The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-19

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foN 1tsHfR AEENt
1,aoo PrlsoneI AID ~ 0sns
Captured. -
The Fort Carried BY Assault
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= WAshington, Jan.
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The following official dispatch has josl
been received:5 How ~ yha' rsifciish sid =
Headquarters Forces on. EederA PUiak ~
: ,afss : NofshaC asolfns, Jan. rs. sifi y
] sa7b I'll via Fort Monroe, Jan. IL. } i
Brig 0sns &.sA. sRawlines,;7b sds 4l;,s u,
} HsNsRAas :-Akv hsvsrs 1the honor TO report
that; Fort Fisher MAS carried by assault ibis
p mana e~sning, by Gen. AIMEE division !
and the ID brigade liof the, = LIST division q
lthe Oath army corps, calamity aided by a
.bastalIonof marines and, ssamen, fro,n the
navy. ] .as sy3 ,,res,, i,o. v.a4, .;..,,.s..
Ths,asssat WAS preceded by. q heavy
ibembardment from the feet, and WAS made
at $40 p "a, when the Lat brigade Curtis
Of Ames' diyision, effected . Judgement Up,
} on, the psEapet. but foil possession was not
obtained Of the work All; 40 pm. ,ab ia g..
lThe behAAion Of officers and rp<n WAS ad-
mifable. Alkthe works. south OF Fort Fish,
20 IRE now. occupied brc our troops We
have not l.sS than 4. 400 prisoners,; iaslel-
ing Gehs w Whiting and Cob 'LASnlss the eo.p-
mandaht ofiihe Fort sisa hv,t iass4eu,l -,
4 regretntorsayi that our, loss, is severe,
especially in officers, II am not, yet sbls, to
form any s4ti'psae pf the number Yf CASUAL,
CleefSs - 2oiIs,iz .l.is rr;.gcs9gy ti..5f7 5,iw
ALFRsD, Tn.ax, Brey, Maj G.n
,4as II sa3 ,atsC Dnmanding Expedition,
+ Fort Fisher, Jan. 16,..
After careful reconnaissance ON. the
IAth. itgwas rdecjdetfa to- pssk An assault on
Fort Fisher. Paine's division with Col Alb
ootts os'gaoe' sono"i. "s os' si'eaoy
strong. across ehe peninsula, 1swnhe sAlnes
DIVISION should assault ION the west end'-
After three n'ursn'hsavy navy nnng, the
assault Vas madf asS psm' on the sDsn.
Curtss' ,bngsae lied. and a., sooa, as i was
on the west end ofthe 's'sf'f front It twas fol-
foyted hv, peunir1a cker,s and the latte, hy
Bells. After desperate lighting. gaming
foot ny foot and''seyere lat . Pm we
had possession OF abouthalt the lana sfose.
Abbott,s brieade was, cthen.takes from our
line facing iminstonn and nut into, Fort
Fisher, and on pushing it forward At 10 p.
NIT tsol tberest, Of the work with little
resistance, the Ssvrison' falling bsck to the
extrsmerof the peninsula, where they were
followed sBd captured,i among Others Gen.
Whiting anti Col. Lamb both wounded az
,Ithink we hays 1000 prisoners. ope
our own loss may not, exceed 800, but it is
impossible to judge in the night, /. Among
the wounded .srp the, commanders Of those
leading brigades, Gen. Curtis being nat Sc
riously rweunded. but Colonel ,,Pesnipacker
and sCol Bel dangerooslys, The land front
was formidable one. the parapet in places
'eof'eep or 'niteenn !ees n'gn' Dbl sne' men
ss"' = y 'o9y o"oe.s ssvees Hnskslry
e na.'rss s.. s-s0's Ne'' - 81
a"a ~ .hs,.na ,an. y ns yss.
thew did no. suocesd in entering the q y work
Tue navy Gre on the work, judging from
.tbehole, must have been terrific. MANY Of
tpe gyms were injured, How maj many m nj e
we're on the po'n!' ! cspno' say pe'nap'
'"f'y 8 'o',yfor.ss 80 2; ys,-n,-. 8 sal
T., ~, o.. An q 40, chaf Ens;,ss,
"A sotber.a, .e,.,b ,s,,;m,.es the pr;son.
ers at 1900, and the number. Of runs :,
sessntyityoaoG ..s9 ,aaoa sz4atq
o Gen Grant te'esrsphedi TO- this depart.
ment that in honor Of this ssrsat triumph
achieved W tue @o'ne'neoiva'9r Q. me army
pu navy ~ nas, o'ue'e" : sA4'e y wv
s1"s 80 r'ar ~ sso" " "''s W
$3.50 So" NV "'''e'' ,",, gro -
f. fSoe"sSl fie1i s@ll'a ~ ,
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% @egs' ia'es''sW washington. Jan. ~.
The Department has received the