLESTON,
Details Of the Capture Of Bat
teries Wagner and Gregg.

FAsnrSGToS, Sept. 10.-The following was
received here this afternoon:
DEPARTMENT OF TIE SorTH,
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, Sept.
To Major General Ha1leck:
lhaye the honor to report that Fort Wag-
ner and Battery GREGG are ours. Last night
our sappers crowned the crest Of the coun-
terfcarp Of Fort Wagner, on its sea front,
masking all Its guns, and an order was Issued
to carry the place by assault at 8 o'clock this
morning, that being the hour Of low tide.
About 10 o'clock last night the enemy
commenced evacuating the Island, md all
but seventy-iiye Of them made their escape
from Cummings Point in small boats.
Captured dispatches stated that the Fort
Vas commanded by Col. Ksftt, OF South Car
olina, and garrisoned By 1,4o0 effective men,
and Battery Gregg By between 100 and 200.
Fort Wagner is work of the most form
idab1e Kind. It's bombproof shelter, capable
Of holding 1900 men, remains intact after
the most terrible bombardment to Which any
work was eyer subjected.
We llaye captured nineteen pieces Of artil.
le.y, and large supply of excellent a,nmu-
ni!iop.
The city and harbor Of Charleston are now
eomp'e'eis COVERED " my guns ....
na's t1e nonor 10 oe' ocnetal' very re'
sl'eeuan5' your ooeolent scrsant'
u a. GILMORE,
Brigadier General Commanding,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1863
The Richmond paners- of the sth inst
hare reached here viii rnos+ ,mno,tant 7ntc,'
liecnce from Charleston Tho R;cbmo,d
Eno7.;,er nj the str 1,a. t,,c fo11nv7nr.
Cu.R1rs7oS. Sent 7-A{orr;s Island v,e
EVACUATED Yesterday afternoon. The enemy
had adyarccd their sappers nm thc mont, cf
Fort Wagner, and It being impossible TO hold
it, Gen, Besuregard ordered It's eyscuat;on.
which look place at noon. THE enemy now
hc1d Cummings Point IN tnu rfew of n.
clty. Heavy 1rirp Is now eoinr nm hetwecn
the Monitors and our batterics m su1livan,s
Island and Fort Mou1trie.
The Richmond Viii of t,,c stb b,s +ha fo1-
1oyirg particu,ars.
cusn1rsrox Sent 7-1ba ho,,,,,-,r,.,+
vps kept up vithont intermjss;on MI i,av w..
terday and FIR Into The n1oht Ahont ono
burd1rd md f,f,,. of orr ,oar waro ,.;1,aa ans
vonndea n R,tt.-,ae xv.rna..sa c.a1s ~ 49, :. ~
.++a..at - sr.s.,t 1,s..s' ~ ss' a.
nn,.ad ,,afo,a 49, aaa., ,,a;, sa,..I7,."s,.s "s7
~ .na nroat 1,sroa !. sse,a.es ~ 1 Iaus
hon m,de r. tho snam,,e ea1nrnns =. a',s
r,ro,,e md canister -
A. d,rk IN The ave,;ro h,v;no .av,,ooa
:. 5 'Ao6 e1t"Aeeo
una Il he;nc ,mno,s,h,- - hn,a 49, ,s1ana
1oneer Gen pconre1ard oras-sS - +ha h.- arsa,," .u
t,o1 ,rhtch tool r1aco ha.-raon o,e,ss1.
n NJ ari11 NJ With sn,cese W. e1;,-e5
The cnns of WAGNER ma c-ocr .na r;,h
drew notse1esslv IN barres nv ons ~ h,raa
con+s;n;no twelve men voa c,,tr,ad I'D ~
enemy INV bo1as Crr,n,i,,s, po;at - 80,
r,oz- - tha ~, Al Is on3a. So. -
ru,1,ro-or son, ~ ~, . ss..a.eI
f,om. ste,;han F11iot+ comm.a;,,nn s ~ -.
. -. 80 '' e' aHu.ns NJ 1o1'
oaW.ef' annouaees lnat LILY Oh I1uee, oe-
monolng Inc amneola1e surrender OF that
Tort, has just been receired from Admiral
Nahlgren' by Lieut.. Bsown, OF the steamer
Palmetto State. .-.-..
Gen. beauregard telegraphed to Maj. ELI
OIL 10 reply 10 Admiral Dahigren, that he can
uaSe or. eun'e1 "nen Nc takes IT and holds
~; .n"'' ~ LUG 1neantlme' has demands are
1otl'e anu "nueco1nlns.
q, 3 .A naH-1sle 49, sep.' 80 = m'-Aso ?. IN.
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su, 1 e.o0e. :. LII usu., anu opeueo 4 aot
11' ~ aue. ~. Jui 1at'eties on salusan,s
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