The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17


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fAFSoNA1~-AAeu'. Sam W.
jutant Of the 18th Iowa, mas arrived n tnl.
CITY. SHe II ETH suffering from the wound
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EDITOR dAWK-E1E:.-A 1avo-ss1 80 -. :,
faction this morning., OF comMu1.i ~ =
you the glorious inteA;esl.c ..s =. ~.
Morgan surrendered 20 me AlAk " yo ia,
teIoay. II was gioIioos ~ ~. A .rH ~
may FULLY appreciate ON !eDcS 1n1 49,
importance OF this capture, VII lve ~
synopsis Of our operations apce 1sno 1.,a
on Danphin 1sland1 August q 1ne TN
ming o. the blockade Dy ne neets tne ~
ture Of Fort Gaines, the IeCei ran r rsnn ~
sea, and the evacuaAon q Fort fOwoAs -
facts with which vow are July converssn J.
therefore neeo Say cut uIle ~ 1egatcu -
them.
The running o. me BLOCKADE va ~
ing Undertaking, ana ~ was az succees1ul
az DARING. 40 scene coulo nave Deen 10y u
suOnme ana terfioiy eWiuI toAn tnSt ~
our nees running tne BLOCKADE. Inat YOU
may better unoers!ano tne geoeIapny OF
our operanons, wAl sta.e tnat Fl. ual1es
IS located q me east enc o. DauPnin Is
land. Fort Powen = situated "a me pay
on north side OF Fort Gaines: Fort Nor
gan ~ situated On MoOne Folnt, lmMeo1.
ateiy east OF Fort Gaines, and the Two
Forts command the cnannel enter1ng MO-
que Bay. Inc cnannei, except narrow
was r,.n
Of S9sa Morgan sos n T.
through thar pass, ana Deneatn the power
full guns Of both Forts, was indeed haz-
ardous Undertaking, but as Admiral Far
ragut had resolved TO pass those Forts, it
nad % De gone, ana u wdS done: ont the
flames OF IRE that blazed from che Forts,
the volumes or smoke that darkened the
Heavens, and the mighty roar Of an hum
aleo guns, was lnoeeo aWinny suoime.L
Forts Gaines and Morgan formed the LOCK
which held Mobile, and the running OF the
blockade was Inc Key which opened the
lock. ss et -
BY the surrender Of. Fort Gaines We ac-
CURED "a siege guns. an invulnerable fort,
800 prisoners, 1000 stand small arms, and
missary stores. Fort Powell was not fully
completed, but was manned with ten siege
guns, which were abandoned in good con-
dition. In investing Fort Gaines the army
suffered but little loss, the 34th lost one in
killed, being the total Of casualties. The
oath and 9th Indiana we're ordered up to
receive the prisoners aud take possession
Of the Fort. The prisoners were formed in
line and stacked arms, while our boys, in
line Of battle, stood fronting them. As the
Rebel Flag, which had % long been float
ing ON the Fort. camo down the nag pole
on one side, or d6 the glQriopgr Stars
and Stfipeak 3ADEOt3e14-~W We
were an napPa1 indeed wen. .a
y'On the sth An1i, We ooaraSo the gonDoats
ana otner vesseis 1no salIeo up Lne Day
anu tanded on tne nen!nSui1, ~ tne ~. ~
3i fort Morgan: Tue 9etn Iowa ana lUlo
ONO were the Hnt Regiments 70 lana mo
iorm line OF battle Tney we're soon
joined Dy DINERS ana proceeded towards
ne forf. Inc rebels we're soon driven INTO
Inc i0rt, where they had 70 remain unt1!
ns Gay g tSin c ; n - 9se
Fort, and were Of course within easy
range OF ifs guns, and not untrequentiy
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