St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-31

to each other, and few men were able to
pull away tree. or separate the stakes,
through which half a regiment could then
pass. A few discharges from the enemy's
guns swept the bitches doing some damage;
but the troops were never checked at any
point, aid they soon carried the entire
work But the fight was not ended, the
garrison made no surrender, but fought till
it was literally overcome man by man. The
point entered by myself happened to be
Just where Capt. Clinch, commanding the
teld battery defending the land side, had
taken up his position. He had refused to
surrender and, after receiving gunShOt
and baYonet thrust, was finally put out of
the hight by blow from the butt of mus
ket. which method of settling things our
men always preferred to the bayonet, as it
did not kill. The men were now
WILD WITH JOY
and were everywhere firing their pieces in
the air from bombproOfs, traverSes, and
magazines. l was expecting every moment
that some one Of the magazines would ex-
plode; but happily we escaped.
We captured 1875 men and officers, killed
and wounded thirty-fve, and took twenty
four large guns of various calibres, light
battery. sixty tons of ammunition, and a
large supply of stores.
The garrison was made up of young
gentlemen from Savannah. who had at all
times, as then, displayed the highest quail
ties of soldiers. They were marched TO
near my headquarters; and when dinner
was served-at the house of Mr.. Middleton.
where said headquarters were established -
invited the commander of the fort. Col.
Anderson, TO join us. This he did, and
met Gen. Sherman, who had taken a small
boat with portion of his staff and TOwed
down the Ogeechee to my quarters. With
the ample stores we captured was lot of
very fine sherry. to which Col. Anderson
very kindly called my attention. as he was
fearful, he said. that it would fall into I'M
appreeiatiYe hands.
This was secured and it was an agreeable
feature at my table at this dinner, and at a
dozen or twenty afterwards, which l en-
joyed each day with a large party of officers
of rank. On this occasion Gen. Sherman
was quickly engaged in sort of rasping
but good-natured talk with
THE CONFEDERATE COMMANDER,
who, on seeing his own servant waiting at
table, asked him with some annoyance
what he was doing there, and was told that
he was engaged to serve me. For the first
time Anderson seemed to appreciate the
new relation between them, but the servant
was fully conscious of it all the time.
Pretty soon Sherman. with a few men,
started further down the river and. at about
midnight, returned. having found the fleet
and appointed the next morning for arrang-
ing for the delivery of stores He accepted
my invitation to share my blankets upon the
floor. and we were soon trying to sleep:
but there are occasions when not much time
can be spared for sleeping. With daylight
came the hustle of work. Admiral Dahl
gren, commanding the fleet, soon came up,
our relations with our stores were soon es-
tablished. and the campaign to the sea was
successfully ended.
The defense of McAllister has always
been just cause of pride with the Southern
people. but its capture. as tactical opera
ton. never merited the notice it received,
since my force was ten to the enemy's one.
with an equal force in reserve and we had
merely to walk over their works, which we
literally did. my losses being but "a killed
and ITO wounded.
The whole world. however. so to speak.
was looking on to see what had become of
Sherman, and this gave the affair great
nOtOriety. Besides, it was one of many
vital links in the chain of those great events
which assured success, and the whole army
and the country were gladdened by it.
w. b. HAZEN,
Brigadier and Breyet Major-General, u.