Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-01

tenapt. in cooperation with the navy, to
carry these strongholds, so useful to the Z
lite of the Confeds rAey aud so dangerous 6
to the success Of the Union arms.
On the 1st day OF January. 1860. Major
General Beri min T. Butier and BreVet
Major. General Alfred Ill. Terry. had an
extended interview with Lieutenant Gen
efal y. s. Grant, nt his headquarters at
C,tv Point, Va. It WIS here determined
that the second exp dition should pc IN
trnsted to the command of General Terry.
On the I'd of January orders were lssned
to the troops that :. ere to take part ia the
enterprise. and Oh tho hight OF the %
thew we're marched to Bermuda hun
dreds. where they were embai ked on
ocean transports, under the erection
of Colonel George s. Dodge of the QUAR-
termas er's Der ar ment. On the morning
| of the b Of January the fleet was at For
trts. Monroe and IN readiness to sail
| The Amy force consisted OF the same
| troops Witch compO ed the first eXpedl-
ri. n together with the Second Brigade OF
| the Tnird Division of the Twenty-fonrth
| Army Corks, under the command OF Col
onei J. @. ABBOTT OF tho Seventh New
/ HamD>hire VoIun' GERS Battery t.. Third
tUnued States artillery, under the COM
mand OF Lieutenant My rick; q siege train
Il detail o. GrulerIsts and company OF
eDpineers. These troops taken together
mum bs red about eighty five hundred men:
/. There we're tWenty-oLe first aud second
cIa1s transport steamers, and third class
OF snail vessels and tenders. General
Terry made bis headquarters ON the Nc
T CIelIsu, General ANS on the Atlantic,
, aud General Paine on the Cham
? pion. On the morning of the Oh
! of January this fleet sailed under sealed
, orders Everything scented TO have
d. i i oIVJ mar o.
/ ed. Ga opening the orders, the point OF
q, S iuation WIGS found to be twenty i've
= miles of 3 eaufort, n. c. Here the army
- feet once more found that of the navy,
n which had Withdrawn to this point. Ii was
the n:s.ortuue If this expedl ion to expe-
|. renee gale Amos; equal In fnry to that
= which the first encountered. This heavy
6 weather commend, q Immediately after the
y SAILING OF the fleet, acd continued until
+ the II b OF January. SJme OF the vessels
had become scattered, and OtheIs driven
:. into Beauf rt, and delays were cccasloned
- SO that lt Vas not until The morning OF the
II b that Admiral Porter steamed out anC
1t led the fleets IN the direction of New lnlet
- This day was beautiful one, and the At
1T lantic had the appearance OF an immen Isl
placid lake. At about ten c ock IN Tn
A. evening both fl 4eIs came to anchor at
y. poln i've miles north of Fort. Fisher
,e Early on tho following morning III
Brooklyn, tho double-enders, an'
., O, her ganboat5 opened fire OF
- the woods dire city IN the rear OF the posi-
y, ton upon which it WIS decided to LAM
as the troops. The first troops we're lande
~ on the beach about four miles north Q
q NV Inlet. Pockets We're thrJwn oat /
-. eyerv direction. The euemy did not max
- any opposition TO this movement. In lac
~ not O Jingle shot Was fired a. our troops 6
~ this time. Daring this day 500 me
;, were landed, with forty rounds O. ammt
90 milton, Six days hand bread in bulk, an
- three hundred thoncand addition round
IL OF small arms ammunition. The landln
- VS. accomplished amid ihe greutest enthV
~ ~ eiasm of the soldiers. Cheer upon chez
- went up. clearly indicating their splendl
40 moral. The surf gave some trouble
:, fest, but it seemed to subolde as the df
- proer ssed. This favorable condition
- the surf continued through the three Ola.
I'M OF active operations which cnimInateo
ha the accomplishment OF the oole
,ro OF the expedition. Paines divislH
80 of colored troops bGVing been success
~ fully disem rked, it was marched
- short distance toward the fort, and tht
ba directed across the peninsula to the Ca
~ Fear River. After the line had been e
80, tat1lished across this narrow strip Of Ian
mn the troops threw upa strong ,entrencI
tIa ment from the Cc3au to the river and Ia
-, ing Wilmington. 1t was undOnbted
"a General Terry'S object TO prepare h1ms
- AGAINST an attack from that direction.
- VS. Well known that HOke's division
"a Rebel troops had been relieved from Ric
roo mond and transferred to the defences
90 Wilmington alb ut the 22d Of Decemb
as 1864 This division probably numt er
III about four thousand men, and would l
W. doubtediy haze attacked the army fore
~, had t. ey believed that there were no ear
49, works in their front. Colonel Abbot
, - brigade also formed part of this line
~ On the IL b Of January Captain Lees d
o-.t, Lleuueuaut NJ rIck's batteries were plAc
n3.. in position on the ilue already descrlb
"a IL this way Gen. Adolbert Ames Was
ttsa freq TO oEerate against tho fort, wltnt
f,ro any fears Of an at ack upon bis Tear.
49, enemy would have had TO destroy q di
80 SION and brigade OF troops before Il
49,; could lnterf re with this more direct
- tack On h, Il the first brigade
Amoss division was moved up toward
fort, while the other two brlgades "
'ne held in reserve. Tue skirmlshers W
tS advanced TO within one hundred and {
&c Var of the work. In doing this an {
All AL " DIRK Was Captured, and an unsucces
'no a tempt made to turn the guns againss
- m AIN for l6cation. Active preparari
Ell were continued for the bloody couf
noiu which fiuaily took place On the TO low
r. day. On the enure 18th and 14th
navy mHlQtalD0u GTomeDOOuS UouU
anu anu meut OF the fort. The Admiral had I'D
: ,, nno ted different plan of attack, ".
: - seemed to be successful in materially d
H|ye aging the fertilization. On the ever
- of the II b General Terry went on bC
ouo1i i of the Malvern to arrange with Adm
e Oh Porter the plan of attack for
I've next day. The Admiral says
@u I Lage 189. Report of Committee on
LIE Conduct Of The War ut was
ne 9dr ranged between the General and IN.
10" that the ships should all go in early,
fo " fire rapidly through the day. until
time for the assault to come off. The
. IA. we named was five p. %. I detailed six
. ne huudrt sailors and four hundred NAL
80 to accompany the troops In the as
the sailors to boar the sea face, while
troops saulted The land side" The
"J t. lowing are am ng the directions that
= given to the sailors aud marines to r
80 late them in their landing upon the be
,o Tao and in their assault upon the sea faC
"a l.