The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21
GLORIOUS VICTORY
FORT EI50ER TAKEN EE STORM
$500 Prisoners and - Guns Cap.
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T1R BTLLETIh,


WASH .aror. Jan. 1.-THE following
official dispatches have just bean received
Al these U;4.4.ct headquarters
Foa1;a q. IEnEaAr PoINr, =. G.,
Jsn. Is, "a In sTaEsa MONROE, Il.
TO Brig. Gen. J. 4. Rcri,-.s
GENERAL :.ava the hcror to report
that For. .,.ie- va. carried hy assault this
p. M. aa! -ve-..E5. ~ Ger. ArEes, "a Bri-
yade OF tte =. oiv.s.9,- O TIE 1'tl Army
Corps, Saia..tsT aided ~ } battalion OF
marines az. Sc Ken from. tbs aaF-. The
assault WA .sre"e!eG l- 4 keayy bo.T. oa.d-
nieat t,cls: t..,, .ee.. AID was made =: 3.o1
p. H., w,iei, 20, ST brigade (Curt-ssb G:
A.nss' Divi.,.an. elected i ,clgaxin. upon
WORK was 30. obtained Unit 10 2. e. The
oenavioE o. both Oh. GERS AID mao VA mos.
admirable. Al. the work, aoL.. OF Fort
Eisae- asa .op occupied ~ Cur .-ocrs.-
We cave 40. .ess thar. 800 prisoners, IN
Guiding YEA. V',.i..sev and Co. Lamb. the
co.iniaa.,at al t..a fort. | regret 10 say
taat Cur loss. severe, especially u Officers.
am moi yac Az. 10 form. any estimate o:
the number c. casaa.t.ee. (e.Sced.
Ahaaho TERRY, B.eret MAJ. Gen,
Commanding tee Expedition.
FosT t-TH ST, ian. 10 q. n..-.ftter a
careful. reconnaissance O.. TIE Itsl :. was
decided 70 F.sssS N. assault en- .o-. Fisher.
Pane > dlTi..Dn. Wit. Co. .AlIott, brig
ata to Eo.i oi.r ne, a.sead s'r0r-, across
tho peEin-L.. and tsc.G- Wilmington,
against Eooie. wA..a A.u-, division ..o' ii
a,saEi. od ss.e rs-t End.
After asee Aotrs i.eayv -..- Ae.l. the
assault. Wa .lade a. , ?. u. c. 40 18Th.
CUTt.ss' br,sa:. led. and - soo:. a. |. was
on toe ueet a.s. Df.he lane. front i. was FOL.
loved By o-.E.ocAe-'s and ..e after by
Bets. As;er desperate t:.ht.ag, ard gain
ing foo. by .2o., with severe loss, ~ s ?. II.
We bad possession D: a5Cu. kali TIA land
front aoa-t.-. = brigade "a5 t.ea taken
from our .iae Eac.oS Wilmington a.,l Put
iaio For, ?..sae-, AID ca pushing i for
ward, al ID p. III. /. TOOK tie rest c. the
work WIZ; lt.t.e res..ta-ce-tLe garrison
falling OaGs to t..e extreme Of Ea pat:insu-
"a, where saey We're followed AID captured.
Among otaa.- General Whiting aaG Col.
Lamb ware both wounded. .ainh we
cave 200 oc:soners. hope orr cwa loss
may nos es iced 90 BIZ. i. is imrOss;b be to
Judge III tas a.yh:. Amoag tie wound Cd
arc tee commanders d. the ) leading brig
AIDES. Ge0. Cu..lsa being wounded 10. Sc
verelv, bu. CoioneAs cecC.bcc.se- acd Bel
dange.oU1..Y.
Tee !aad s:o.t Was 4 formidable one, ,the
pa.aDet. II places, beng fourteen or s:teen
feet E.Sa, D.t tao 11au went q. < 0ob.y.
ua1e. 4 severe ..lusket-y FIRE. The ma
nuslessy fire from the east end OF the Land
trout Was 80 severe that they die not Sue
cead IL entering the works. The naval
ire on tie works, ..dginy from tho holes,
must have oeen terrific. Mari Of the guns
were io;sre!. How many there were en-
the po,a;, can-o. say. perhaps thirty or
forty.
Signed CT. Co.sroc1,
1t. Co. a. D. e.. and CHE: Engineer.
Another d,spaiui. estimates the Prisoners
captured a. ;, 80. a.i ~ guns. Gen. Grant
TELEGRAPH 20 iA.s Department that in hon.
o. Of tl.s great triumph, achieved by the
united vasor OF lie army aad navy, he Lae
ordered salute of loo guns to De tired By
each .. t0e ata..-e operating. agains. Rich
Mond.
>.gaed G. \. DANA
Asst. Sec OF War.
WA.I.a t-oN. Ian 1.-THE lerartmsp.
sas received tee io1.owi.ig from OF For.
Fisher, Jaa. 5, .eieg.aphed sroa. Fort Mon
roe tae IN,
-o.a.-i'o.. I's..er is oars. I send a bearer
OF dispatches with a brief acco an. ofthe az
tar. s,ana.t- 4srrv - ent.s-ei ~ the high
e.. pra.,-. ~. iL' gratitude OF his cou.t-v
to- tie .s.aaier =. aaic,. lie Las conducted
2is par: VI tee oge.at:ous. He is ,nv LedlL
ace15 q u .o-t:!r. and a General. Cur CO.
operation Eas D..l most cordial. The re-
suit = r.cto-y, wl1.ea VII aIwavs be ours
whea TIE ar:1iE aad navy 60 baad il hand.
Ike iar.,. 100, I'LL tie aseal.. is Lxag-. TIE
a..liv loss = as. Arayy.
i,.s:ec I'd. Porter.