The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-01-25


for three days, and the front was assaulted
IN the manner mentioned, by column Of
seamen and marines 1850 strong, under
command of Capt Breeze. They reached
| the parapet. but after sharp conflict this
column was checked, driven back in disor-
der, aud was afterwards placed on on the de-
iensive line, tsking the place of brigade
! that was 20 reinforce the assaulting column
of trocps Although the assault ON the
sca front failed it performed useful part
! IN dlvcrting the attention of the enemy aud
| weakening the resistance to the attack bv
the troops on the other side. The assault
on the other side of the fort was made by a
Column of 5000 troops of the old 10th corps,
! led " Col Quits, under the immediate SUI
pervision Of Gen. Terry.
| The encmy's force in the fort was over
2,2U0. The conflict lasted for seven hours
| The works were so constructed that every
| traverse afforded the enemy new defensive
! from whence they had to be driven. They
were seven in number, and the fight was
| carried on from traverse to traverse, for sew
en- hours by Skiilfully directed fire thrown
! into the trayerses, as one after another they
were occupied by the enemy. Admiral
| Porter contributed TO the success of
cess of the asaulting column by signals be
tween himself and Gen. Terry at brief in
tervals This fire was so wei made as to
damage The enemy without injury to our
| own tTOols.
At about 10 O'Clock at night the enemy
were entirely driven from the fort towards
| Federal Point, followed by brigade of our
troops, and at about > O'Clock at night Gen
" hitting surrendered himself and his COM
mand to Gen Terry unconditionally, as pris-
oners Of war, numbering over | 800, the re-
mainder Of his force being killed and woun-
ded. Our loss was not accurately ascertain
ed on Monday evening, but was estimated
Mt between 200 and 500 in killed and woun-
dcd, besides the naval loss, which did not
exceed 100 killed and wounded Nota ship
ror transport was lost Col Curtis was
severely but not mortaIly wounded. Col.
Bell died of his wounds Monday morning
| Col. j. w. Moore aud Lieut.. Col Lyman
were killed. Col Bennbacker was badly
wounded also Lieut. COL Coan. 4 com-
plete list of the killed and wounded will be
| forwarded as soon as it can be prepared.
Gen. Terry reported to Surgeon General
Barnes that he had ample provision Of Sur
geons, nurses and hospital supplies for the
wounded They viii be sent North to their
respective States as fast rs they can be pla-
ced on transports, Of which there was an
ample supply. 49,.
On Monday morning, between six and
seven o clock, the magazine at Fort Fisher
exploded killing ant wounding POO or 30O
persons. After the capture Of the fort all
the troops were Withdrawn, except one bri-
gade, left in charge of the works. How the
explosion occurred is not known; but Gen
Terry believes it was occasioned by accident
or neglect.
Gen, Eoke's division was at Wilmington.
4 portion of it was thrown into the fort not
long before the surrender, and a demonstra-
ton was made by Hoke against our line; but
it was found too strong for anything more
| than skirnishing attack. ....
About ] o'clocE Monday A. NJ, heavy
cloud of smoke was observed over Fort
Smith, and the south side of New Inlet
The naval officer commanding that station
reported that the enemy had fired their bar
racks, and evacuated that fort
Perfect harmony and concert OF action ex-
| listed between the land and navai forces, and
! their respective commanders. Admiral Por-
ter and Gen. Terry We'd in their commands
Each seemed more anxious to do justice to
the other than to claim anything for himself,
and they united in the hi,hpst commcnda-
tom t, ~ nf ,Lc nayal and mil farv ofcars nnd
torrcs ennaced f'n This haTmonv of fsal;no
and the confident sririts. NAV nerhans be
attributed, in some degree, the success of our
attack. with nearly ponal nnmbers. against -
reso!pte enemy in a work unsrrnasscd, #
ever enuollpd,i strength and Which Gen
l}caurcgard, & few DAYS bcfnre nronounceJ
impregnable. I The Armament Of the fort
WaS 12guns, some OF large caIibre and riaed,
and C"H Armstrong gun, The troops IN the
fort had ratlcns Tor 10 days. Their loss in
killed and wounded was between 400 and
500. Gen. Whiting had tHree wounds in
| the thigh; Col. Lamb, also, who had gone
into the fort with r,intorccmcnts, and was 10
relieve Gen. Whiting on Sunday, is wound
| cd. .t.
| On MondayEeyerything was quiet. The
dead were being buried and the wounded
placed in transports and field hospitals.
Gen Sherman renewed the movement Of
!; forcns from, Savannah last weok The
ltth md I'm cnrns went in TRANSPORTS to
poarfort iS'a On Saturday, I4th, the nh
COWS ] nnaor Mai Gen. Blair. crossed Port
~, Tnpai p'ii Ensr;. with rortion of General
Fos,er's command, moved on Pcctoalra
| Cen. Howard. colnman, ling that wing of the
army, rerortrd on SUNDAY that the enemy
abandoned bis strong works in our front d,i-
ring Saturday night, Gen. Blair $ 'orps now
occupies strong position across the RAJ. ,.'road,
covering all approaches eastward to Poct,' a
Iiga. All the Sick of Gen. Sherman's army
are in good hospitals at Beaufort, where the
gen;al climate affords ADVANTAGES for W. recov-
eIy superior to any other place.
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~ occnnotob m by SbaTman ~ coId @ mot 'tr,o ,,r
r'9 asscd Fo I 0 nbatont "i HoIu ~. ot sIf
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n,,;moo Son"a ~ srnnr;t ~ a'' .nt'oi e't
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