The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-01-19
Fort Fisher Taken by Assault,
n Guns end $500 Prisoners.

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Brigadier General j. A. Rawlings
GsSrsIk~I have the honor to report that
Fort Fisher was carried by assault this nj
t~arnD0nvaad AyeniRR, ny Gen. Ames diyi;
sion Of the I'd Brigade OF the lat Division
OF this, 9th Array Corps, CALAMITY aided by
. hattsl:ion' of marines and Ssanea ffom
the navy.
The assault was preceded by Q heayy
bombardmeut from thu aee', and was made
nj $50 Pm. when the st Brigade (Curtb)
Of Ames Division effected JodfmentupSn
the pAfapet; but full possession Of tie
works was not obtained patl l1P. ~ The.
behavior Of both officers and men Wi most
admirable lAI
all the works south Of Foit Fisher Rre
new occupied by our troPps Il
I'VE have not lesA than, 200 prisoners,
including Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb, tho
commsudant Of the fort lo-n
Iregret to say thur our loss is severe,
especially III officers. 4 An not yet able to
form any estimate Of he plumber Of cHsu',
allies. I-
~ ALFRED-H. TERRY,
Breyet Major General Commanding Expo
'Hfa ditien. t.Y tEl gel
SECOND DISPATCH.
fsasr aear,tnl r-ecopuoisance GA the llth.
II was decided to risk an assault ON Fart
Fisher PLrre's.diyislon. with Colonel An.
botts brigade, was to hold our line, already
s,roncy across tue nen,nsnla and facing
Wilmington a%rainst Hoke's while AmoS
division should assault on the west end
After three hours heavy navy firing. the IA.
saalt was made At 3 p M. on the 18th.
Curtis, brigaue led, and as soon as il was
on the ives srd of the land front IL was
followed py pennibacker and the latter by
Relrs Ef,er desnernte iOL,ino painin1
foot nv foot, and sewers loss, ct 5 p. \.
we had possess.Cn of about. hal II tie land
front, L
abbott 4 brirade vas then taken from our
line facing Wilmington, and put into Fort
Fisher, and on pushing il for ward at 10 2.
N. it took the rest Of the work with little re
sistance, the garrison falling back to The
extreme OF the peninsula, where they were
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THIRD DISPATCH.
Another dispatch estimates the numbered
prisoners ca ptured at z 800, and the lumlber
Of CANS at 10.
General Grant telegraphs to this depart.
nient that, in honor vt the great triumph
achieved by united vaior o. the army aad
navy, he has ordered a salute OF n han
dred guns to Dc hred Dy each 81 the armies
operating against k'chmona; ." '
A. DANA,
Assistant secretary OF War
FORTRESS MONROE jan ne steamer
Atlantic JUST arrived irom wilmington con
hrma the capture OIL fort rish'r and
WORKS on Federal foihtr ohr losses are
heavy, 1--we hiteen''Hch suns Dtrst on The
monitors We captured about z,'o9 prs
oners'
BALTIMORE jan L" line attack on For
fisHer commence ON FRIDAY; when troops
- 49,. oon. n 800 ! -,
eut;rs wiIIb ~ he perinsn,, III fart,
we're entirely crt of from Wilmington. 1910
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WIR LyrAErurx7. Jan. IL
! Major General Dix, New York:
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