The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
A RIT,Og WAR HISTORY.
some Interesting Aotos: OF the Operation,
Before Charleston 81 hay ana july, isC..

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Some Interesting Notos: of the Operation.
Before Charlestcn 81 s;sy anu July, IsC..
Diary Of Col. Carlos Tracy, Of Gen. Gisrs Sta6
| May II. - Enemy eounding Stone
channel i'll bargee; one fred ON from
Goat Island by ri6emen aud driven of,
MAY l9.-Several Of the enemy's gun.
boats attempted to enter Stono IEiet
one ran around and all put back.
May 20.-Three guuboats crossed the
bar and entered the Stono River about
III O'CLOCK a. N. One ran up and anch
ored little below Battery Island, y
commanding the old (river) route from
"Cole,s Island" tho enemy thinking
pronaoiy TO cut OF our troops on Coles
Island. Lieut.. Colonel Ellison Capers,
ITenty-fourth Regiment South Carolina
Volunteora,, commanding on Coles Is.
MOS, under standing orders, to James
Island by tho new 1back) aud scarcely
completed route over. Dixon's Island.
Capt. l.. Buist, Palmetto Guard, com.
nanding on Battery Island, Withdrew
orders, .also to James leland. BY like
orders the buildings on Coles and ON
Battery Island wers fred by our men be-.
foro retiring. On appearance of gun.
boat of mouth Of Folly River carronade
on marsh battery, near Folly River
thrown overheard by those in cbarge
Coles aud Battery Island shelled bv The
enemy.
May 2l.-Six Of our ;pickcts. of Can't
Jones company, Twenty. fourth Reri.
ment South Carolina Volunteers. made
prisoners on Battery Island; expecting.
apparently, the enemy to pass by without
discovering them, they instead of with.
drawing, bid themselves in the magazine
on the approach OF gunboat up the
Stono. Enemy saw them and landed,
"'Legare's," on James Island, shellcd this
day by gunboat slowly going up the
Stono.
| blay 25.-Gunboats to this time had
been running. up the Stono for several
miles every day, shei,ing both sides of
the river, mud returning in the evening
70 Battery Island Effort today of Cen
Ripley to draw them within effective
reach of guns Of Fort Pemberton"
failed. Gallantry OF Capt. Frank Bon.
neau and the men of our little floating
battery, stationed for the day in the
creek near Diycm's Island, remarked. A
gunbnat which engaged the battery was
iiriven off in few minutes. The battery
was moored to the land. Three gunboats
had been drawn up tho river q short dis
tence by Gen. Ripley's movements. On
their return, they had passed by alto
gether, when one came back, apparently
to learn what was tho little dark obiect
across tho marshes and the small islands
Capt. b., who was aboard, had lust re.
ceiyed orders not 10 fire unless attacked
Ho had his men ashore under cover.
The gunbont opened on him. Cant. B.
promptly fred his battery 1.-TWO or three
guns) himsalf His men, ut the first
sound Of the enemy's gun, came bound
ing to their little float, and soon man.
ming their guns, drove tho gunboat away.
| May 3l.-Gunboats, to this time, run.
ming up the Stono every morning as be-
fore, Smelling every one who como In
sight. whether on foot, on horse. or in
vehicle. Some peaceful citizens crossing
Newton Gut" bridge in buggy, during
this period, were very much startled by
o shell, and took TO flight on foot across the
felds. To-day few shells thrown from
the Stono towards Secessionville. fell
near the camp of the Twenty. fourth reg.
iment South Carolina Volunteers, aud to
Brig. Gen. GiSt, Capt. James Gist and
Capt. Joseph Glover, of his staff, who
were riding cut
juno Sunday. "A gunhoat came
some distance up Folly river, but soon
returning Reconnoitering, probably.
June "A gunboAt came up Folly
river this morning on the flood about 8
a. m., ahelled the battery of Capt. Chi.
chester at Legare's Point, that of Capt.
Warley, cloae to Secessionville, and Sc.
cessionville itself This place being then
occupied by the Entaw battalion, Col.
Charles II. Simonton com,us "'i ~; the
Charleston battalion, Col. z. &. Gaillard
commanding; the cavalry companies of
Capt. w. L. Disher, and of Captain -
McKoivor, and being the headquarters of
Gen. Z. Gist, commanding on the island.
Our batteries responded vigorously. No
damage Was done by the enemy, except
to horae, which had his log broken by
o shell that passed through an outhouse
just bahina the Generals headquarters
and exploded. After firing for about an
hour the enemy withdrew. No damage
up TO this time done by the enemy's fr-
ing, except TO horses.
Eyening.-More than twenty vessels
in sight Of Charleston bar and Stono
Ansos ouu Az StOuO hlHeT. Enemy re-
ported as being on James Islaud, at the
point Isarest Battery Island, and as
having driven in our pickets. Captain
Carlos Tracy, volunteer aid to Gen. Gist
and Lieut.. Winter, Wassamassaw Cayal.
ry, fired on while reconnoiteripe their
position. Gen. Gist and Capt. Tracy
repeatedly fred on samo evening by enc.
my's advance guard. This firing the
first negs in camp of enemy's landing.
June 3.-Last night the enemy and a
small part of our men lay near each
otner eli oight, at LegsreS. Captain
otichester's guns, in being Withdrawn
from Legare's point during tho night,
stuck in Che mud. Men engaged in on
deavoring to extricate them driven of By
the enemy near morning. Col Elliunn
Cape1s, I'wenty-fourtb Regiment South
Carqhna Volunteers, with several com.
panies, sent just after daylight to hiring
um tus guns and to ascertain enemy's
position. Sharp ekirmish with the enc
my at Legare's, in which Col. Oapors
drove back for half mile or more the
enemys troops in his front, though yery
much outnumbering him; took twenty
three prisoners, and retired only on the
appearance of the enemy In heavy force
on the field, supported by cross fire
from gunboats in the Stono and in Folly
river. Enemy engaged said to have been
Twenty.eighth Massachusetts, and One
hundredth Pennsylvania volunteers. Our
loss, several wounded, and one taken pris.
oner. Lieut.. Walker, adjutant Charleston
battalion, wounded IN the leg in an on.