The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-05
The Wilmington Expedition "Details Of
the Land Attack on Fort Fisher.

New York, Dec 31.-Fhe HerGid's cor
respondent details the operations Of the land
forces against Fort Fisher. On landing, a
rebel on the left of their line of works at
once run out the white flag and there was
race between the troops aud marines to see
which would first reach the battery and OBJ
tain the surrender. The marines having the
shortest distance gained the prize Thus
one hundred prisoners were jstted down to
the credit of Admiral Porter
Gen Curtis then moved his troops up the
beach towards Fort Fisher, cutting the tele-
graphic communication with Wilmington
About quarter of mile from Fort Fisher
a small fort was reached, but it was evacu-
ated on the approach of our tronps. In the
meantime more troops were landed under
Gen. Ames, and they were pushed forward
to the support Of Gen. Curtis, who, with his
skirmishers was III front Of Fort Fisher. 1t
was then that Lieut. VIM. H. Waling. Of
the 142d New ork captured the flag of the
fort also the courier, his dispatches and
horse, and two other horses aud a mule
Night approaching, orders were issued to
withdraw the troops, but just previous to
this Gen. Curtis dispatched a small force to
ascertain the Point, and who captured a
Captain of "a battery, and battalion of Ju-
Nor Reserves who threw own their arms
and surrendered. On the return, the prison
ers under command of their own officers and
carrying their arms, took their places in the
column ami marched IS regularly as our
own troops.
TheIl7th New York Volunteers who can
tared aud had them inScharge, considered it a
piece Of the most exquisite pleasantly to cou-
voy a party of enemies who equalled them
in numbers and each armed with a loaded
and capped Austrian rifle.
After -embarkiug the troops for a while
the surf became so rough that it was found
necessary to STOP and nearly six hundred
were left on shore for the night in rair
storm, but morning found these brave mer
strongly entrenched and awaiting without
fear the assault of the enemy. About 10 a.
Ill. it was discovered that tea men of the Skin
nlsh line had been left in front of Fort Fish
err They were Immediately called in anC
reached the point of debarkation without
any molestation from the enemy. One o.
them who had been posted on the bank o.
Cape Fear river, reported that in the night
two large barges loaded with troops had left
the fort.
s7a During the day a deserter from the I'd
oouth Carohha cavalry, more likely sent
out by the rebels with lie, came in repor.
ting that 5000 Of the enemy had concentra
ted on the right flank, and proposed to at
tack in the night. Word was sent to Ad
miral Porter, and fourteen gunboats were
placed to intercept this movement
The weather was so bad that our troops
could not be re.embarked that afternoon OF
night. The gunboats shelled on both flank.
OF the troops, but there were no signs of The
enemy near.
The next day, the 9th, the weather mod
Grated, and all the troops were got on boarc
the transports, together with til, prisoners
I'd Our men showed no signs of the hardship,
Dc they had endured, while the prisoners wer,
entirely broken down, and hardly able t.
climb the slips sides, Many Of them wer,
apparently not over fifteen years of age.