Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-24
NEWS OF fHE WEEK.
THE WAR.
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CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER

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CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER
WAsHN Ton, Jan. II, 1915 A. NJ,
10 MOI Gen. Dir:
Ihe following official dispatches have just
been received by the Department
Headquarters L 5. FORCES,
Federal Point A. G. January Is,
wa Fortress Monroe, Jan. II.
T. Bigadier Gen. John A. Rawlings Gen.
i have the honor to report that Fort Fisher
was carried by assault this afternoon and evening
by Geo. Ames division, (lst division Of the
24th Army Corps galiautly aided by a battal-
iJn OF marines and selmen from the ayy.
The assault was preceded by heavy lombard
ment from the Federal fleet and was made at
$3.50 p. NJ, when the first brigade (Curtls)
Of Anes division, effected lodgment on The
parAper but foil possession was not obtained
ull 10 P. NJ. The behavior Of both officer.
and men was most admirable.
The works south OF Fort Fisher are now oc.
cutied by our troops. We have not less thar
1900 prisoners, inyludIug Gen Whiting and
Col. Lamb, the commanders Of the Fort.
resfe, TO say that our loss is sevese, especially
in officers am not yet able to form any e.
innate OF the number OF casualties.
ALFRED II. TERRY,
Brevet Maj Gen Commanding.
Fort FpHER Jan lG--G A. NJ,
After careful Reconnaissance on the lllh il
was decided to risk an assault on Fort Fisher
Piine's division with Col Abbot's brigade Il
hold our lluc, already strong across the 7, min
sua, and facing WlinIngt n, against HOke
while Anos DIVISION should assault the Yves
end. AlDr thteg h9uls % heavy firing tho as
eault was made at three p. NJ on tie 18th
Curtis brigade led and as soon as it arrived OF
the west end OF the land ir,nt il was iol1we,
By Pennybacktrs and the latter by Bells. AT
TER desperate Lighting gaming f.ot by loot, anC
severe loss, at five =, NJ. il took the rest Of tn,
wotk with Hide resistance. Tie garrison fall
ing back to the extreme VI the Peninsula, wher
they were followed and captured, among other
cen. Winning and Col Liant, both wounded
| think we have quite 1000 prisoners.
hope our loss may not exceed 500, but it i,
almost impossible to Judge in the night. Among
The NOunCed are the commanders OF three d
the leading brlgades, -Goneral Curtis being
wounded, not severely, but Gems. Penny hacker
and Bel very dangerously, The land lront was
a formidable one-.he parapet IN places four
teen Or fifteen feet high but the men went at
1t nObly under a severe musketry fire.
Marines and sailors went ny CALAMITY, but
the musketry fire lTo-i the east end oil the land
front was ~ severe that they Did no. succeed IN
entering the works, The navy fire on the works.
Judging from The holes made, must have been
terrific. Mango the guns we're injured How
many there were on the point cannot say, per-
h4ps 80 " 40.
(Slgned) e. b. CoMsToCK,
L. Col A. ID. q. and Chief Engineer.
Another ssp,tch estimates the number OF
prisoners captured at 2j00, and the number Of
guns ut y.
Zen Grant telegraphs to this department
that 10 honor OF thlsg'eit triumph by the unl
tod valor OF the army and navy he mas ordered
a salute OF 100 gus to be fired by each OF the
armies operating agails. Richmond.
(signeo) e. A. DANA,
Asst Sec'y of War.
WARRINGTON, Jan. IL. The following was
received at tie Navy Department this morn
ing;
FLAG SmP Malvern, orr FoRr FIsHER }
Jan. Is, 1865.
10 Hon. GIDEON Htaes, Secretary of The Nauv:
Sir: | have the honor to inform YOU that
we have possession Of Font Fisher, and that the
tall OF tn5 surrounding forts will coon follow.
As | informed you IN 10 last, we have com
menUed operations with tie iron vessels, which
b1mblrded the fort while we landed the troops
On tue l4.h | ordered all the vessels carving
ll-lnch guns to lombard with the lfonsides the
Bcooklyn taking the lead. b y sunset the fort
was reduced to pulp Every gun was aleuc d
Uy beng injured or covered up with earth 10
that they would not work. Ga the 18Th, G u.
Terry aud myself arranged for the assault and
| ordered l4OO sailors and marines to partlci.
pate a. daylight. The iron vessels, the brook
Ign and the ll-lnch gunboats commenc bat
terug he works, whe the troops made lodg
nent within 100 yards OF tue tort At ten
O'Clock all the vessels steamed IN and took their
stations, opening heavy hre, which was kept
up until three 7. NJ when a signal was maze
10 assault the soldiers taking the land side and
the sailors the sea lace. The ships changed but
did not stop firing at The other works.
Inc rebels met US with u courage worthy Of
better cause, and fought desperately. About
81 oil the sailors and officers succeeded in get
ting to the top Of the parapct amid murde,
QUE tre OF Crap, canister ana musKetry. The,
had planted The tig there, bat were sweep
away Ia u moment. Others tried to get up IN,
steep Ian'opee. The MARINES could have clear
cd tnc parap.t by keeping up steady lire, bu
they Ia led 10 do 80 ANA the sailors were repuls
cd. Minyn galent fellow tell tr, ing TO emu
ttte tuer brothers ~ arms, who were fighting
10 obtain an entrance In the northeast ana L.
as 1t appears IN our charp, The enemy ms
took seaman at aok ior that Of the main bod,
Of troops ant opposed musi vigorous resistahc,
there, Dut | Witnessed II all aud thnk the ma
rlnts could have made the assault successful.
10 the meantime sur gallant soldier. bat
iOulhuld IN the northeast corner Of the Fort
Lighting lie lions aud eontestIng every inch o
erOuBd. The lf0nslUes aud monitors ken
throwing TIER she'll into traverses not occuple,
hy our men, but still held by the rebels
Ia his way our TROOPS iOuguI from trayers,
70 traveiss from Z. 81, untn 10 Z. NJ, whei
the iyiui udiuss WAS sisnailod " We hset
We s.Upp,d our ire sud gave three OF IN,
Aeaftltst cheers EVER htatu. / has been Tn
nless tcIr,hc st usge | ever saw, and there wa,
Nery much ha,d laOor lac troops have ooyer.,
themselves WIN glory, anu zen. Terry Is IN,
b, au-i0e4l vi d soldier ana u ten, raj. Our ca
operdnop he's be,u mvsG harmonious | thInl
tue General VIII do the navy the credit to sa,
that this time, az least, we substantially In
jareo Ihu Tort as a defensive work" Gen. Ter
~ has only few more troops than we had OF
the las' occasion, wien the enemy had only lot
R,n 10 the work.. TINS time the works w,r,
fully manned, and Contained about 500 men a
the ume vi the assaut.
ltn MISTER OF great regret to see MY gal
liant ,lhctis AMI men ~ cut up, but was On
Wiling TO let the troops undertake the captur
oil tho works without the navy sharlng viii
them the peril, that all were anxious to /. ier
go; aud WI should have had the sonor OF meet
lbg our brothers IN arms IN tue works had th,
sa'io's been properly supported. We have los
about 2UU Killed aud wouuue ed and ,,nnn, ,h.,,