Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-18
official War bulletin.
WAI DEPARTMENT, WAsHIsGrosl
Ixnuarv IL


JsnusTy IL
To Major General Dix
The following official dispatches have just
been received at this department.:
HIAp'ess T. s. FoRcEs, FEDrRAL PoiSr. N. Cl
January Is via Fort Monroe 18th
Brigsder General J A. Rawlns:
Gen.Fal--I have the honor 20 report that Fort
Fisher vas carried BY asssul; this evening by
General Ames' division and the 81 brigade OF
the lst division army corps gallautly aided By q
battalion OF marines snd seamen from the navy
The assault was preceded by heavy lombard
ment from the feet. and was made st $3.50 D. N
when the lst brigade Curtis of Aues' division,
effected Judgement upon the psrapet. but fGll
possession OF the works va, not obtained Till
10 n.
The behavior Of both officers sad men was
most admirable.
All the works south OF Fort Fisher are nov
occupied BY our troops.
We have not les. than 900 prisoners. inclnd-
ing General Whitney and ColoDe Lsmb, the
commandant Of the fort
regret 70 ssY thot our los. il severe. especial
" in officers am not yet able to form any es-
innate Of the number Of casualties.
Signed ALFRED Il TERRY,
Brew. Mai Gen commanding expedition.
FoRr FISHER. January l6th-2 a m Ate; =
careful reconnaissance on the l4th, il was deci-
ded 70 risk an assault on Fort Fisher
Gaines division. with Colonel Abbons brig
ade, WAS deputcd TO hold our line. already strong
across the peninsula, and facing Wilmington.
against Hoke while Ames' division should ss
sault on the ives, end.
After three hours heavy naval firing the "a
ssult was made. st p. m. on the 18Th.
Curtis brigade led. and as soon as il vas on
the west end Of the land front i, wac followed by
% l.. =. "A a.L. t.,s. - D,fIt
After desperate fighting, gaining foot by foot,
and some loss, at 5 p. m. We had possession Of
about half the land front
Abbot;S brigade Was then taken from our line
facing Wilmington and put into Fort Fisher. and
pushing forward, st p. i took the rest Of the
work with little resistance. the garrison falling
back 10 tho extreme Of the peninsula where they
were captured, among others Cen Whiting and
Col Lamb, both wounded
think We have quite 600 prisoners
1 hope that our loss may not exceed 800 bu. il
is impossible TO judge in the night
Among the wounded the three command
ers of the leading brigades: Gen. Curtis no, Sc
verely. however but Coils. Pennsbsker aud Bell
are dangerously
The land front was formidable enc The
parape. in places was fourteen or fifteen feet
high. but the men ueat AZ is nObly under q severe
mastery FIRE The marines and the sailor. went
up gsllsntly, but the mastery fire from the east
end OF the land front wss so severe they did not
succeed in entering thc work. The navy fire on
the works. judging from the holes, must have
been terrific Many of The guns were injured !;
how many there we're or the point cannot say
perhaps thirty or forty
lSigned) {. b COxarocK.
l. Col. A. D. C, Chf Eng'r.
Another dispatch estimates the amount Of
persons captured at ? 900. and - guns.
General Grant telegrsphs to this department,
that in honor Of this great triumph, achieved by
the united vslor Of the army and navy. he has
ordered salute of 100 guns 10 be fred by each
Of the armie. operating against Richmond
(Signsd,) G A Dana.
Asst Sec'y OF War