Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-01-20
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
VIA FORTRESS MONROE Jan. Is.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
via FORTRESS MONROE Jan. Is.
Bgfgotlicr General A. J. Ratclins
GENERAL:--l have the honor to report that
Fort Fisher was carried by assault this afternoon
and evening BY assault this afternoon and evening
by Genelal Ames Division Of the Second brigade
OF the tist division of the 29th Army Corps, aid
ed by battalion of marines and seamea tFesD the
navy.
WAsHINdTdN, Jan II, l0AoA.M.
Ap. Gen. Dr. Nero York
The following Official dispatches have. been re-
ceiyed at this department.
HEApouARgERsaaU. S. Forces,
On EEBKeAL POINT, n. G.
The assault was preceded by heavy lombard
mint from the Federal feet, and was made at $50
P. NJ. when the irst brigade, Gen. Curtis, of
Ames division effected a lodaement upon the
parapet, but fGE possession of the work was not
obtained until 70 O'Clock, p. N.
The behavior of both officers and men was
most admirable; all the works south of Fort
Fisher arc aow occupied by our troops.
We hare no less than 1900 prisoners, including
General Whiting and Colonel Lamb, the COM
maRdsat of the forG
Iresget to say that our loss is severe, especial
ly in officers.
1 am not yet able to form any estimate of the
Rzanber of casualties.
isigned ALFRED H. TERRY.
Commanding Expedition.
FoRT FISHER, Jan. l6.-2 A. M-Hoa. c. A.
Dana, assistant Secretary Gf Var. After a
careful reconnaissance on the l4th it was decided
to risk an assault on Fort Fisher Paine diYis-
ion with Col Abbott brieade were to hold our
line, already strung across the Peninsula and ia
cling Wilmington, against Hoke, while Ames' di-
vision should assault on the west end of the land
front, and 400 marines and 1000 sailors on the
| A L
the assault was made at NJ, on the l3th.-
General Curtis brigade led, and as soon as il got
ON the west end of the lazd 'front.' was followed by
Pennybacker's and later by Bells. After des
perate fighting, gaining foot by foot, and with
severe loss, al P. NJ, we had possession of about
half the land front. Abboits brigade was then
taken from our line facing Wilmington, and put
into Fort Fisher, and on pushing 1t forward at 10
P. NJ, it took the resi- Of the work, with little re-
sIstance.
The garrison fell back to the extreme point of
the Peninsula, where they were followed and cap
tured among others Gen. Whiting and Col
Lamb, bo6h wounded.
think we have have captured 900 prisoners.
hope our own loss may not exceed 500, but 1t Is
Impossible TO judge in the night Among the
wounded are the commanders OF the leading brig
AIDES, Gen. Curtis being wounded, not severely
but Colonels Pennypacker and Bell dangerously.
The land point was formidable one, Che para
pei in places fifteen to twenty feet high, out the
men went at it nobly and under severe lnusket-
ry fire. The marines and sailors went up gallant
w. but the musketry fire from the east end of the
land poiut was so severe that they did not succeed
in entering the work.
The navy fire on the work Judging fiom the
holes, must have been terrific Many of the guns
were injured. How many there were on the point
| cannot say, perhaps 30 or 40.
lSigned) c. b. CONESTOCK,
Lieut. Col. A d. c., Chief Engineer
Another dispatch estimates the number of pris-
oners captured at $500 and the number 5f guns
at y. Gen. Grant telegraphs, in honor of the
great triumph achieved by the united vao1 of the
army and ncyy, that he has ordered salute of
100 guns to be fred by each of the armies opera
ting against Richmond
G. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary of War