Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
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Editors Wilmington Journal:
While entire Coaederacy il justly ming the
unlocked for loss of Forts Gaines and POWELL it is painful
that this lament find other utterance
vae and public than by heapng shame AID oquy on the
holds All the Journals Of the day. in editorials and no:
ce of correspondents the br and the generals of
over their tea combine in one howl of reachery cow
ardice and shameful which they take for granted
principally because nothing better presents itself to their
minds 70 solve mystery, which fact moth
ng more than that principally the event is
dom, this heapipg ot SANDER and calunny who
formerly have shown themselves to DO honorable and
brave? Would it not be more proper to have more pa
ieoce? is there any need OF this dire haste to baoken
in them God help those poor soldieIs,-their sorrovs
dahonoripg them and saddenng the hearts their
tiTes, which, douo each Ut the garrison has left be-
without knowing any more q the details depora.
BILE occurrence than furnished by the st
other than "treachery aud cowardlce may have
Let us We are informed that Fort situated
end of Dsuphine Island which lies West OF the
Po~e i. on anothsr Island some five miles Northwest Of
Fort Gaines; that 5000 6000 Yankee troops had
that Yankee -f CT some Is ships after Destroy
lutte fact OF ves,es lad entered the Bay and
Fort Gaines was theretore cat of from relief which
could by d surrounded all sides by the
| enemy the south, East and Norh py their htet,
mounting 42O OF the heaviest caore and on ne
Wet sld b an ARM of say 5000 sn1o 10 nj
l
North Of the aud ana miles West n. West Of
| Fort
To oppose this armada, Col Anderson had it appears
strong $50 for its defence and six
months Stores
1t Is but suppose that the OF the Yankee
sh ps NeIe ssidea eleven lines Eulne US
As1 OF superior cbre tran thoss OF The 1or End tina
hsre re 40 attack ire flom three sides coa not vel
| lnve been answered Col Anderson, he hdd thai
u coud nos have encted much. Tho presu lton 10 III
tn eG hte (outraasios h) would have driven
ms th5il DOlb prujs aad peTaaps tbs
f3E wht Lnigut stood b7 guns uid
oeen plckeu of enemy snap shooters, posed be
bnd ne II tie sand nils .hich surround and axe
excellent cover.
VII S could, under such circumstancss the garrison
eco DO To prevent .iade " thu aud force QUO
ankees, which TeIe douot ready Tor mat
and loug beore any reilet could b. sem ?
Is It Lot reasonable to suppose, ain, tina
these troops would nsve susces folly place
put the gari-oB the sword, just our orces
Il garrison Of Fort Pillow :!
Il sure. GIT base ugh. AMI ecould ladu
died. out could have prevented OF
ami tie blood of cil3su soIler7 cheap
have We MAN. tha. We should demsud sacf
Ooess exhibit OF bravery? Shall cali trait
ora and ~Arus ~nan thas not sacrnoag their lives
What did the Com of tott PILLOW gain by his
fusa Surely respect but the execrasoL
for his want OF sense and humanity OF both reno
4 foe.
URder such circumstances these, commander duty
pla When place becomes untenable he should saw
the lives Of his Col. Anderson has done So Let
him for doing his duty, and pity him in his mIafor
Il tune. ALABAMA.