Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-18


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.ua WASHINGTON, January II.
Major General Dir:
The following official dispatches have
just been received at this Department:
HEADQUARTERS U. S. FoRcEs,
On FEDERAL PoINT, N. c., January Is.
VIA FoRTREss MONROE, 18th.
Brig. Gen. j. A. Rawlins: o,
GENERAL-I have the honor to report
that Fort Fisher was carried by assault this
afternoon and evening, by General Ames'
Division, and the I'd Brigade of the 1st Di-
vision of the oath Army Corps, gaIlantly
aided by battalion of marines and seamen
from the navy. The assault was preceded
by heavy bombardment from the fleet,
and was made at $3.50 p. M, when the First
Brigade (CurtissD of Ames' Division effect
ed lodgment upon the parapet; but full
possession of the work was not obtained
till 10 p. m. The behavior of both officers
and men was most admirable.
All the works south of Fort Fisher are
now occupied by our troops. We have not
less than 200 prisoners, including General
Whiting and Col. Lamb, the commandant
of the fort. I.regret to say that our loss is
severe, especially in officers. am not able
to form any estimate of the number of cas-
ualties. ......... ....
[Signed] ALFRED II. TERRY,
Breve, Maj. Gen. Comd'g Expedition.
FoRT FISHER, Jan. 16, "a. NJ.
After a careful reconnaissance OH the
14th, 1t was decided to risk an assault on
Fort Fisher. Paine's division, with Col.
Abbott's brigade, was to hold our line, al
ready strong, across the peninsula and ia
cling Wilmington, against Hoke, while
Ames' division should assault on the west
end. After three hours heavy navy firing
the assault was made at Z. NJ. on the 18th.
Curtiss' brigade led, and as soon as 1t was on
the west end of the land front was followed
by Pennibacker's, and the latter by Bells.
After desperate fighting, gaining foot by
foot, and severe loss, at 8 T.. NJ. we had
possession Of about half the land front.
Abbott's brigade was then taken from our
line facing Wilmington, and put into Fort
Fisher, and on pushing it forward at 10 p.
NJ, it took the rest of the works with little
resistance, the garrison falling back to the
extreme of the peninsula, where they were
followed and captured, among Others Gen.
Whiting and Col Lamb, both wounded.
think we havequite 1000 prisoners. hope
our own loss may not exceed 800, but it is
impossible to judge in the night. Among
the wounded are the commanders of the
three leading brigades-Gen. Curtiss being
wounded, not severely; but Coils. Penni-
hacker and Bell dangerously.
The land work was a formidable one, the
parapet in places fourteen or fifteen feet
high, but the men went at it nobly, under
a severe musketry fire. The marines and
sailors went up gallantly, but the musketry
fire from the east end of the land front was
so severe that they did not succeed in en-
tering the work. The navy fire on the
work, Judging from the holes, must have
been terrific. Many of the guns were in
yured; how many there were on the point
fsn2Ns sgnsd dfnypr00a0lyo t1rty Eo%.fatyy or forty
1t. Col, A. D. c. and Chief Engineer.
Another dispatch estimates the number
of prisoners captured at $500, and the num-
Der of guns at ~.
General Grant telegraphs to this Depart
ment that, in honor of this great triumph
achieved by the valor of the army and
navy, he has ordered a salute of one hun
dred guns to be fired by each of the armies
operating against Richmond. ....
[Signedl c.. DANA,
Asst Secretary of War.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 1.-THE steam
er Atlantic, just arrived from Wilmington,
confirms the capture of Fort Fisher and
works on Federal Point. Our losses heavy.
Two l5-inch guns burst on the Monitors.
We captured about 2500 prisoners.
BALTIMORE, Jan, 1.-THE attack on Fort
Fisher commenced Friday, when troops
were successfully landed. Gen. Terry COM
manded the troops, who occupied the en-
tire width of the peninsula. The forts were
entirely cut off from Wilmington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has received the following from
off Fort Fisher January 10, 1865, telegraph
ed from Fortress Monroe 18th:
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary Of the
Nauy:
SIR-Fort Fisher is ours. send bearer
of dispatches with brief account of the
affair. Gen. Terry is entitled to the highest
praise and the gratitude of his country, for
the manner in which he has conducted his
part of the operations. He is my beau ideal
of soldier and general. Our co-opera-
tion has been most cordial. The result is
victory, which will always be ours when the
army and navy go hand in hand. The navy
loss in the assault was heavy. The army
loss is also heavy.
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