The Washington herald., 1915-03-21

Gen. Candy, with neduuudi teiS a.
had held Mobile Bay since August.
1864, the city and its nearby forts
New Orleans. had been urged by Gen.
Grant for several months to move
against Mobile. but it was not until
early March that he was ready.
Strengthened by re-enforcements sent
to him from Tennessee by Gen.
Thomas, Canhy's force numbered about
As. 900. OF these, the Thirteenth Corps.
under Gen. Gordon Granger, and the
Sixteenth Corps. under Gen. y. J.
Smith, with a scattering OF cavalry,
engineers, etc. totalinG $1,000 men.
were at the entrance to Mobile Bay;
the remaining $4,000. comprising two
brigades OF the Thirteenth Corps,
Brig. Gen. John p. Hawkins division
of colored infantry. and Gen. Thomas
]. Lucas cavalry, were at Pensacola.
Fla, about forty miles east from Mo-
bile Bay. under Gen. Frederick Steele.
All being ready. Gen. Candy set his
troops near Mobile in motion NIFTY
years ago today. The first objective
of the expedition was the reduction of
the Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. at
the east side of the head of Mobile
Bay. opposite the city.
Spanish Fort Taken.
Heavy rains delayed the march. and
thouSh IL was UNI! '''i' - ~ ''''
from NOME ioiht 10 up" "'s" VI y ~
was March 26 before the place was
threatened by the Federals. The
movement had been covered by DEM
onstra ton by the Federal ships in Mo-
bile Bay. Aided by the sailors. Gen.
amy al'er PdrIaiIS lhNeSt'"t ''''
ism rorl' esIa"iished supply ""se -
Starks Landing. five miles below the
loft. iit'NE guns were III "r
ana regular siege operations "Su"'
cen. steele moved from fe"S''' o'''
on March ~ ahc "i,er III" N'"S " ''i
cunt 10 the horth' urea ,e"'"s -HoII'
so'nerE. swung SCUM ana ca.'e uoM II
4 the east pahh OF the ienN"s NV ZIG
confronted the 'onfedera'"S ~ h!ah"
~ i.Ne niiies ""oNr ''a"'>n O'
( April - Jolheu rs li''H '" -"
Cen Candy, and WITHIN Il" days lhe
feuer"I Sl"Se opef"''""S Ne'' !" iu'.
swing. ne INES We're n"N' ""ou'
nine hileS from emu l" emu '"''' 81"
ing nom "hi'uera'e ioF.S' """ Va
t"ries Huser ana tracy between anu
In the rear OF 'Eem.
ny Hripl mere were n',E-'"o sleE
| position on the Federal lines IN from,
of Spanish Fort alone. and at $50 In
| the afternoon these opened upon the
itonfederates with great effect. Some
of the guns entiladed the Confederate
works. and under their rain OF shells
the Confederates We're unable 10 hold
, their positions. The place was held
by about 900 Confederates under
Gen. r. l.. Gibson. arterward Con-
gresham from LOUISIANA.
inder cover OF the hombardment
! two companies OF the Eighth Iowa
! supported by the remainder OF the
regiment and the other regiments Of
Col James l.. Geddes' brigade OF carr s
division. effected a Judgment on the
left of the Confederate line and gain
ed a position from which some zoo
Yards of the main intrenchm" could
he !nhladed. These were soon taken
and with them about ID prisoners
The captured guns were turned upon
III" enemy.
Night had now fully SET in. but Gen
'.Mhy ordered Gen. smith 10 put III"
whole OF his corps into action. In
series OF desperate hGhts spanish For'
Z was taken, together with about h"'
prisoners ana Tour says. Inc tcIna n
! der OF the garrison ned 10 BIake!y and
! thence 10 Mobile.
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I III oiiliriahu.
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! ~ rom spanish ror'' anu H''e' ma n
ms NJ" SPoS''''ii " n" 'o'
I'm a. ~ V" Vi
Srt, - ny, n"ra q
ya,cs was covered Nv a bomb. rdr,en-
| from every Federal cannon within
range of the Confederate WORKS.
! The works We're carried by assault
800 prisoners being taken.
Gen. Dabney II. Maury. the "onfed-
! erats commander at Mobile. had in
tended to abandon the city before the
attack on Blakely and withdraw the
ga rrison of the fort in the nigth of the
9th.
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