Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-02
For the Journal.
.sg,e FHII Of Mort FIsher-GSnsra1 Brsgg-ms1o
General E@hiiIng-Tae Navy, etc.

.2ae FRIi of Mort Fisher-Gsnsral BrEgg-ns1ar
General EShitIng-The Navy, ETC..
heasrg EDITORS Il day read the artk1s in your
cr signed JUsTICIA," and Ihave recently read an
oe en- subjac in the Charleston Aercny Ohst
Of an spite against noble President and
supposed be his friends and also knew well
he localities OF the late conflict and disaster
aud last though least know somehing of the ken
tuck campaiBn" of General Bragg For all these rea
sors ask our attention few remarks upon these
| ri sutjects.
l. Ft then-WhF did Fort Fisher so soon fall into the
VII! not undertake to tuH, to give all tke
tie rr,Ie fire OF 700 guns Uned Nav, and
i e a.ga6 by land forces that followed up work
Of raG terrific fire of tbs Navy. am satisfied that no
efica1 hose who planned or constructed For
Dad ju"t concep oa OF the mlnefsly II tnat
lr # IT'S en0rnous range, before the first attacks tods
n hing in ne way OF fortifcao1 of Enclosed
rora caSedted batteries, could withstand It, nor
shyu a. hing have been expected, to resst suc-
ae,say suc0 sttacs b. those, if any, who knew its
.,s york the open and deep sea- giving sea-
TO several hundred war steamers to oever their
fire -hs moeu; aud with the great
ia ar ery 1861 these ships could lay of beyond
o cur best CGnederGts guns ana ss;f I'M tn ~ol
per ect lnpuntty aud rsInsuch IRE OF hell upon
he seboI quar.els, that Rohing short OF Case mates
bomb pruossl could enabe,men 10 remain at hs guns,
AfsT sCc6 guns Oh ihe land front with at them,
%qaa IN al or stomys pay and yed sho
Why there guns in the hanks for this very
4 M /
bi. terrjdc e. hngiuees aud commauder thought neu
stand it, they had sufficient nerus Nerve was no:
the only thing waated,-lt as armeur 7eD . iron clad
could aou uuder such fe. mean, of course, men
| ia caseuiate ba teres
an stre rave oId you In The main Why Fort Fisher
IeB. i'll now give other reasons: 80
| TIars were No fortifcaols the Fort and the
aad oi The souyd aEdng of the enemy,
has no been pT0U6R there should have besn There was
no yse IedOuoEs scrsss tie pennua from the head
f the 5ouHd sugar Loaf to prevent the enemy rom
passng doWn hn @ coui nrotect him and not eny
| land but in
SID lad this been done, troops could not have been
oded fort and the head OF the sound and
tba had landed any north of these red Dubts
oit orks they would al have TO be carried by the
bayCn5t before The toeps could approach Fort Fisher
aLd THIS So peninsula that shps o"uld not assist
tie mg annoy troops while The attack was made
| 57h- a1 attack as OF made the land force by
era Hoka's troops, 6fore tue enesly eATenchea them
se~yss uEt3srstard aosTered CoarI iartial
oT see d. nQuent cavalry Ulcers in charge OF pickles.
| rheEe let that reat tor the present.
Conic cQelate GeEefal, suen as Aee S6hDston,
RaauysOad or Rragg. been defeated by unathfu Of
feers-Ihose WAC behind time or the ksT How was
II i t+en La at burg? Did or did not Saart fail
TO keep him advised of she OF The enemgf How
OF General Pok at PerEyVle AnG agsla st
did E. or0eFes Wby ca tHe C0A fall
reach Chattanooga the las day OF As uga oat
es2 Simply beeau-e order ~as toluy dts beyed.
Have oo, Eiipss read he ohs Al history OF the
| :, Keutucky caupagu" zhder General Brsggl II you
aays not dc not ase ja tice to OF the old
crk state, that bad luck attends the ar 1Va OF Geo.
Bragg any place, or as the Charleston Nercy says he
is (" bird # icmen and qQOIe Eogar Poss Raven On
| him.
Fithout fear of contradiction by those who
ka0,O the aos, that tie Kentucky canrsiga more
cessfu either Of the Campaigns Maryland
| PeRUsy wanna under Gen. Lee.
+ Ii was complete defeat to the Yankees that they
had escape haste from Ccrinh TO the Ohio River. and
BQel-from his command
arm under Brag9 consisting Of the corps under Kirby
smith General Polk and Humphrey Garshall, for long
dme four million pounds Of meat sent to General Lee