Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-01-26
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A1e orr WIN sts . saas y Us % ps1fe1
on the 10th iasl-, after being bembardsd
for ssvssai hears by the Gees. After The
dees had ailenced the guns Of she Fort an
assault was made upon Il and after seven
hours bard fighting, II was captared.
1t il nov stated, thai the other Coated
crate forts 10 shs sieisisy Of Wilmington
have been blown mp aad that iAe plaza ID
being evaenated.
The following 10 the krss oaksial report
cent BY Gen. Terry, relative 30 the cap
tuYe Of f.. Fisher;
The ssoeps arrived on Fort Fisher On
Thursday sighs, and % Friday were all
landed nnder cover Of heavy Ere from
toe squadron, and Reconnaissance wss
made BY Terry "a Saturday.
A strong, defensive line against tbs an
emy,s forces coming from Wilniagsoa,
vas established and held By 1900 troops
chiefly colored, and an assault detsrmin-
ed on.
Assault vas made on Sunday, At $50
P. =.
The sea isoas 81 the Fort bad bean
greatly damaged By The continuous and
terrible IRE Of the feet for 3 days.
The fort was assaulted at the hoar
named, by the seamsn and marines, 1900
strong, under command OF Captain
Breese.
They reached the parapet, bat alter
short conflict we're checked and driven
back ia disorder. and we're afterwards
plased il defensive liae, taking the place
OF brigade brought up 20 reinforce the
assaussing party Of troops.
Although the ASSAULT on the sea aide
failed, it performed q very useful part in
diysrsing the attention Of the enemy and
in weakening their resistaaea TO the as-
tack by our troops on the other side.
The assault on the other, and most diff
Reult side Of ths fort, was made BY
column of 5000 Of the old 10th corps
led By Col. Curtis, under the immediate
supervision Of Gen. Terry
Tbs enemy's force IN the fort was over
I, 200.
The conflict lasted hours.
TIE works were so constructed thai the
trasegses afforded the enemy new de-
fensive position from whence they had TO
| be driven.
The trnyerseFs we're seventh number.
The fight was carried on from traverse
to traYerse for seven hears, By skill
fully directed Gre, thrown in the trayerses
as one after another they were occupied
By the emmy.
Admiral Porter contributed to the sue-
esss of the assaulting column By signals
between himself and Terry, at brief To-
tervals.
This FIRE was 90 we'll managed as 10
damage the enemy without injuEiag onl
troops.
| At about tan o'clock at night the
enemy were entirely drivsa FROM The fort
and forced down Federal Point, followed
by brigade Of our troops.
About Il o'clock ss night, Genera
Whiting surrendered himself and com
mand to Terry, uueonditionally, as pris-
oners Of war.
He had over 300 men, the remain
der of his forces being killed and wound
ed.
Our loss is estimated at 700 10 so
: killed and wounded, besides the pasa
loss, which was slight, not over 100 kdll
ed and wounded.
Not ship or q transport vas lost.
Gel, Curtiss is seYsEeiy, bat not nor
, tally wounded.
Col. Bell died of wounds MOada.
5 morning.
: Col. More and Lieut., Col. Lyman az
killed.
Col. Heeker, and Lieut.. CO.. Coon az
badly wounded.
Monday morning the magazine Of Fish
er exploded, killing and sounding 300 0
0 800 Of our men.
After the capture Of the Fort all Cd
troOps we're Withdrawn except one brig
/ ade, left in charge of the works.
V Gea. Hoke's division, reported 10 b
e 900 strong, was at Wilmington.
. A portion OF it was thrown into sh
|" fort not long before the assaalt, an
d while it was going on a demonstrate
L was made BY HOke against our dessnsiv
$ line. bat it vas found too sssong For an
thing more than skirmish attack.
q About II q. M. Monday, heavy cloa
e of smoke was observed over f.. snish 0
e Ghe south side Of New Inlet.
A The naval ofieer commanding tbs
!, station reported the snemy bad Ere
n their barracks, and evacuated that for
:. The armament Of Fisher was "a guo
soas OF large calihre riasd, and one Arm
II strong gun.
r. The troops 10 the fort bad rasions ii
70 l6 days.
. Their loss iu killed and wounded
4 400 TO 500.
General Waiting had wounds 10 Il
u thigh.
Col. Lamb, also, who had gona into 4
|. fort With reinforsemsnts to relieve Viii
: ing oa Saadsy, 10 woundsd.
ed On Monday svsrysAiag waa as auies
D. she Sabbath, ~