New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-14


day. to push possible To Fort Fisher ascertain
its condition aud to report that u were inuhd
practicable to assault all the troops could DC iued IN
the assault made At half past six the next morning
saw Admiral Porter and arranged WIN MN We
details for covering the landing and also for Iang e
troops As as all the transports aiIIoI uuX tp
preparations ready 800 Of the l4sd New YORK
Volunteers and about ~ men OF the 18th NeW-i OK
Volunteers. OF Gen. Curiss Brigade OF Arcs SDNls"n
all under the command Of Breyet Biig'den. Curtis.
were landed on the beach about three miles above Fort
Fisher also accom- panied this body Of ncl IN person
We were covered in our landing by DIVISION OF
tvs Give gunboas under the command OF Capt hlca,oh
United States Navy and the sloop OF war Droo. u,
Capt. Alden commanding. We we're assisted ny Tue
boats Of these vessels and those OF the otter vessels
Az soon as the landing was made directed zen our.
It's 10 push his command down the beach as far a. be
could 20 lie pushed bis skirmlsh line within lew
wards OF Fort Fisher causing bis way the surrender
Of the garrison OF Fagpond Hill Battery. lhe nag o
this battery ard the garrison were TAKEN possession VI
by the Navy Immediately after the white nag was
raised and before our men moving at the doupo IuvA
could get up 10 It, proceeded ID person u;o
ing the li2d New York Volunteers TO within about eoV
wards Of Fort Fisher point from which bah goou
view OF the work. From What saw there ana ge'ote
that time and from what had heard from What con
sidercd Trustworthy believed the work 10 6e
a SQUARE Fashioned work. IL has high relei. vice
and deep ditch excepting on the sea front 81 es hs
classmates and pIOmbproois sufficiently large 20 ou
the garrison. ] counted seventeen guns IN p'sil'on'
bearing up the beach and between each pair VI guns
there was traverse so thick and so hgh about
the parapet that have no douDt f S1gS
the north east angle 81 tie counterserap Oh
the work 10 the waters edge on the seaside. saw
plainly that the work bad rOt been materially liIul'u
by the very accurate shell ire Of the Navy and having
distinct and vivid recollection of the bOmbardmen OF
Fort jackson Of Nicksburg Of Charleston and 81 Fort
Wagner in all Of which instances an enormous ana
well directed shelfre has done but little damage and
having distinct and vivid recollection OF The two un'
ss.u assaults Fort Wagner both OF which were
made under four times as favorable circumstances IS
those under which ve were placed l returned. AS
directed 10 the Mnjor-''enerl commanding; found
lin on tie gunboa Chamberlain within easy range ana
good view Of the work, and frankly reported To him
that II would be butchery 10 order an assault on pat
work under the circumstances. Amer examining u
himself carefully be came TO the same conclusion, ana
directed the troops TO be retmoaTkcd Ihs wa accom-
pished by Tuesday morning. In the interval between
nv leaving Gen Curiis's command and their roembark.
alton Gen. Curtis performed several operations result
ing IN the capture Of officers and 10 prvates,
making q total of nearly 800 prisoners
Lieut. w. ii. Walling. li2d y. y V. II reported as
having gone the parapct Of Fort Fisher and captured
its flag. lie deserves prompt promotion Tor is act oil
personal gallantTy.
Gen. curtis personally and hl. whole command were
under my eye. snd they all behaved spieudidiy anu
Lieut. Col r. II. jackson. Tnspector-'eneral and
Chief Of Artillery staff, remained on the skir'
N ish line Fort Fisher until after DARK ana de-
serves reward for his gailantry.
/ wonld respectfully refer TO the accompanying
r, ports OF Gems Ames and Curtis for further details
From these you will see that our total loss was one
officer captured. wounded IN Te"mbarklhg ana
fifteen men woundednearly al the Latter by our osh
naval fire
The garrison Of Flagpond HiIl Battery belonged to
K.fkland's Brigade Of Hokcs' Division and unanimous
IN reported that they LETT Richmond on the Tuesday
previous From of these ard other prisoners we
learn that krklsnds and Hapgoods Erlgades bad al
ready arrived aud that the remainder OF hohcs DIVE
ION was on tie way.
