, 1863-09-16
Report Of Col. Q. L. Mann,
.ofthe Yates Pha1aux.

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Inc enquirer mas an ealtof1a On Tile Union
repulse in attempting to storm Sumter, In
which it says: t'rhe midnight attack upon
the ruined fort, in thirty barges, with muffled
oars, and the rebel batteries all lying asleep;
the surprise. md then tie thunder Of ona
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m"n 'ao auo saoaalus "f71ene'' 'n'
son4euela'' o',an.' os1 - 51ns' o'el 1no "uen
1otEeuaot "mle' auo' "oIae VI ai'' 'ao o'o
olue1e " lAsa4 PAopoA'5' tA' Auaet-
eon nag oofne on 20 Dc nong up 1of a trophy
IN zone enn1en o1 1ne pfouo Guy OF scces-
elon'
lepecla. .ollesponoenss VI ,ne eneaso 1taouno.
Moaa1s IsIasp. ~ % Sent = ;ssa oto''
herewith send Won an important and IN.
teresting order Of Colonel Mann OF the 39tb
Ills. regiment,
HEApquAnrrrs ssrr Rror. Ills, yo1s..
AonR1s ISLAND, 8. G., Sept. 8, 1851 I
capt. Adam ieFf5. a. A. u.
Sir: nave Inc Qonor 10 report TINT, In
accorcaccee with your order, l entered upon
The duties OF the General ohlcer Of the
Trenches on the evening Of the I'd inst, re.
HcVtng Col. Drake. Ny grand guard con-
sisted Of 8 portion Of the I'd brigade. The
fore uart of the nfeht WAS spent in verifv,np
5e.e,,o r.., 49, .s;r ..s... .~.'s", ..e
to and reporting upon the amount Of ammuni-
tjon an f,and or wanted hv .tha art;}1erfa.e
ano ouee1lus LUZ cale1un "snts, 60 tnat tae9
would best reflect On the enemies works, In
Which l succeeded admirably we'll. The old
io1' lna. itonleo u, usua1'y aaek aao iso"n-
Ing as night, gloTed with Light, revealing to
the anxious eye Of the -yieiIant
eh.ro.tco+era u, ff3.+ ~ H. ..,,o1
~ -.3Ns,. s 49,. ~ s.1- %s'ts. 4AS,o ~! !eo', :,
eennnels' VINO o'l5 ss.seo tneE devoted
1oval lead. The adjoining marsh and creek
- 49, x.,.s.,r, =. ..h,ve.1.. orth~ .stss.
a"o .ns "'es04'' w .n"e'A' VI LIE contenu'
Ing gtorces-separnted from each other only
By a litch-we1e handsomely lighted no.
nroducYnp a beautiful md nfcturesoue r,e1s
r.. - ~a1,s..s 49, .s'..,,- 10"
tnas naPpAS 1eneseo Inc USUALLY monon
NAfj {
and prominently In the picture appeared thu
st,rs ard st,3nsa thot wovaa IN +ha hraa1.
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ont 1e" roas 10 INC r'gnt OF wagner, as
signal by which the navy directed their fire
Permit ms In thI, connection to exnress tlf
e1ou is1 tS ~ tha n,esa. ,ntv 10 ona osI ;a
aualnasy 70 tne pleAss , uuty aaa slsge 0per
atlons On enea aeltatoly rs Nc nave
1u.t W1enched from Feoelllous hands.
hanht anohI - 70 ofiosh T. ~, oesesT ~
u y n 5voya 13or Ston
.nH. ross y IL rsnorteI g,at II w,nnsr ~. ~.
sSacnataJ e-ca1t ~ ~, 1I Isf+ ~ 1o "a< ~
1he maraztnes. md thst he anemv ha5 - -
'ir.d - Fnrt Greor ran daaSrt59- nau 49, 70 :,
vo1no 1rfshman ~ annesred 90 a,raert 80
N Xix stateInent' at fpco teieora1hed eIs III
,ennrt - t:en Et,more E,rws ths ..-;a isaa'
ner to him and aske5 nnrn,ss;on - tu!n ~.
WA
r1sntsj sn'riEsd 43Ea 1"a nnamsd ~ 1uo- suo-
Gran1.. 1,nt Tx 80 - ~ af opol
Th,Et5T, n.;,"4as Is+er ~ Gs-e~a1 s,1antns
no. tnrn III ~ H+,ns o ~ Mea1a1 M and ~.
~ n ahorr ne ~ 7want1- n;1e+aa t an9 H.
cfaee and sena into the ~ i've raao1nta ms-
sece-tainsd fhst 1bev rere n tand 11 +Wsnts ~
~ oTe to csntnTe INV yl,o n,sht hc 7nri-ins
.hont ond eecr-s 4Ra ~" n,s1,-Ena. T e 1,nssihi5 :
raa"1ded tha svrad;tion ~ Lass f,a,s~dons
tho1 r. ~es ,mnoltant far tb,noi T. .hau1d
he .f f;,n1d NJ to he iesertei. I fad eVerv ] reosnr
to m i,s,IeVe ] 4 1hat It was strongly moi ci,srged % -,
tS,cEIv st,~r % r;tr =. R fSose 1n{arnai tnEoadoe. %
W. baan ~ ~. E e
nn1s;Jn ~ ~ ths - far4 thsrcfnrc airc,ta; IL ta;
y;o;nr S,nton to c,i1 H. iice Vo'nOtea.a ~ vs.
derfake The critical mission From n 1s1ef
humber Who presented themselves. thc Maio,
Grmnanr K Cornnrni Henrv Deianro
md nrfvafc Cornelius Coy. n, q Ed1ari
| WnrdTnrd, a. r and Chns' Watts n A. Al
~ he a1,th rec;1nent ~ Iji,nnis Ia1untears IT, ~
| who carrfn1,v snter6d the fort and snon ra
| rorted toIfaye seen no oue. eycent what an
Tf,eared to he a smsll sonad Of men rstf7Inr +
| asU ali boat towards Fort Gregg. Can't. Janc
Wiehtman. % Co. G. 39th TliSois Yolunteers
Ieeimental colore and twenty men. and plant
in5 the forncr On the narss1,et. nr3ceeded +:
coF+fn1}v cTnlone the fart. Canf' " i1;scnv
ere<, md cnt fase line whfcS connecteii viii
fwo If thn maueztnes and extended ovcr q,
the sen shore. The further examination .
" euarSed and InstTuctions transmitted to t5
offfcer hp .vbom Wa relieved 70 a1Jow NJ ~,
narson ~. ~. an4er nnt.i SIMS rnnscetant m
| shnu1d he detailed tn carefnl1v exnfora than
Tho ane.nv donhtiesa 1aft -. .craat hoafa a
Int two or three % Of tbeir % enns n w were S sniRSed