The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22
Map of the Battle of Honey Hill.

try. Before leaving though he gave
Lieut. Frazer, the adjutant general. full in
structions if anything happened to send a
courier for him at once, and if the enemy
attempted to land at any point along the
coast to telegraph Gen. Hardee at Charles
ton and Gen. McLaws at Savannah.
on the morning of the 18th, Lieut.. Fraser
and myself were looking over the mails
when a pickett from Boyd's landing came
dashing up with the intelligence that the
enemy were coming up Boyds creek with
"A large number of steamers and trans
ports
little later the news of the landing of
the enemy was brought by Tom Dupont,
a Gahamville boy, who was on picket
duty on Coles Island, which is separated
from Boyds neck by a narrow creek
only He stated that he had counted the
boats as they passed in full view of his
post and that they were crowded with
troops. Having crossed the causey, and
making his way to Boyds avenue, he
was fred on by the enemy already on the
advance TO the old Charleston and Sa-
Nannah stage road.
pom receipt of this intelligence Lieut..
i9sar sent a courier after Col. Colcock
ana wired the department headquarters
Ut lhe situation. Every one able to bear
arms was sent to Honey Hill, as il was
presumed that the enemy would naturally
come by that route.
lN' tdrthWorks at Honey Hill, situated
ABOUT two miles and a half east southeast
ol 'he village of Grahamville, were con-
r,Ia'tt1 under the supervision of Col.
L'l'on NoIquitt, some time in 1862. and
we're uesisned, ! have understood, by
dp" Esne Beauregard, c. S. Engineers.
"'S commanded the public road for
'"'dNee OF only siXty-hVe yards, where
,N' Ioal made bend TO the right and
was hidden from view by a dense swamp
IN road ran into the Charleston and
''tNhah stage road las it has always
~ la"edl fve and one-half miles from
~ iHdmNlle, and about one and one-half
mlgs from Boyds avenue.
q. 10 ihe left Of Honey Hin, and extend
~ '"o miles to the road from Graham
'.e 10 Coosdwhatchie, were a line of
rlel works and rife pits. At the
''" nttchie road was an earthwork-
1911 Tor eannon-distant also about two
, rom Grahamville. The enemys
,lleits after landing at Boyd's was
H.. tl'7e TO Us. Instead Of turning to
D., i' upon REACHING the old stage road
''.Du"ne9 a we have since been Inform
q, 'l lheir guide told Gen. Hatch that
t,f were no earthworks on the Honey
d, ''aIi they went to the right and
out strong skirmish lines IN
apo on flank, marched towards
N'tW hatchie
ta." @ % 'ompanies Of the Third South caro-
., l-Raysor's and Peoples. with
CONN.,. lgHnents from Capt. Howard
OF lhe same regiment had sew
~. t. shirmishes with them during
sH..'' put they continued their rapid
r,t.. ,ih ihoy were fired upon from the
49, IS al Bees creek by the guns Of
nr,.. mort artillery and LAFAYETTE ar
b. men, instead OF Ranking by the
o. '-f the Grahamviiie road. IL their
VIM. "lH 10 cut the Charleston and Sa-
a iAilroad. which could have been
"a, ,ae.ly. they retracod their way to
li oi Boyds avenue. where they
for the night.
t. '.eoek arrived az this headouar-
h.. no evening OF the Goth. ana was
t. night receiving reports from the
b. sending and receiving telerrnms.
vi dawn on the 80th the order
49, 'l 10 attend the colonel. and 10.
r pr" rode or down the Honey iill
U. me works, then untenanted.
sr.. 'iI napoleon plantation. about
h. 'hl Henry lliii We found Lieut..
Of. piece Of artillery OF Lafay-
lf t-tho gun zen battery" ready
N.I ~ the lcft 81 the road was
n ..la ana number OF a amounted
U we're placed as aklrmlahera.
-. IONS 20 wnif before n heavy
h... we enemy we're seen coming
N.t from ne stage road. and
run orcned upon them aa
fpi Dog range. They quickly
lnd came into nne of battle
40 their right. advancing
fAiffers aa1 nrlng win Two