The New York herald., 1865-01-18

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Brsvet nrigadier General N. n. Curtis.
This ocsr wounded in the attack the fort entered
The service Lieutenant Colonel of One Hundred
and Forty second New York volunteers October g. 1862
During the year 1853 he promoted 70 the ooonelcy
Of his regiment succeeding Colonel Roscius W. Judson
In November, 1894 for gallant conduct in the battles
near Richmond, he was promoted 20 nrevet bngadier
general aud assigned to the command Of the frst
brigade Second division, Twenty fourth army corps In
the attack Fort Fisher General Curtis the nrst TO
ssSsnsns was wounded, but not severely In the Ass
expedition under Butler General Curtis requested per-
mission TO storm the work. and was refused the troops
then being withdrawn and rec mbarked.
sketch OF Lieutensnt 9. w. Preston.
Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston killed in The attack
Fort Fisher while acting Flag Lieutenant Of the feet
Of Admiral Porter was also . young onncer who had
more than once distinguished himself by his galanty
He was born Canada but at early age removed TO
Illinois, from which State he appointed October
1851 70 the navy he served midshipman and ensign
until August /, 1892 when he promoted lieutenant
During the first attack Charleston by tho feet under
Admiral Dahlgren Lieutenant Preston was Flag Lieu
tenant Of the Wabash and Afterwards commanded tho
Ironsides In the attack which was subsequently, made
on Sumter he acted the stair OF Admira!
the ' fort. - He had been the arss 70
land and was captured He was sent to Columbia, s. c.
where he remained in prison for fourteen months he
assigned TO duty with the North Atlantic squad
ron He was offered long fSrl0ush IN con-
and reported at once for duty.
Sketch OF Acting Master Porter.
Acting Master Benjamin II. Porter, reported killed
while in command Of the Nansemond, was ono Of The
most promising Of the many young officers Of the navy
developed by the war He born In New York, In
1s4 and after the usual attendance at the Naval School,
entered the navy November 20, 1850 During the Burn
side North Carolina expedition he acting Mdshp
in the frgate Roanoke and during the battle Of
Roanoke Island he commanded the launch OF six Dahlgen
howzers from his vessel in the advance Of the centre
which he dragged through swamp, the mud up 70 the
hubs Of the wheels took bis position under gaining are
from the enemy, which he maintained returning tre
until most Of his men had fallen, when one Of the guns
exploded, and one man alone remained with him, Of
his mother:-"He alone remained when slug passed
into his throat from which the blood streamed OUT he
looked IN my face choksd' fen down @ and died. THIS
muscle" He bravely remained alone with his battery
cleaning, loading and firing his guns himself until with
fu conduct elected the great admiration Of al who be-
held it. testimonial written, signed by his COM
sus on this November
8, 1852, when only seventeen years OF age 70 be an
ensign in the navy he was subsequently, capured by
the enemy and during the most Of 1893 was prisoner
in their hands he had been released but short time
when he reported TO Admiral Porter, was assigned to
duty and met his death in tho grand attack on Fort
Fisher.
Sketch OF the Rebel General whiting.
Tho rebel Major General William q. O. Whiting has
borne for many the reputation Of being Of the
best engineers ever connected with the United States
army He is Missssippan by BIRTH and is n the prime
Of fe having bcen born about the year 1895. He
Of the special appointments West Point by Pres
dent Tyler He entered West Point in lS41 and gradu-
lted June go 1slb number his class He pro-
NOTED July l. 1Sl6 second lieutenant Of engineers and
assigned TO duty. BE received NO promo
lion during his service h the army short
time before the rebellion broke out into 90
tual fighting he resigned his commission February
%. 1851 and Joined the cause Of the rebea he
returned Georgia. to which State he had removed and
Of which he was then citizen but We. soon stef ap
pointed bhsAdiet Ghs tgsptE fourth ea Aas g pro
Army Ii ths Potomac Al the battle Of Bull rgp tGy
g. 1851 he commanded the Third brigade of Beaure-
CARDS corpA He remained With the same army during
tho following year. participating In the seven days bat
ties In front Of Richmond He commanded divslon o.
this tms having been promoted major general IN lsoS
he sent 70 Wilmington TO construct the defenoes OF
Cape Fear river and has been since engaged upon
that duty. Hc was looked upon by the rebels
the ablest engineer, with the exception Of Beau
regard in their army Immediately dter the failure
nrst movement against Fort Fisher the rebel press
praised the engineering skill Of Whiting very highly,
and declared his works mpregnable Tho last word wo
have from them declared that the Yankees could not
take Fort Fisher" We now have both the works and
the engineer They wtll OF course now say that the
works were DETECTIVES they will certainly not be
ungrateful to declare Whiting no engineer or, Ike
Pryor, "of no consequence" 8#H