, 1865-01-19

3co0 Of the old 10th corps, led by Colonel Curtis
9 4ndcf ne immediate supervision Of Gen. Terry
a,1e, lne encm5s NJ forge In the fort was orer -
euong. The conflict listed for seyen houEa The
works were 20 CONSTRUCTED that their traverses
a1orded the enemy new defensive position from
Whence they had to be driven: Thsy were @ sescu
ferge to traverse for seyen hours. By. a
elillfnl1y directed fire thrown In to the
traverses as one aitsE nnother they were oscnpsd
success OF tho assauting column. By signals be.
tween himself and Gen. Terry ut brief Intervals.
this Ore vas 50 we'll managed as to damage the
cneny without injury % our troops. At about 10
O'clock at n.rt: re curmy we're entirely driven
from =: &C. az t1'sL dow towards Federal
ason, e,n, e'5 WSao SpT 55eops and
I'd himeclf ano nis command to Gen. Terry, IN
remainder Of bis force being Killed md wounded.
killed and wounded, besides the naval loss, which
was Slight, not over one hundred Killed and
Not ship nos transport was 1ost Col, Curtis
Bell died Of his wounds on Monday morning. COL
]: II. Morse and Lieut.. Col. Lyman were Killed
sonete es III Il ID ed Pis snt and
wounded viii be forwarded as soon as 1t can be
Gen. Terry reports to Surgeon General Barnes
that be had an ample supply Of surgeons, nurses,
and hospital supplies for the wounded. They w1ll
be sent North to their respective Suites as list IS
SnGft
Or Monday neEnatng between 9 sna7 o'clock
the maEazine Of Fort Fisher exploded. killing or
OF the Fort iii the troops were withdrawn except
ono brigade left IN charge Of the works. How the
nei snoM bit
Gen, Hoke's division, reported At 5,5oo, was at
Wilnins33on In! 3 portion Oft vas thrown Into the
was going Oh a demonstration was made by HoIe
against our defensive line. but it was found too
cf acoef oa 5aS aaps1 a4ags At
heavy cloud Of smoke was observed over Fort
Smith, on The South side Of new inlet The naval
enemy had fired thelr barracks and esscuated that
Fertec.he1mony and concert of action existed
between the land and naval forces and their re-
Admiral Porter and General Terry yied in their
commendRtions-each Of the other. Eleh seemed
ea@ g 9nSt anea n tho to
highest commendatio1 Of the naval and military
officers md Of the forces engaged. To thisshar-
may be attributed in some degree the Success oi
our attack, with nearly equal numbers, aeainst m
enemy IN work unsurpassed, Il ever equalled, In
days before. pronounced impregnable.
The armament Of the fort was = guns, some OF
large calfber and riaed. and ono Armstrong gun.
The troops IN thc fo:t had rations for 16 days:
Their loss in killed and wounded vas between 100
and 500:
Gen Whiting had three wounds 10 the thigh.
Col Lamb also, who bad gone into the fort With
r1hiorcruents and to 5clicEe Gen. Whiting, on
Sunday, is wounded. On Monday everything was
as eu'et as Sabbath ,lay. The dead were being
buried sad the wounded placed IN Transports and
hcld no: ?itals.
force from Savannah last week. The 18th and 18th
corps went in transports to Beaufort On Satur-
day. the 18th. the 18th corps, under Ma1- Gen.
Blair crossed Port Royal ferry, and with portion
Of Gen. Fosters command marched on Pocatslgo.
Gen. Howard commanding that W1nE Of the army,
reported on Sunday that The enemy Eat abandon