The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-14

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] HEADQUARTERS, TWENTY FIFTH ARMY CoRrs
IN THE FIELD Virginia, Dec. 81, 1864
Brgadier General j. w. TURNER, Chief Of STAFF, Depart
ment of Virginia and North Carolina
GENERAL--In accordance with orders moved the
evening of the 9TH with about
General Ames' Second division Twenty fourth corps and
General Pancs First DIVISION Twenty fifth corps to the
OF the left OF lines Bermuda Hundred hi
vouacked for the night the signal During the
night received order from the General commanding
to my command at daylight morning Der
muda Hundred and embark it transports that would
be furnished and then rendezvous Fortress Monroe.
This DONE We lay there until the 18th inst waiting
for the navy to get endy and the weather to improve
At three o'clock A. NJ the 18th the transport fleet
by direction of General Butler moved the Chesapeake
Bay and Potomac river to Matthias Point and returned
the day. and proceeded TO sea- arriving OF the
devious ut Masonboro Inlet the evening Of the 18TH
We lay there until the evening Of the 18th, when Ad
mrl Porter arrived The weather during sixty hours Of
this period had been perfectly calm and tho smooth
but the evening Of the 18th there quite rough
sea- making impossible for the troops be landed
the beach Admiral Porter therefore requested
delay attack until the became smooth that
could operate with him. The weather became
stormy the rougher, and the GOTH 2lst 22d and
23d blew gale, compelling most Of the vessels OF the
transport feet geek shelter in Beaufort harbor and TO
On the 1th early hour possible, we left
Beaufort harbor for New Inlet and found on our arrival
@ before dark the Ssy engaged N sGess po
mandng General proceeded on board Of the flagship
in company with Lieutenant Colonel Cornstock, Abide
Camp General Grants stan, and learned from Admi
m Porter that the powder vessel had exploded at forty
minutes past one A. w. that day, close TO Fort Fisher,
ana iha. he had comuenced the attack Of daylight firing
his rst shot after twelve NJ aud that he> rebels had
piled with little spirit to his fire. and no seemed
sanguina Of an easy capture Of the work. reported THIS
- n,tIo rain md wa a.
rec,ed 10 land recommending parry OF nbou, i've hun
drcd the following day. TO push as close % posi-
to report, that II IL we're found practicable
TO assault, all the troops could be landed and
morning ] saw Admiral Porter, and arranged
with him the details for eng the landing, ana also
for landing the troops AS soon az an e nasto a
Of the One Hundred and Forysecond New York vonn,
ecre, and about nifty men Of the One Handrsd ana
Of Ames division, oil under the command OF Brevet
Brgader General Curtis landed the beach about
three miles above Fort Fisher also accompanied TINS
BODY Of person We covered In our landing
by division Of twelve gunhoats under The command Of
Captain Gleason United States Navy ard the sloop-of
| war Brooklyn, Captain Alden commanding. We were
bv the boats Of these vessels and those OF the
| other vessels Al soon US the landing was made,
| ! directed General Curtis TO push his command
| down the beach as far As he could 20. He
| pushed his skirmSh line within few yards OF Fort
Fisher causing his way the surrender OF the garrison
OF Flag Pond Hill battery The flag OF ths battery and
the garrison taken possessio4of by The navy n-
mcdiately after the white Wised before
men, moving At a double quick, could get up 20 IT, !
proceeded in person, accompanying the One Hundred
and Forty second New York Volunteers 10 within about
eight hundred yards of Fort Fisher point from which
had good view OF the work. Prom what saw there
and before that time, and from what had heard from
what considered reliable sources, believed the work
"a he a square Fashioned work. II has high
relief wide and deep ditch, excepting on the sea
front n glaris; has casemnes and boinbproofs suih
cently large to hold its garrison counted seventeen
in position, bearing up the beach, and between
each pair Of suns there was traverse 80 tnios and 20
hkyf. ~. nj That
all bombroons stoctade run from the northeast an
gle Of the ccunercap OF the work TO the water cd.e
4 on the seaside ! plainly tina, the work had not
been materially injured by the very accurate shell fire
OF the naNy and having distinct and vivid recollection
q the bcmbardment of Fort jackson, OF Ncksburg, of
Charleston and OF Fort Warner all Of which Instances
enormous and well directed shell fire has done but
htte damage and having distinct and vivid r.collec
ton 81 the two unsuccessful assaults Fort wagner
both which made under -four times M favorable
! circumstances ~ those under which We were placed
returned, directed, tho Major General command
ing, found him the gunboal chamberlin within easy
range and good view Of IN. work aud frankly reported
20 him that IL would be butchery order assault
that work under tho circumstances After examining II
himself carefully, he came TO the conclusion and
directed the troops IA he r. embarked Tiis was accom-
plshed by Tuesday morning In the interval between
my leaving General curtis command aud their re-em
barkaton General Curtis performed several Operations
resulting in the capture OF officer and two hun
drcd and twenty prsates, making total Of nearly three
| hundred prisoners
second New York volunteers " reported having gone
the parapet Of Fort Fisher and captured ia nag He
deserves prompt promotion Tor this act Of personal gal
| lanry
General Curtis personally and his whole command werc
under nay eye, and they all behaved spendidy aud
serve incubation.
| Lieutonsnt Colonci r. H. Jackson Inspector General
and Chcf of Artillery my star, remained skr
mlsh line Fort Fisher until after dark, and
| reward Tor hts rallantry.
would respectfully refer 10 the accompenyns reports
| Of Generals Amcs and Curtis for further details.
| From these you will that our total loss one
officer captnred, wounded IN emharkng and
fifteen men wounded nearly all the latter BY cur own
| naval force
The garrison OF Flag Pond Hin battery belonged Kirk
lands brigade OF Hoke's DIVISION and unanimously re-
ported that hoy left Richmond on the Tuesday previous
Prom somn Of these aud other prisoners learn that
RIrkands and Hapgoods brgades had already arrived
and that The remainder Of Hokes division the