Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-26
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NEWS OFgTfEE DAY.

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FROM wILMlNGroN---orFIclAL WAR BU1.LET1S.
9 Fosrnrss MoyroE. Jan, lT--I0vPg M
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to m. nm hoard Tho steamer Sna,dIno off tbat
Mace Yesterday morning, January 18th.
! ~ 'fSionedl Major. Genera / TErRy,
An acknowledgements and thanks for that
Gallant ocb;ayement wac o;vnn in vonnr M mo no
e Admiral Porter and General Tierrv from
wbnn, the followiny n,,,ticc,,lars were obta;nod
The troona arrived IF Hort Wsber On Thurs.
dav n;oht f'On Friday thcv wcre ali landed
nnaer onyer of !. beavy, fre iran, the snnadron7
4 reconnoisance was made bv General Terry
IN Satnrdav. a s,rona de1ans;ve Tnn .aa.;ns,
any Of the ene,ny's force coming from Wi.
mi, oton WAS established and held by d 600
men chiefly colored troops. and an assanlt
was determined on The first osa,ult was
made nm Sunday p M NJ 3.30 o'clock The
sea front Of the fort had been greatly Samaoed
and broken by the continuous FIRE of the fleet
for three days, and tho front was assaulted at
the hour mentioned. by column of seamen
and marines /, 800 strong under command ot
Cant Greece NThpy reached the rarapet hut
after short conflict this column was checked
driven back in disorder, and .wps afterward
placed on the defensive ilnn. tnL;ng tbe Mace
o n brigale that was brouu 1T mn to re.enrorce
the assaultlng column of troors'
Altbouob the assar,t an tbe 60, 'front.' f,ilod
;Ao,f~mod a varv m.oI;I Mt ~ J;,a,. ~
tba ot,onton If 10 onon,. nnd waai,anine iie,s;ne
tho;, VOC stnnoo 20 ,h. atta,.,, b .o &C,
the other ,de ~ = 't'-'>' y Wy '''''f' W
Tho ss,,ult on .,he o,har ,,,l ,,oo, 5,ees,,,
aide of the, fort was made bv n column of q ,Sr,
troons of the old 10Th Corns. led Inv Col Cur.
rs. under the immediate SUPERVISION of Gen
Terry, .. ...T ....t. -.'-7.t. - -
The cnemy's force IN tho fort was over Q. o0o
Tho conflict l,sted fnr seven honrs The
w,rLs wer,, On constructsd that every tr,verse
aaordea the enemy new defensive. ,,os,tion
wbeno. ,hev had ~ be dr;ver : '
Thew wsre sovcn in numbcr ,nl tho 6oht
wos carried IN fro,n ,rn verge to tr.var,. inr
.eyen bours Rv n sk,llf,llv 5ractnI fro
thrnvn into the ,r.versos os one aItsr another
thew were occunied hy the enemy Adn, ral
porter contr;bnted 10 the success. of tho as.
sanl,,ng column re s;rnaia be,wcen himself
snd % CO Tamr .. by;sf 'nteryals his hrs wo,
40 % we'll. mana9ed ss 10 dama.e the ensmr
Az ",Eut .s .. nsns tne enemy
daw, towsrd Fedara, po;nt Ell eoilomad " 'Ire hr
brigade Of o,,r troons and ohou, ] twslve . niooi
=, n;aLt Co. W. a".a.,.saa nuUa. 49,. I;,ooi |
and Is oo,nmanJ ~ Gsn 'Torrv' ,'noond;.;nn ,aa ]
III. ..'' w.. i onn
aAy 40 latso ~ W.: " nuoelE wi M, i,oD
ns I'm sn.1'o'' " s 'oiS' a'o's A'''o '''.
"on'ueu ".
u oar loss was no. accurately asce't'ln~a 1nm oi
mohday, ann 1u. was es'lina.ed a, between 'ooan'
ooo IN ht'iLo anu Wounaeu' pesloes t.e hava IVA.
i' ,oss' "iiieh ."as s'isn,' NOT eAceeu'hs lV'
kl'lea ana Wouhaea' MOI a,snap nor a trans
port was iosI :. eoiohe, gurus was severely
ont not ihorla'y, wouhued' ooiohei nell die'
OF M nus mo"ha' on -iohuay T. morning IGo'ohe
o. w. moore anu 'heaIehaht oo'ohei Lyman
were kilieds ooionei rennyoackef was paui
WOUNDED; also lieutenant Colonci Coall, -
Ecompiete iist Oh ki'lea ana wounded Will "
I forwarded as soon us II can pc prepared q
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barnes that ne had an ample provisiolloi SUI
4 geons nurses and hospttsl supplies ior ,tii
yqppdeds " 'heys wii pe senF north gto tnei
e. 11'tt e. sltey can pc I'l'eq
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3n alonday morllnS ae;gecns . \ ent'i
10 clock Sthemagas!nel q fort fisiier'expiodee
killing and woundmg zllo5 or SDos PERSONS.
After the capture hof theaforf AT the troop
we're withdrawn except one brigade LETT u
charge Of the works o'ii.. " = 4i" A,.'iA- =
How the explosion occurred was not knowr
/ ahat General Terry believed 1T was occ''sione
, by accident or neglect = '~ ~. .esi'',-s
qen +Hoke 8, division reported at i've tho'
sand, was at Wilmington >. a portion OF it we
thrown into the fort not long before the a
| -sault, and while that was gong on demo'
, fstratlon was made by Hoke against our defer
isive line, ,sbutdt was found too strong Tor an
Ithlng more, than a sk.rmishlng anack'',lS 1
T About ~ Q clock Monday morning o heas
cloud ., smoke was Observed over F1r. TOT eml.