The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-01
FORT FlSHE r.
a Southern and Northern Ac-
count Thereof.
( loucI,,ded from las' 'c>cL.

4 LfisaGe-thst Of Gurus, the same
t,.t threw its skirmishers DID the slope
.ftEc .Urt on tie former expedition
bow leI the way The sk;7mishers had
ereIt VI As close to the fort rs the nava!
fire permitted. and were now lying IL
haytiIy-scraped holes in the sand, ane
n. 6r;ca lc line was behind the low
bark Of Il ditch. little in their rear.
.cral far futterod in the redoubt.
sql the hail Of naval shells swuus
e.,icatlv away frcn the nearer end Ut
lie fort and concentrated on the great
,r,La farther down. Then amid shouts
.,,' command. and with a cheer, Curtis,
.tpaa r0.e from their ditch and rushed
.,Ivard anI tho skirmisi line SCENE.
~ reach the -tockai. Of logs at the edge
Isfthe ditch.
at the same time 2 band Of men II
naval uniform. brilliantly lei by otilc 'rs
.e,n,ricuo,,s ~ rulG-h3n1ed caps. dash
Il forward from the left Of Curtiss .iny
E.f infantry. All Of thi- advance move
fu,ent was met by fierce rattle Of mus
.etrv. and the angry crash of canister
from field pieces which fred through
7 no no-f-boIns of the st0ckade. The
/. sullcn and hitherto silent walls now
T. svarmcd with grey uniforms.
Retore this DISCHARGE the naval party
which bore the brunt cf it, being
more diroctly in its front-nelted away
! into few frures of men fyinc through
,be splphurous smoke. ard few men
l,,;nr rnotionless on the beach. But the
infantry was only checked ard was soon
rctI,rnine the fire Of the fort, from the
hastily extemporized shelter Of sand
holes. Put in Pennypacker bri
radc," " | heard General Terry say to III,
< Adiutant: and the new line soon moved
, forward and ioined the rest Under
/, their increased fire. anothcr move for
! ward was made. which brought the as
{, sault TO the log stockadc at the scrap o
L tho ditch
This lor-w,rk was originally form
dabIe defence. consisting of close fenc,
: of upright tree trunks. of six or eigh
: inches in diameter and eight or ten lee
height. Ont side of tn :. torpedoe
mad been buried in the soft sand. Bu
tho rain of naval shells had cut tn
wires connecting the latter with tn
electric batteries in the fort, and ha
preached and sha,ter the logs 50 tina
the volunteer axe-men had llttie tfoupi }i
N cutting a passage lor lhe ,: assaul' ~
Enougn oi deDFiS' however feuI;'.n,
Z. 10 break UP such symmetry u oiiS'u
n formation as the hurried advance an
n the enemy hre had lett. AZ the 1r0ol
? neared the Tort, the ilhe OF nasal ~
> ana inc resistance OF the enemy Dc We
II as the naturaI oOStacles ol 'he siounl -
e narrowed their oRJectiVG pom. 10 u
). upper or ilyer cnd OF the lorC wa
IL And tins narrowing, OF course cou
pressed the Wings or each brigade 70
center, and the two brgades themseN'
together. In the crash ana uproar
the hattie, and the enthusiasm OF u
advance, the men shouldered their w
!. forward with little regard to the reg
: me,,.3l !orhla'ion. . NJ hra,,ab neSul tho !,
: crown " mn l'p,'i NJ I:,aL oIaar;n ),
opsIacieSs iii'o '''c u''o'i' - 49, :,
IS impetuou'' pc' WIN ~ 60 GO 49, 80
= !ble military formation ucil oion
= ing together To9a nave peen te..i' Ell
= exposure TO the hpS'iie iiis, 1l'u 60, 80,
the assault. Giuei - -, 5000 +,
= 7t2nces; but from where ! soooaf e !, = :.
= causes seeii'ef 70 opo;t'f Pei, Gu u. ~ a.
3 !" . 'o'0i''i'''''''''
= is. of course, no place Tor the attack
= party; or flank wall is always arrang
= to enfiade it, aud, in the present
= stance, the bastion was duly placed a
= properly armed to rake end harr'
"a with lead and iron all parts OF the dltt
But the immense scale OF Fort Flsi
3 had removed this threatening bastl
81 more than quarter of mile from
81 present point OF attack 80 lle I'D
3 could ram snelis uPoll u uullIg l
"a whole OF the assault "i!h9u' Ipu"nE p4:a
: lng our troops ~ lnf ~. ~, al; aI'Lt
= : y, the naval hre Slienceu @ tne lsuh i,. +.
nastlon WnolF: % couise' n ~. :,
scattering fre rom i Iss SI ;,pt ,p"'i ,,al, -
Ter to the men m'lq IN, i,'a ''7' pas
5, through 'ar ore'u''ei o"e
The second apparent cause OF sal
- was the vertical immensely oi the fc
The great height OF the work ana
70 width Of parapet several tunes
~. ~ .encth Of the muskets levelcd over
cd pave a wide space at It's foot, which
below any possible line OF hre com
'es from Is TOD.
NJ Partially sheitored, then. az the Y
foot of fort, both from direct ire