Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-28
CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES
OF THE
18th TENNESSEE REGIMENT.
Copyrighted June 9TH, 1884. All rights re-
served.
BY r. A. HEAD.

CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
AS soon as the Tennessee troops ar
rived at Charleston, the following or
der was issued from Gen. Lees head
quarters:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES,
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. IS, 1851
Gen. ID. S. Donelson, commanding
Sd Brigade Tenn. Vols: General
The General commanding desires that
you should proceed with your Bri-
g6de to Coosawhatchie, S. c., as soon
as the quartermaster of this place
(Maj. H. Lee can furnish you with
the necessary transportation. Direc-
tons have already been given to him
to that effect. Very respectfully,
T. A. WASHINGTON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
On the evening of the 18th, the
troops took the cars on the Charleston
q Savannah railroad. The Sth Ten
nessee and Col. Starke's Virginia Reg
iment were encamped near the bridge
over the Salkehatchie, and the 10th
Tennessee Regiment encamped at
Old Pocotaligo, about six miles east
of Coosawhatchie, and two miles
south Of PocotaligO Station. The
Federals were threatening the interior
from Port Royal Ferry, also from
Mackey's Point, Pages Point and
Cunningham's Bluff. From each of
those different landings the roads
went to the interior and came togeth-
er near Pocotaligo. 1t was necessary
to place the main force at this point
as reserve, to be used against any
demonstration of the enemy from
either of those points. The enemy
was in possession of Beaufort Island,
and could land at any of the above
landings at any time. This part OF
coast defenses was embraced in the
fourth military district, and was I'M
der the command of Maj. Gen. John
G. Pemberton. Gen. Donelson's Bri-
gade was assigned to Gen. Pember-
toms command by virtue Of the fol-
lowing order from Gen. Lee.
HEADQUARTERS OOsAWHATCHIE,
S. S., Dec. %, 1S61.-Brig. Gen. d. S.
Donelson, commanding Tennessee
Brigade, and Col. w. E. Starke COM
handing Goth regiment Virginia Vol
unteers, will report their commands
to Brig. Gen. Pemberton for duty in
the fourth military district Of South
Carolina. T. A. WASHINGTON,
Assistant Adjutant General
AS Port Royal Ferry seemed to be
the most threatened, a fertilization
was thrown up at that point, where
there was an old fort Of 1912, and 8
battery was planted. The troops sta
toned at this point were Col. Dunno
wants 18th regiment of South Caro-
lima volunteers, the 18th South Caro-
lima regiment Col. James Jones, Col
Martins regiment Of cavalry, and {
battery Of Virginia artillery undel
Capt. Leak. Col. Jones being thu
senior officer was in command of thu
forces in that quarter.
On the morning of Jan. LIST, 1862
the Federal gunboats appeared a
Port Royal Ferry, near the mouth o
the COosaw river, and commenced
Smelling the Confederate works at
furious rate. The Federal fleet con
sisted of five gunboats sent out b,
Admiral Dupont and placed unde
command Of Capt. Rodgers, Of the .
S. Navy. The land force consisted Q
Stevens Brigade and 47th and 4Stl
New York regiments of Gen. Viele'
Brigade. The troops were lande,
under cover of q tremendous bonn
bardment. The Federal gunboat
threw thirteen inch shells into tn
Confederate lines with remarkabl
precision, and the Confederates SUI
fered principally from this source
One shell exploded in the ranks of
South Carolina regiment and kille
seven men and wounded six more
The cannonading was kept up som
time before the Federals landed the
troops. The object of the Federal
was to destroy the Confederate work
at Port Royal Ferry, and to collet
the stock from the neighboring plal
tations,
The Federal force that landed COZ
sisted of about 5000 troops and
pound howitzer, under the cOmman
of Lieut.. Upshur. The South Carol
ma troops under Col. Jones had ever,
thing in readiness to receive the
when they landed. A brisk engag
ment ensued. The Confederates he