Bii, ten. Graham with his command had charge
AZ our boats and landing material and deserves the
greatest credit for his industry and energy IN getting
these into system and organizing them ana for the en-
services be and his command rendered during the
disembaI alton and rehabilitation Of the troops
have the honor TO De. very respectfully. y"ir ooe
dent ,eryant q. WEnzEG, MAJ. Ten. Vols
Hpons SECOND DIVISION pain coxPs
Dec. p, ir,i.
CAPTAIN: | have the honor To submit the
following report Of the movement Of this division since
the 7lh.
Az sunset on the 7th this command numbering about
800 on GERS and men, left It's camp aud marched 20 the
, ~ onr i,cs near the Appornstfot River Early the
next morning IL moved Ia Bermuda Hundred where
/ embarked on ocean transports.
The First brigade commandedb by BfeN.t IrlY
A NJ Curtis was put on board TIE steamer L. Thomas
/ and Wybossett. the Second brigade. commanded by
Col G.. rennypaeker on board t,e ,'eses r'r
mabded by Col. l. Bell on board the Baltic and haze
the sixteenth Ncw-YoIk Battery, Capt. Lee, on the
steamer Starlight. - 49, 49,
poft fleet sailed from Fortress Monroe for Matthew
Point Arriving at this point about DARK II turned
nbou and directed itr course for Cap" henry before
setting il was intercepted nnd ordered 10 anchor
near tie eastern shore IL remained there until about
midday. when IT got under way and went TO sea. ~.
We arrived at the rendezvous, twenty miles east OF
Masonborough Inlet, y. G., on the evening OF the 18Th
Here We remained until the evening Of tie !Dh, when
starm commenced. which caused mOst Of tho transports
put into Beaufort y. C., for safety On tho morn
py Of the oath fleet under Admiral Porter moved
In tow ard New Inlet. Hearing that the navy was 10
OPP FIRE Oh Fort Fisher, reported to Admiral Porter
tina, had with me about OO or l.3U men, and was
reaty and anxious Ia cooperate with him.
ON the morning Of the 18th all four vessels anchored
near the shore about two and half miles north OF Fort
Fisher and Immediately begun preparations Tor land
ipc Breyet Brig Gen. Curtis and 80 VI his brigade
were the fret 10 land.
ashore shortly after my arrival the enemy opened
slight infantry fire. This quickly suppressed by
ouT own skirmishers Soon after a desortcr came IN
and reported that kirklands brigade of h"hes plti'
sion was in our front This man sent ~ once To the
major general commanding the Department
As soon rs Col. Bells brigade lad landed. moved
with il along the shore Ia the support OF ErcEet Big
Gen Curtis leaving Ia the troops thoso ashore and Ia
those Iapdiy coming the task of rcpusng any attack
tho enemy might make. Reports Indicated heavy
force of the enemy near at hand. IL wac dusk when
reached the front there heard that the lirbt Brig
AIDE WIS 10 remain where 1t until further orders,
ard that an attack made on the font The p0Ds-
bty WOnld with the officer III Immediate com nhd
Al this time did not know that 10 had been decided
not TO attack the fort ard that the troops were 10 re
embark mon the report of Brevct Brig Gen. Curtis
that be could take tie font sent his brigade forward
10 make the attempt By the time he reached his POSI-
ton II dark. aud the navy had aln"st entirely
cegscd its fire The troops which during the day mad
10 seek shelter now boldly manned their guns. iHd
the attack been made it would have failed Ii was not
mode An order reached me az this tire 10 return ana
reGmbark All returned 10 the transports except par
of the first brigade which, owing 10 tie SURF was forced
10 remain on shcrc I'LL the nth. when the sea had sum-
cicpty snbsidcd 10 allow its rc,mbaIkaton.
l cannot speak in too high terms OF The on,
GERS and men, not only whlo uncouiortaply
contsct with tie enemy. Lieut.. III. Walling. |