The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
4 BIT,OE WAR HISTORY.
Some. Interesting Notes: of the Operations
Before Charleston in May and July, 1869.

Before Charleston in May. and July, 1869.
Diary Of Col. Carlos Tracy, Of Gen. Gists stof.
May II. Enemy sounding Stono
channel in barges; one fred on from
Goat Island by riHemen and driven of.
May 19.-Several of the enemy's gun
boats attempted to enter Stono Inlet
one ran around and all put back.
May 2O.-Three gunboats crossed the
bar and entered tile Stono River about
10 o'clock a. N. One ran up and anch-
ored little below Battery Island"
commanding the old (river) route from
"Cole's Island" the enemy thinking
probably to cut off our troops on Coles
Island. Lieut.. Colonel Ellison Capers,
Twenty-fourth Regiment South Carolina
Volunteer, commanding on Coles Is
land, withdrew his force, 1.-TWO compa-
nies,) under Standing orders, to James
Island by tho new back) aud scarcely
completed route over. Dixon's Island.
Capt. l.. Buist, Palmetto Guard, com.
nlanding on Battery Island, Withdrew
his force, (two companies under similar
orders, also to James Island. By like
orders the buildings on Coles and on
Battery Island were fred by our men be.
fore retiring. On appearance of gun
boat off mouth of Folly River carronade
on marsh battery, near Folly River,
thrown overheard by those in charge.
Coles and Battery Island sheled by the
enemy.
May 21.-Six of our .pickets, of Capt.
Jones company, Twenty.fourth Regi-
ment South Carolina Volunteers, made
prisoners on Battery Island; expecting,
apparently, the enemy to pass by without
discovering them, they, instead of with.
drawing, hid themselves in the magazine
on the approach of gunboat up the
Stono. Enemy saw them and landed.
"Legare's," on James Island, shelled this
day by a gunboat slowly going up the
Stono.
May 25.-Gunboats to this time had
been running up the Stono for several
miles every day. shelling both sides of
the river, aud returning in the evening
to Battery Island. Effort to-day OF Gen.
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 Dixon's Island, remarked. A
guuboat which engaged the battery was
driven off in q few minutes. The battery
was moored to the land. Three gunboats
had been drawn up the river short dis
tance by Gen. Ripley's movements. On
their return, they had passed by alto.
gether, when one came back, apparently
to learn what Was the little dark object
across tho marshes and tho small islands.
Capt. B., who was aboard, had just re.
ceiyed orders not to fire unless attacked.
He had his mon ashore under cover.
The gunboat opened on him. Capt. B.
promptly fred his battery 1.-TWO or three
guns) himself. 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 the gunboat away.
May 31.-Gunboats, to this time, run
ming up the Stono every morning as be-
fore, shelling every one who come in
sight, whether on foot, on horse, or in
vehicle. Some peaceful citizens crossing
"Newt0n Gut" bridge in buggy, during
this psriod, we're vary much startled by
shell, and took to flight on foot across the
fields. 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 aud
Capt. Joseph Glover, of big staff, who
were riding out.
June l (sunday.l-A gunboat came
some distance up Folly river, but soon
returning. Reconnotering, probably.
June IA gunboAt came up Folly
river this morning on the food about 9
a. No., shelled the battery of Capt Chi
chester st Legare's Point, that of Capt.
Warlsy, close to SccessionvilIc, and Sc.
cessionyille itself. This place being then
occupied by the Eutaw battalion, Col.
Charles II. Simonton commanding; tie
Charleston battalion, Col. P. G. Gaillard
commanding; tue cavalry companies of
Capt. w. L. Disher, and of Captain -
McKeivsr, and being the headquarters of
Gen. B. 1ist, commanding on the island.
Our batteries responded vigorously. No
damage was done by the anemy, except
to horse, which had his log broken by
shell that passed through an clubhouse
just behind the Generals headquarters
and exploded. After firing for about an
hour the enemy withdrew. No damage
up to this time done by the enomy's iir-
ing, except to horses.
Eyening.-Iore thsu twenty vessels
in sight of Charleston bar and Stono
Iulet and in Stono River. Enemy re-
ported as being on James Island, at the
point nearest 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 reconnoitering their
position. Gen. Gist and Capt. Tracy
repeatedly fred on same evening by enc
my's advance guard. Ills firing the
first news in camp of enemy's landing.
June 3.-Last night the enemy and q
small party of our men lay near each
other all night, at Lsgars's. Captain
Chichester's guns, in being withdrawn
from Legare's point during the night,
stuck in the mud. Men engaged in en-
deavoring to extricate them driven Of BY
the enemy near morning. COL Ellison
Capers, Twenty fourth Regiment South
Carolina Volunteers, with several com
pauiss, sent just after daylight to bring
off the guns and to ascertain euemy's
position. Sharp skirmish with the enc
my at Legare's, in which Col. Oapers
drove back for half mile or more the
anemy's troops in his front, though very
much outnunbering 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 en-
desvor to bring of whom, it was said,
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