The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-08-06

Friends are bending over them to
staunch their wounds, or bind up their
shattered limbs, but the deathly glare
from sunken eyes tells that their kind
services are all in vain.
In this night assault, and from
its commencement to its close, Gen.
Gilmore, his staff, and his volunteer
aids, consisting of Col. Littlefeld, of
the 4th s. c., and Majors Bannistsr
and StrYker, Of the Psymaster's De-
part, were constantly under FIRE and
doing all in their power to sustain the
courage of the troops and urged on re-
Inducements. All that human power
could do to carry this formidable earth
works, seems to have been done. No
one would have imagined in the morn
ing that SO fierce a cannonade from
both the navy and the batteries on
shore, could fail to destroy every bomb
proof the rebels had erected. But the
moment our men touched the parapets
of the fort, 1900 strong steamed from
their safe hiding place, where they had
been concealed during the day, and
fresh and strong, we're prepared to
drive us back. We then found to our
sorrow that the l5-inch shot from the
Monitors, even when fired at distance
of but 1850 yards, had not injured
them in the least. Only the parapete
of the fort had been knocked into sand
heaps.
In their proper places l forgot to
mention that the gunboats Wassahick
on, Capt. Davis, the Chippewa, Capt.
Harris, the Paul Jones, Capt. Buyer,
and the Ottawa, were also engaged in
the bombardment at long range, and
that during every day Of the week,
from the 10Th to the 18th, bad been
more or less engaged with the work.
The amount of shell thrown at Fort
Wagner would almost build another
Ironsides.
BEAUFORT, S. G. July %. 1868.
left the the battlefield last Monday
to visit the hospitals in this oity and
at Hilton Head, where nearly all the
wounded have been brought.
The large old mansions are nearly all
full, and if there are to be wounded
and dying, no better accommed atoms,
SO far az the main building are con-
osrned, could be found. But in other
respects, l regret to say, the medical
department were not prepared for 30
large demand upon their time and
skill.
By the Ben De Ford, from Morris
Island, we have intelligence up to this
morning. The Monitors are still daily
at work upon Fort Wagner, but seem
to effect nothing beyond preventing the
rebels from repairing the work.
From an officer on board of the Iron.
sides, learn that in the attack of last
Saturday seven hundred shots were
fred from that vessel, and about the
same number from the Monitors.
As Fort Wagner made but feeble
return, Of course no damage was sus-
tanned by the Ironsides.
Lieut.. Col. Hall, Provost Marshal
General for the Department of the
South, met the commander at Fort
Wagner under Gag of truce on Sunday
morning, in order to arrange in regard
to the burial of our dead. The rebel
officer would not treat with him bot
told him that the dead would be buried
and the wounded cared for as well as
their own. Much indignation was ex-
pressed on account of placing negro
troops in the trent on the night of the
assault-they desire to be killed by
white men and not by stolen slaves.
They reported Col. Putnam of the
7th New Hampshire, dead and buried,
and Col. Shaw of the 54th Massachu
setts, wounded and prisoner.
Prisoners taken, and dsserters who
have come in within the past few days
say that the rebel loss during the fight
of Saturday was quite three hundred
that at one gun there were four detach
ments eff men shot down and that
late in the afternoon our fire became &C
hot that the officers commanding com
paniss could not lead or drive thei.
men out c. Tue bomb proofs.
The fighting qualities of the 9th Con.
uecticut and the 48th New York, they
speak in the highest terms of, and say
that the prisoners from the regiments
will be unusually well treated. They
also admit that the 54th Massachusetts
fought well, but say all tho prisoner.
captured from the regiment will be solo
into slavery.
They were sent into Charleston thu
same night of the attack.