The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-20
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Nignt Attack on July Ia. Ises-yyha,
preHed to the Confedeseses-.Tws
.soners Taken-TotaI f.oss Fnurteen'
JdlHes n. Riop, iia Caayie.toa tKe,ry,
y Retrs.
lis .s not intended as dignified his,
- sketch, but rather as a coy "old
lers talk" with my former compan.
.in.afms, to whom minute details
even egotistic garrnlity, will hsve q
70 Union forces had effected a land.
y Oyster Point, south end of Morri,
ld, ut daylight of the 10th of july
!, on the morning of the l1th they
2 their first disastrous assault on m
efy Wagner. They then continued
llpg troops and building earthworks,
sat6ery Wagner were some of the
& Regular Artillery, Capt. Boap,r
pany, Capt. Chichesters company
sss's Battery, the Fifty.firstl NORTH
siua, the Twelfth and Eighteenth
sgie Battalions, the Twentieth Soutl,
Una and the Seventh South Carroll.
sattaliou. Gen. Taliaferro was in
aand, and Col. Yates chief of artiI.
Z Inc morning of the 14th we found
arab.proof nearly skinned by
TIE FIRES OF THE IRoNCLADs
anboats. I had been placed Id
or working details to strengthen
pgmb- proof, and 7 supposed ny
ss we're ended for that day at least
saA heard in the afterndons that q
slaent of volunteers was to make
Sk on the enemy'e first line that
did nos regard myself as in any.
aividually interested; and when
st !swas to lead the party very
sntly pronounced the report to be
ske. Lato in the evening volun.
Iste called for from the different
Ads, each one being limited, aud
eie to amornt to ono hundred snd
fhe party assembled, consisting
rank and file from the Sis!
arolina, under Capt. e. South.
aud, two lieutenants, one each
snpanies E and 7, whose namea
recall; thirty from the 7th
i under Capt. Dorr Seegura and
aSuiss L. Clayburn; twenty-five
18th Georgia Battalion under
lit; twenty from the Goth South
& aldsr Capt. CoWan; eighteen
l8th Georgia Battalion under
) In all one hundred and fifty
and file, and eight commits
eers. After being inspected by
iggs, (noW Judge Twiggs, OF
aeorgia,) of Gen. Taliaferro's
were dismissed to their quar-
ait orders.
4 was sent fcs by Gon. Talia.
then informed me that Gen.
q had ordered'a reconnoisa zee
By q party of volunteers to 0e
ed by me, for the purpose of
tfg the position and strength of
g fret line, and TO endeavor to
or moro prisoners from whom
might be obtained as to what
b by that time been landed on
He stated that after my
the day he would lake the
sy of substituting another
b.lt he could find none suf-
auainted t-ish the island. I
===77;a5=st ==5=-t Z I TOI ~ H5Ulife the suDsii-
forming him that my knowl-
island at night was con.
half mile I had fought over
ng ofthe assault Of the 18th.
consultation in an under.
me officers present, he in
lat Capt. Chichester stated
d b man who was perfectly
nth the island at night, and
liaferro) would have to ask
lie I was at liberty to de-
sgas in for
4. NIGHT ATTACK.
rk tho attacking party was
Id after putting my sash
ball in my pocket, and
atch, sword-belt end scab-
P. Nelson, I joined the
panied by Major Twigga
ichester's man Coffee. We
we'd by q strong. night
Taliefe=re told me- that
would further inform me
desired for US to do.
one quarter of a mile
o ~ ne were halted and the
2 ork throwing up breast
vas directed to advance
and keep on the alert
was being done. Some
We had taken our posi-
ggs ceme to us and fur
Eiie order of Gen. Beau
ed me he would return
IL the works wero then
that we would then start.
him 10 give personally
should secure US from
by the picket, no matter
fell back, Cor by the
II night happef, both the
alyes fell back on the
81 impress the importance
a Sid him of the expert
lion on the morning OF
our principal loss had
Of the fatteiy.s
nt scouts to the front,
hat for soIne distance
emy's yidetteg, / COM