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The Daily Dispatch: November 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], Matters at Charleston. (search)
, of Tuesday, some interesting accounts connected with the progress of the bombardment: Another Monitor attack on Sumter — Disastrous result — no more flags of truce. The heavy mortar shelling kept up during Sunday night on Gregg and Cummings's Point from our mortar batteries on Sullivan's Island appears to have alarmed and rendered the enemy on Morris's Island somewhat desperate. The monitors, four in number, which have been of late comparatively quiet, moved up between six and seven oent places. By twelve o'clock they had all gone back, two of them at least in a disabled condition. The others returned in the afternoon, and fired a few shots at Sumter, after which one left for her anchorage, while the other remained off Cummings's Point on usual picket duty. The heavy and unusual firing so early in the morning brought out large numbers of our people; some under the impression that the enemy had commenced a general attack. No report of any casualties reached us up to a
The Daily Dispatch: November 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Stage of Charleston. (search)
r fifteen minutes the affair was quite hot and heavy. Fort Moultrie and battery Bee, on Sullivan's Island, with Fort Johnson, on James's Island, together with one of our gunboats, opened an enfilading fire on the barges as they retreated to Cummings's Point. The ricochet practice from Sullivan's Island was splendid. It is not known with certainty, but it is believed they must have sustained a severe loss. From what we have been informed an assault has been expected for some time, and ourng of ultimate success, has opened fire on the city. Since Thursday morning between twenty five and thirty shells have been thrown, fortunately injuring no one. The gun from which the shells appear to come is situated on the extreme end of Cummings's Point. The marsh battery ("Swamp Angel") now has a mortar in position, and occasionally opens fire on Sumter. Private Edward Lake, of Capt. Simons's company, 27th regiment, S. C. V., (formerly Charleston battalion,) who was killed at Fort Su
The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], More Burning in Charlestown. (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Nov. 28. --Shelling by the enemy was kept up steadily on Sumter, Moultrie, Johnson, and Simpkins, to-day.--Two 10 inches Columbians at Gregg, bearing upon Sumter, fired seventy-two shells on the fort, of which twenty-nine missed. The enemy have also commenced firing 13 inches mortars from Cummings's Point, and two monitors were engaged, and fired twenty-eight shells, eight of which missed. During the night the enemy continued his usual practice on Sumter with light Parrot guns. Two hundred and fifty-seven shots were fired on Friday night, of which one hundred and thirty-six missed. No casualties at Sumter, Capt. Jacob Valentine and two or three privates in Moultrie were severely wounded by the explosion of a Parrot shell. No casualties on James's Island. Major Elliott has been promoted by the President to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Feeling in England. (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Dec. 3. --Nothing unusual this morning. No further firing on the city. [Second Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 3. --There has been no further shelling of the city since Monday.--Mortar shelling of Sumter has been continued all day from Cummings's Point. Our batteries on James's Island and Gregg continue to keep up an occasional artillery duel. Some excellent practice was made by our batteries to-day.
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Dec. 4. --There is nothing new this morning. No further firing on the city. [Second Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 4th. --A slow fire has been kept up to-day from Gregg and Cumming's Point alternately on Sumter, Sullivan's and James's Islands. No casualties reported. The enemy have not renewed their fire on the city. Gen. Beauregard and Col. Rhett visited. Sumter last night, when the band mounted the parapet and played Dixie and other tunes for about an hour. The Yankees ceased firing while the music was going on. They are mounting more guns on Wagner bearing on the city, and have also unmasked a new battery.
The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege of Charleston — a Hopeless Yankee account of it. (search)
it no better were Sumter in our possession. Nor, if captured, would it be practicable to put there the heavy guns that would be needed to operate upon Charleston; for they could not well be transported to the ruin and mounted, under the fire of the numerous rebel batteries that line Sullivan's Island and Fort Johnson. Even if guns were successfully placed in position, we should be but five hundred yards nigher the city than now; and Parrott rifles throw into it with perfect ease from Cummings's Point, where they are already established. Nor does it seem that Sumter can be so easily taken as some have thought.--Not only are Port Johnson and the works on Sullivan's Island armed with very heavy batteries, but the shores of the city and even its wharves are mounted with the heaviest guns in possession of the Confederates. Against these the army has no power whatever to act. One assault has already been made upon the ruin with very unsatisfactory results — the whole party fell into a d
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankees in the Valley. (search)
h] Charleston, Dec. 26. --Nothing unusual to day. One hundred and thirty shells were fired at the city from 12 o'clock on Thursday night to 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The enemy fired from five guns--three at battery Gragg, one at Cummings's Point, and one at the mortar battery. The damage comparatively trifling. The engagement on Johnson's Island between our light batteries and the enemy's gunboats resulted in a drawn fight. Few casualties on our side. [fourth Dispatch.] nt on Johnson's Island between our light batteries and the enemy's gunboats resulted in a drawn fight. Few casualties on our side. [fourth Dispatch.] Charleston, Dec. 27. --The enemy fired four shells at the city last night. No firing from Morris Island to- day. Our batteries have kept up a vigorous fire on the enemy's working parties engaged in erecting another battery on the extreme of Cummings's Point. Our loss in the Stone affair was one private killed and several wounded.
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Feb. 22. --Two more wooden gunboats have joined the fleet inside the bar. In other respects the fleet remains unchanged. The blockading vessel sunk during the heavy blow last week was a heavy draft three-masted propeller. She appears to be sunk in five fathoms of water, and lies off Cumming's Point buoy. The embrasures of the Yankee batteries on Morris's Island have been enlarged, affording greater facilities for their guns to assist in defence against an attack from our side. Eighty-eight shells were fired at the city on Saturday, and twenty-four yesterday. Five Yankees who came into our lines on Saturday were here yesterday evening.
The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], Stop the Runaways--$1600 reward (search)
hief Justice Taney is again on the beach. Over $3,000,000 has been subscribed to build another international bridge over the Niagara river, at Buffalo, N Y. The white waiters at the Burnett House, Cincinnati, having "struck," their places have been supplied by negroes The Senate has adopted the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting slavery — yeas 37, nays 6. A Parrot gun, which had been discharged nearly 5,000 times, finally burst at Cummings's Point. The workmen at the gas works in Baltimore have struck for $15 a week. Before the war they got $7. Maj Gen Pleasanton has arrived and reported to Gen Rosecrans in Ohio. The Winthrop House and Face Masons' Hall, in Boston, were destroyed by fire last week. Caroline M. Kirkland, an authoress of some note, died in New York on the 6th inst. It is reported at Memphis that Gen. Forrest is preparing to attack that city. The closing quotation of gold in New York,
The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Confederate officers placed under fire. (search)
The Confederate officers placed under fire. Captain Gilchrist returned from Port Royal (where he had communicated under flag of truce with the enemy) to Charleston on the 15th instant. He brought a letter from Foster officially notifying General Jones that the Confederate officers, prisoners of war, lately sent to this department, are now confined, under fire, near Cumming's Point, Morris island; that they have been placed within a roomy stockade and provided with tents and with supplies of food as nearly as possible approximating the Confederate ration; and that, upon receiving an official assurance from General Jones that the Federal prisoners now in Charleston have been removed from under fire, he will at once relieve, in like manner, the six hundred Confederate officers now in his power.
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