Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-08-04
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Storming Of Fort Wagner.

From the correspondence Of the Boston Herald
We select the annexed spirited description oil the
wo assaults upon fort Wagner
CHARGE BY sTRoNG's BRIGADE.
yben the right moment came, Ssrong's Br-
eaae began to advance directly on the fort, the /
Sanboats and batteries concentring all their guns
"a nWagner, and firing with the greatest possible
fauidily. When near the fort our brigade rushed
una, double-quick, and our artillery tire had 10
cease, for our own troops would have suffered
naas,. Then came the rattle oil musketryi as
.A2t. after sheet Of Hame ran along the repel
hnes. Their infantry bad come out from Their
eo,er, and fired continuous yoeys al our devoted
mar as they kept steadily and brayey on into
ii. very avs Of death. simultaneously, too, SIX
ruts poured canister aud grape into our ranks
I'LL whole brigade was exposed, and not Fes1-
ment in il escaped the first volley.
j had good position 10 look on, ana the sigh'
VA the grandest ever beheld or expect to see
ltwoald have been beautiful beyond description
unmociated with carnage, eroans aud ghasIiy
sisb,s as il was It was too sublime to give any
ia Of The flash from each musket and r,iie
soal be distinguished at the instant OF the DIS
cbaree, aud then they dverged into an immense
shse. Of flame. The discharges from the mounted
rus we're most terrific. They yomited forth long
solumns Of FIRE locking as large as hogshead,
sffeading out still larger, and dlsslpauns h'o
iNr.s and then darkness, which the musAeuy
uon lighted up The sounds were lndlscrioaoie'
The whizzjng bullets, the buzzlng, spuuerng can.
uister and grape the loud explosions oi Fofl
Sumters now unregsrded shells, the clashlnS ol
hyonets and sabres togehei, the groans ana
screams OF agony from the mangled wounded
ones, the loud commands o. the officers to thelI
men, the cheers which relieved but could mol
dpwn the groaus, made terrible din, complete
y lconlusing except to the coolest heads
#Gen. Strong and Gen. Seymour were there, al
cod as If only reviewing brigade on holiday
eQna to every emergency which arose, eheerlnl
al leading on the troops through the mnrderou
6fe. None Of them had ever seen such hshtni
some were never in action till the attack on TIL
mind commenced. But they were as sturdy AM
mnnehing as veterans keeping on donole
Qeick till they came to the dtch, and seamoin
oser the moat and up the parspet near the sou'f
eastern baston, shouting and rushing with an en-
hasasm which seemed certain TO conquer. E'
en- regiment in the brigade got into the iott,
Mole or in part, together or suceessNely. III
nlhnt 9th Connecticut were the hrst inside, an
/ rsmained some twenty minutes helping hold
eorner of the fort. Their colonel was severe
! Wunded on the parapet, many OF their once
pere killed. or disabled but they fought despe
ney. sometimes getting new positions aad The
knc driven from them. The 54lh Ma@achusstt
4 oored soldiers, most brayely led by their viii
l micers, went over the parapet win suo'
Auvng bayouets, and making oonoenuaV
/ fe Of grape aud bulle,s-lor The reoeis s"e
/ ney will XIII or capture every negro soldier p'
abie. The sd New Hampshire, the 10th fen
hyania, and the 4sth New York, all pushea
havely and rushed in when they got turn
Il The full heroism Of our troops cannot be ~
spnrecia,ed unless it Is considered that they =
II lace this terrible lire, Of all SORTS Of proeetl
1 anl missiles. from numerous foe protected
1 Are,s,works and concealed by darkness, SO !
1 ihey could no, return the fire, but were obliE
Il a. stand or advance under il. liza lodgment
/ tfteted, ,rayerses protected the enemy Still,
/ gums were brought TO bear on them WIN
1 Iady rrane aud canister, from other parts OF
/ dor, and musketry poured in yolleys irom oeh
4nyerses and breastworks Cans swept the
/ Aahs. covered the parapets, and commanded CIV
/ AArt of the work. IL Is not surprising, when
| aae officers we're killed or wounded, and the
png troops were surrounded by heaps o. siaii
disabled, and walked through pools OF oloou,
They wAvered, aud then reireated' but Wel
mot run like sheep, and 30 oil scattered anu
| moialEed. Some OF the regiments feVse'
| good order the remnants ol all were iof
when out OF the reach Of the deadlIes1 hfe. !,
The Oath Massachusetts, behaved eAoeea
L we'll. They we're the object oil the most 81