Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-16
second Attack n CharIsstoR, Com menei"g Friday
Morning. July 10Th. 1863.


Morning, July 10th, 1888
We copy from tie Charleston Courier of the lth ins
the following particulars of The first days second attack
by the Federas City of Charleston, BIZ eye
witness. The writer says
1t had been expected in official circles for several
days previously that attack was 10 contemplation,
and accordingly all forces on the Island were put
in motion to meet the enemy. About daylight Friday
morning. battery of the enemy OF rot less than nifty
guns together with about fifteen boat howzers, mount
ed the enemys barges and the guns from tour Mon
| itors opened a tremendous fire on Captain Mchefs
battery completely enfading it on The right ard LETT,
causing some bavuc among both officers and men.
The fire from the BOAT hew Zes was particularly De
structve lite sharp shooters of the enemy also did
considerable execution by picking Of The men at the
CUTS. 1t was by ole OF these that The gallant Lieut.
John Bee Was ktd Minnie ball striking and passing
thrOnpb bis head. ihe men, Notwithstanding this ter
ribIa shower Of solid shot, shell and bullets stood TO
their guns BY and it was not until they we're com
pete!y exhausted, and the enemy who has landed IN
force rapidly approaching, that the order was
given to retire.
The enemy succeeded in capturing several of our
men, whose exhausted condition prevented escape Cap
tain j. Ravene Macbeth and Lieut. u. Hayward are
reported among the prisoners so taken 1t was stated
i yes erday that Captain Mitchell was at one time in the
hands OF the enemy when his meo rallied and ceeded
in getting him away from his csptors Alter the aban
donment OF the battery Capt. Mtcheis artlllerJmen
fell back with the infantry to Battery Wagner. The
ene1nys infantry then threw out o line Of skrmisheTs,
! Greggs Hill to Vinegar Hill
Inc 2lst Regiment, s. O. V, Major MciVer com
mandng, elsons battalion, together with the ar
tiIIersts all unier tie command Of Coioue Graham,
were sent forward oppose tie eLemys further pro-
gress A vtre fight ensued and our forces gradually
fell back Battery Wagner. Two desperate but IN
successful attempts TO carry the battery By assault
made by Ii Yankees. Iii both a saus the enemy suf
Grtd terib leaving orge lumber OF their dead and
wou1ded Oh tie itld.
;, The Yn k.t4, after this, fell back to Vinegar Hill
It is said h.y o1k and still Id possession OF Colonel
Grahams f)rD.r hs adqaar;ers he enemy, after fall
Ing back RECEIVED + llOrcemens, and mad show OF
again moving again thu battery. Ths force Of the
eGtny 81 z: Friday supposed toIhave been about
fcur tuuu3ad Oar loss in killed, wounded and missing
. viii nr6bab oily BE- at.,ut three hundred.
The firing "a bJti sides ceased bout lalfpast six
when the Monitors witt drew. lhe report that ore
left dur :ha engagement in crippled condition WAS
untrue. lac Whole four were engaged throughout the
action aid in the attern"ou their ire upon Battery
Wagner vas very severe We learn however, that the
battery very slightly inj@rel. An officer who OBJ
served the effect OF shots says they struck and rolled
off the sides and decks OF the Monitors like so many
marbles CebGe-stones Captain Haskell's and Lieu
tenant e'3 bodies Tell into tue hands of the enemy
Drs. R. E. HanahAn and Pro'eau said to be prison
ers in the hands of the enemy.
Captain LlnCd N Cheves, accomplished and very
efficient Cic9r OF the Engineer CORPS, killed almost
instantly by q shell from Monitor exploding in Bat
terry Wagner, and striking him in the head, His body
was brought to the city last evening.
different steamers from Morris Island during the day
and last evening. A numb of those painfully wound
ed were obliged to walk to the hospitals under hot
for wa1t Cfconveyances. This, trust, will lie
remedied in lu'uce
We omitted to mention in the right place that Fort
Sunte. opened The turreed monsters and the an
kee infantry the South end Of Morris Island, with
/ what result unable to say.
! TIE fight doubtless will be renewed today, with
greater iiercenfss than any have yet The en-
envy has certainly shown deep laid plan, ard is deter
mined to push it.
Yesterday evening the main body of the enemy OF
the Stono side had copyrighted at Battery Island b.
sides throwing Out large picket force far Grim
balls and Iagares James Island.
l, 1t also reported that the notorious Colone
Montgomery, with his negro troCIs, had gone up Eds
to with the design OF destroying the pontoon bridge
: Midtown, near Adams Run, aud tearing up the track
We could not learn what foundation there was Tor III
. report.
: The following IS list CT the killed end wounded
among the officers Friday, Morris Island
q kilied-Captain Charles HASKELL Capt. Langdoi
4 Chevts, Lieut. Ohm Bee
6 Wounded-Captain J. w. Ford, Lieutenant Aston
g Captain wild, Captain Ihomas Capt. 1arrh.
MisaiDg-Capt Howard, Liut A. P. Craig, Capt
D RoCdy, Lieut.. Woodward.