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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The boat attack on Sumter. (search)
markable. As soon as my report was made the iron-clads withdrew from action and took up their usual anchorage for the night. The morning of the next day (September 8th) found the Weehawken still aground and the enemy pounding away at her. About 10 A. M. signal was made from the flag-ship, Iron-clads assist Weehawken.m Slippin Our impression to this effect was strengthened by the number of armed boats seen to be gathering around the flag-ship, from vessels inside and outside, during September 8th. We were, moreover, able to read all the signals made that day. On the 13th of April, 1863, Beauregard announced to the War Department that he had obtainedbeen relieved by Major Elliott and the Charleston Battalion of infantry, 320 strong. No troops after that date were sent to the fort before the boat attack on September 8th. and, when attacked, contained 450 men. One of our iron-clads was ordered to take up a position to sweep the approaches to the gorge with canister and grape.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing land forces at Charleston, S. C. (search)
o, Capt. Nathaniel Haughton; 75th Ohio, Col. A. L. Harris. Recapitulation of Union losses, July 10th-Sept. 7th:  Killed.Wounded.Captured or Missing.Total. Morris Island, July 101591 106 Battery Wagner, July 1149123167339 Battery Wagner, July 182468803891515 Siege operations, July 18-Sept. 7712789358 Total on Morris Island38113725652318 The effective strength of the land forces employed in the direct operations against Charleston, ranged from 11,000 to 16,000. The loss from Sept. 8th to Dec. 31st, 1863, was 14 killed and 42 wounded = 56. Confederate.--first Military District, The troops and commanders employed in the defense of Morris Island were relieved from time to time. Tile commanders were Brig.-Gen. W. B. Taliaferro, Brig.-Gen. Johnson Hagood, Brig.-Gen. A. H. Colquitt, Col. P. F. Graham, Col. George P. Harrison, Jr., and Col. L. M. Keitt. Brig. Gen. R. S. Ripley. First Subdivision, Brig.-Gen. William B. Taliaferro: 6th Ga., Col. John T. Lofton; 19th Ga