The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-18
LAST WEEK IN WAGNER,
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would soon succumb to this destructive
ire. A portion Of our signal corps had
been specially detailed to observe the
signals OF the enemy. Every dispatch
slgnalled between Gen. Gilmore, OF the
Federal army, and Admiral DAhleren,
OF tie navy, was transmitted by our
slgnal officers to Gen. Beauregard in
tae city, and such as he desired us to
kuoW were then sent to Col. Kiett for
his Information and guidance. One of
these dispatches, which was read by Col.
koltt to Jew Of us who were in his
confidence, detailed the plan of an attack
ON Battery Gregg which had been agreed
upon between GlllnAore and Dahlgren,
The arrangement was made by which
Dahlgren was to furnish the boats and
Gilmore the men, and Battery Gregg.
at Cummings Point, was to be sur.
prised. But for this ip f ,rmation il seems
certain that Gregg would have fallen and
the Confederates on Morris Island cu>
on from ali hope Of escape; Tho expedi-
tl"n was to come in boats with MI III II
oars from the creek which separates
james from Morris Island, aud when N'..
REGIS OF the boats struck tho beach LIc
men were to jump out aud char4c tun
battery. Capt. Martin 1. Sallers, with
his company, (St Matthew's Rines and
Company f, (Beauregard Light Iutau.
try,) under the command OF Lieut. A. !
Minis, with detachment OF fifty mcu
from the 28th Georgia, uader command
OF Capt Hayne, were de taied AZ rein
torcsments for Battery Greg. T,c
whole detachment was put un.er tn
command Of Capt. Sellers. (iI.ynn
was killed before ha reported win hs
command to Sellers. The same shell
which killed him killed Lieut. Il. A.
Blum.)
The assailing force sent to cnptnrr
Battery Gregg came aCGOrhiu" IL go
2ramme, but they were the parties Nur
prlsed. AS soon "a their boats stuck
the peach they were grectC wIlhu rn!lH,
In their faces and q disc;iar.r or cray"
and canister from the eleven -ju:h GUNS
on the parapat Of GrcI@. y It a man
landed. Their boats pusha pil' III :pn-
fusion, return;eg, as they lyf., doSult-
orY fire. They were sOnu uul o! S.gh. in
the darkness. We los, one uun belong
ing to Company T., who was Killed
by the sabOt of shot rom one Of the
guno OF Gregg, fired ove,' 10 heads Of
our men ON the beach. IL was very hard
to depress these Guns sufficiently to
make them very CntCtlvc' Vne btttcry
mad not been constructed with the cX-
pectation of an attack from that Gircc--
ton.
1t was apparent that it wCujd not ho
practicable to keep The whole tprcc on
the parapet Of Wagner tonight as usual
1t was determined to reduce il as much
as at all consistent with prudence, AID
depend on getting the balance Of the gar-
flsOn IN position IN time to meet an as
sault, should the enemy attempt one.
Ihe men were directed TO protect them.
selves ds we'll as possible by kccpin1
close to the parapct, which afforded somc
shelter except against shells bursting
overhead. The salient anglo became
untenablo, and small squad OF Com.
pany +, ST Mattaew'S Rjllts, was lctl
there.
The bombardment was terrific and
grand all night. The fleet Withdrew at
the approach Of darkness, as was their
custom. The lire Of tho Parrot Guns
slackened somewhat, but the mortars
Kept 1T up nccs cssantly. -Four or five
shells could be seen to start at the same
time from battery behind the last
parallel, and this was frequently repeated
The shells would come tlamng through
the air like metcOrs, bursting, rs the
enemy's gunDers seemed to design they
should, sometimes in the air, sometimes
on the parade and sometimes on the
parapet.
During the night it was reported that
the enemy were advancing 10 charge our
works. 1t was relief TO men aud of.
fcers to believe that the last struggle
was about to be made, and that the aw.
tul cannonade was about TO be exchanged
Tor musketry aud Il hand to hand fight
with the bayonets. The enemy again
displayed calcium light, this time turn.
Ing 1t upon our fort and Lighting up tho
works brilliantly. EXcepTin the shadows
1t was light enough to read ordinary
print. TO ha.S9 tried the experiment,
hoWevsy, would have been certain death.
The pxfen kept IN the shadows of the
paMapet and traverses. Mai. John GluV-
- or had command of two companies and
was charged with the defence Of the sea
face and flank wall outside of the sally |
port.
SIXTH OF DECEMBER, SUNDAY.
Daylight came at las, and with it !
the quickening Of the fire from the
Parrots Of the enemy. The fleet came
up again and Joined in the lombard.
ment, and it soon became rs grand and
terrible as it was yesterday The fort
constantly at work. but the covered
ways and entrances to the magazines
and bomb proofs could scarcely be s
kept open. The entrance to the coy.
cred way leading into the salient was ;
entirely closed by the sand drifts :
caused by the enemy's shot and shell.
The Dombardment was a repetition Of {
yesterday. Men fell on every side and 7
the litter bearers and surgeons had as +
much as they could do. 1t was the @
custom to send the wounded up to the Il
CITY at night Our opportunities per, /
mltted us TO remove very few of the /
dead from the island during the latter a
days of the siege. The suffering of the T.
men was somewhat aIlayed by digging t.
wells In the bomb-proofs. Toerable t
water was thus obtained, but not in a
sufficient quantities. The heat was in. s
tense and the air in the mb.proofs II
became very foul and hardly supported "