The New York herald., 1863-07-27


General seymodr and his staG ., ths batteries,
exposed much and more than the artilleriss.
General Strong, too with his stan at the 'front.'
\ where no always N when his troops arc. His brigade
was under arms all day posted around blum, rsl on tho
| lort and ~ shc rear Of our centre batteries.
Whenever these generals appeared they were chesred
for they all very popular aud deservediy 30, both
with the ofccrs and the enlisted mon, who don't object
strict discipline, hard work and nghtng but
| opposed 70 being trincd with or imposed upon.
Ammx cASxoSApE
was keps up through tho whole afternoon from land
batteries and tho ncct fseby responded TO- a. compared
with rapid and continuous nrng
ras NAVY.
Ihave omitted 70 mention that in the forenoon before
the ciads into action. OF tho woodcn gun
and schooner had opened ON tho attacked
fort making splendid shots. They continued their
firing through tho whole bombardmont Tho Paul Jones'
with her two hundred poundcr bow gun, planted
big shells directly In the robel works do not pretend
give full details OF the naval operations for my POSI-
ton Ia now with the land forccs who al present
doing tho principal fighting. There In danger. how
ever Of tho navy going entirely unnoticed. BY New
York papers OF the 16h containing the nrs announce
mont Of this movement, obtained an account Of tho
fight tho 10TH received by the Baltimore Aps.rcan
from tho ofccss OF tho gunboat Union which represents
tho whole affair brilliant naval operation In road
WOuu
sailors marines hold the batteries The navy had
captured. The navy, indeed, operated but that was
all tho land ba,teries skiuly constructed unknown
70 the rebels General srongs gallant stormng party
would taken tho works without aid from tho navy
| and the gunboats, unaasisted by tho army, would
never have reduced them At tho range they had that
| day. II was army not . navy, operation, and the
gunboats acted merely auKiares 10 tho land forces
They no doubt did all they could but not much was 70
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achievements, and whenever they accomplish any IN
front OF Charleston they shall not unrecorded. II they
dismount single gun, known 10 XII single rcbsl
q Fort Wagner tho facts shall DO announced with full
"details.
1 COUNCIL
Towards night General Seymour and General strong,
with some Of their stan officers, went up from the front
the look out. and had interview with General Gill
mere For ssven hoars batteries and the navy had
been engaged the showsdno signs Of giving out
Wagner had stopped firing, and her evidently
| whore shsMs could do them no harm.
| PLAN 70 TAKE
Whether tho result OF this consultation OF In accord
ance with previous arrangements saunos say, u vas
evident that the TO DO stormod The roopi
for tho work had solicited and they recssd orders
! 70 move ~ oocs.
/ 80 rm srosnxo ponrz.
General strong orders march HIS brigade scroes
tho opcu land 70 beach ths old houss n tho right
Of worts and fos this movement ths Fifty fourth
Massachusetts Colonel Robert shaw, ADDED tcmpora-
ry to bis commsnd. His other regiments the Sixth
Connecticut Colonel John L. ChAtaed; Nnth Maine,
CbIonel sahine Emory Tho remnant d tho Seventh Con.
nec<cut battalion, cfpan Sylvester Gray tnct with
the sormins pariy): Forty eighth New Fork, Cooosl
| whham b. barton; seventy.sixth Pennsylvania. com.
mandcd by Captain John Lte and tho Third New Hstu
4 shire, Colonel J. II. Jackson.
Co,one6l g. Putnam was ordenad 10 advance with his
brigade 6ths Of srouss. His brigade had boso on
The beach, under the blum all day, and consisted o The
Seventh New Hampshre Lieutenant Colonel J. O. Abbott
IN Command; ons Hupdrsdth New York. Colonel Dsndy:
sixty seventh Oho, Csoasi A. C. vors and Tho sixty
second Ohio. Colonel Howell
Brgadier General Stevenson also ordered towards
the front with his nne brigade - rsserve
ns~Aux ApnmAL
Il became necessary 70 communicate with Admiral
Dahsssn that he might operate with the projected
| movement. Captain Burger, OF General Gmorss star
selected 10 bear tho message, trning duty, for
Admiral Dahlsren tho Mostauk. and tho Montank
| had just crcpt up 70 vor Wagner. Her
ment had excited SUSPICION and from tho rebe forts des
perats but futo Efforts beng madc 70 disable her
Safe enough inside but her deck and vicinity did not hook
very inviting boat drawn up on tho beach vas I'm
pressed Tor the servce objected under the
| circumstances, 70 visiting tho Montauk gigh, sturdy
osrsmca from The Seventh New BampShlre volunteered
once and In half hour Captain Burger returning
safely.
| voonous ARTILLERY ASSAULT.
part Of the plan tho land batteries ash iron clans
a furious assault tho fort airing with tho
gressst psssble rapdy giving the sps whore their
IRE concentrated and Internal Isok smoks
completely cnveopcd Il. and the flashing tho burFt,g
shells like the tongues OF nams from burning
volcano Largo columns Of smoke lowered upwards, tn
they swept away IN clouds by tho brsess. The
puns o, vapor exploited shcps noa,sd around like
little baIIoons gradually expanding and mixing into ths
mass of smoke The from ,ss guns and nrsars
almost desenng. Under this cover tho two brgaios
advanced
! srsoso- sH'gADs
| strongs brigade marched column up fsst no Old
building On the right ot our batteries then depoyed and
advanced line short distance, then depioycd again,
and marched up the beach 10 closo column, rgtrams
brigade following Al supporting distance aad bsiiing Al
point where they had ordered stop Fort sumter
saw the movement. aud pitched her shsis anong
ihs troops but hurt Of thsm. wbea uosEs troops.
led by thsr gallant general had ga thirds tse dis
tsDoo ,hs fort ,he oasscoadsx ssasea s,osd IN
jurlns our troops, and then The Scbsis N yort
Wagner came out 10 full strength. A thoos.od
masrs,s dashed almost together. sai poures :
deadly nrs nto troops. The guns byoush,
70 bear than, and Usps and canister ha.lsf down
upon u.~n. with shost tbsy advanced aia vrs from
the General On double auss. uDfaerlnsly directly up
that terrible are husko,ry raiei sHnisss shells
burst an srousd them. bclIrts whis,d, canister hun
med. grape poughsd slons thu ground. the fort ..
lighted up almost sOnsiantiy with The Or. from hs~hs
en- rios and mussc,s-aot n,iui flashes, bss -itb
ssady, gieamlnz sheets of fame. Tbsy sAssersi
never wsvercdds not stop Tor TIE msry vhs FOIL.
listen 10 the u the wounded Thsy fsseheS the
deh snd crossed n, soma pianks sous rushas aosn
In snd ,ong up seeking beissr snirsnss 70 The
Icr where the dh was, boweyer nI'sd ~iih A.
they making tbs hostxers in he sass0ps
ksy up rAkng ore, ps0sseatsg many tpsie. bat ss,
! dalrrng tho over th0y vsnt Ani clam.
bered up The pArapc,s Bat tbe psps met
them sverywbsrs, sweeginx ~ eAcb, - cert 10
oatsbde, the parapss abovs asd ,Bs tobIi assny