Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-01-26
-RTTLANN HERALD.
rHE CAPTURE oF FORT FISnTH.

MONDAY JANUARY % 1868.

w,rr;cuInrs of thr Assault.
The 0Qpture by assault %. 50 olVohS
an aarthWOYk a~ Fort Fisher when full
- ,,,o,rsl a.. 4his wa- ON the 18th is
y -. .,,,..,l,.i... ..cbi,,,n
among inc mus
ments OF the WaF' we ue'ol' 1'u,'"'.
rabe space this morning to the 'o.IoW-
inc interesting narScuiars. which we
- rro,n tba New York paDers
70'''' ..,.,,
THE o''N''', VT -, ..,
Preparation" oeihG |"ihp-e'C'N lue
time Tor moving l-a'n9l 1Hg 'o'' w.
set for three ocIoch III lhc NleIioou ,,l vi
the l5rh. and was conducted eNNtl.I'onS
as follows Lieut.. Io'' Heht, VIII" SIA.
ty sharp shooters, armed Win N.'HCG'
repeating rifles, was thrown ou. ID a, a.
vance OF ten, GURUS tlI>J hIlSau', Ln5
latter consisting OF the lI-th,li IN, f-u
and Sd New York moved INTO po7llIoh
at half past one O'Clock I'D thc hl@hJ,
with its right flank resting on the cape
Fear river.
Col. Pannypacker, with the Second
Brigade, consisting o the th, fSth. oIh
and 2O3d nSylyanIa Hook up pOslJlOu
in the centre about o'clock and soon
aFtpryard two thousand marines and
sailors under command Of Fleet Cant
K r Rrnpse the for,ner armed with
muskats and the latter with shsrpencd
cu+jasses. moved up the beach in splen-
did stv1e upon the left or Atlantic side
of the line with the intention of attack
ino +ba fort on the sea face
GoI Rolls Third Brigade was held in
reserve Simultaneous with his mOv-
inc into nosition the fleet oDpned a oar-
feet storm of shell into tn. fort
At 3 o'clock, precisely. the General
signaled to the Admiral chat all was
ready. and almost instantaneousIv the
fire from that fleet redOubled, the moni-
tors and runboats doomed with inCreas-
ed rapldity. The old frigates poured in
their heavy broadsdes and the hail Of
bursting she'll inside. around and over
Fort Fisher was the most magnificent
and terrific sight the world has ever
seen. At once the brave soldiers of Gen
eraI Curtis command sNranr forward to
the charge upou the double Quick and
with rinrino cheer CnI penny
nackar's second Rrigada soon oftar foi.
lowed and the marines under their he.
rOfc leaders went ea"rging up the
beach The 'eoJ,9, "i,:. 49, 2L,II 4or, =, +ho
uelnonIuIn y. ''l''''' w.. .,,oogsi,o 5is
guns an" 49, ,,,i.4...- ',,+ -, ~, l,,r
.l,;l,, .ha.,,sbll,
"l4 'ln, 3 ,,,,If;,,,,,,,a ,,,,sI',n,,s
a. o.S .5I,ru ..I,,1b ,,.,-5, ls,s,lro
r.. asran,ao,,ia5 hv r;sn+
c.I G,l,-+osol- q - Tidmt Con cront.s
a. ,I ,,aI hv, hi, sto+r in e,,I
oc'Nl -" ,,,,5c,,,,4r,+ r,,or-',
va" "a ,10 t,.II-t s-,,,
nleH. All" q J'9Su " w ~ l,.y,,
Tue IotI' "H'CN "I" 'o~H'nS lN' 'r'I
o4e-oees o'cI Ht@"f -l10' ~, "'ll go. ~ ~
suspense u !'ol ,.I cLe 'No"S' , 80 a po.'.
"a % .i.e l,r'' h, L,',v r''' w.,
G vIle ooUa9 L oo,I ., iitoh ,nhich -
tba rigbt is crossed nv narrow bridGe
from which the rebels had hastily torn
+ha nIarb laavtno only the strinr niacas
To cross unon TTnon this tin, sharppst
Rra of tboir eharnsboot..r is concan+rat
ad az our men 90 DOurino on They
cross with renewed cheers and swarm
m tbn naraDpt and the I17th New
YorE foIIourd Inv the Sd ar, the first
n Mani tbrir color, on the northern
fra worse of tho fort
rvp v,v,, A.sArrr
4. +, a,a,anl- 49,. nayoI ay.anIt,n,
marty comnospd of fifteen hundred sail
prs prs az and thIce hundred marines simuIta
neousIv landed from the several vessel
Of the fleet a mil. and half above tn,
fort. and were quickly organized an(
formed in line upon the beach. Th
Acct Of boats pn6u which thew cam
osboro yora taten m chargo NV III
ooot Ilon,e,s dotailad for The nurnosr
and niocad in tow Of a messenger steam
er near by, The sailors. who were un
der command of Lieut.. Commander K
Randolph Breese, fleet captain, wer
formed into three divisions, commando,
respectively by Lieutenant Commander
Cushman, Parker and Selfrdge, TIL
p,ariro bot+olion wore undar tonman
of Cantain T. 7, Dorson and Lieutenan
william Fl Parker U. S. Marine Corp,
The companies were organized for tA
6rst time upon the shore. and as the
were unaGcustomed to concert Of actor
their discipline was far from strict. Man