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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 20 (search)
e marsh opposite to the highland on Wilmington Island, that the channels of Savannah River cannot be advantageously commanded from this point at any time, and especiaember, no effort had been made to ascertain the feasibility of entering the Savannah River on the northern side higher up than at its mouth. The history of the operaclear apprehension of the geography of the country. An ordinary map of the Savannah River will probably indicate but little more than the general course of the streaton Head terminates southward in Calibogue Sound, which is divided from the Savannah River at its mouth by Turtle and Jones Islands; the waters that form two sides ofthey pass over shoals and between morasses, but finally do conduct into the Savannah River. At this time our troops had not advanced beyond Dawfuskie Island, and on uring the day by the Federal gunboats, nine of which attempted to enter the Savannah River. Of course those under Capt. Davis were unable to do so, on account of t
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 112 (search)
e very bad off for rum and liquors, almost have to give them up, and these, with bacon, they had expected from the West --somewhere where the Federals now hold possession. Folks are going and coming --some who had left are returning, and they are sending the negroes and cotton inland, and are moving all the cash money to Macon. They threaten to burn the city if they should be unable to hold it, and are in daily expectation of our attack. They had given up the idea of defending the Savannah River by torpedoes, because one of the principal men who was sinking them got drowned while down in a diving-bell, and now talk of piling the river across. He knows of a raft near Fort Jackson, near which Tatnall is, on board the Savannah, (late Everglade.) When he was last near Thunderbolt (some time since) they had eight guns mounted. There is a battery (number of guns unknown) at Costan's bluff, and they said that they were mounting guns at the old fort above Fort Jackson, below the ga
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 130 (search)
n and a half seconds. The charge of mortar and length Map of Savannah River. of fuse vary, so as to explode the shell over the north-eastonclusion of the operations of the siege of Fort Pulaski, in Savannah River, Ga., which have resulted in the capture of that fortress and itsrigadier-General Viele. headquarters United States forces, Savannah River, April 11, 1862. sir: I have the honor to submit the followitions assigned to me comprised the erection of batteries on the Savannah River, to cut off communication between the Fort and the city of Sava, Topographical Engineers, of the water communications with the Savannah River, by which it was developed that the rebels had sunk the hulk of side of the Savannah, and the upper end of Long Island, in the Savannah River, were recommended as the most feasible positions to be occupiedordnance in the flatboats in which it had been placed, into the Savannah River, would have exposed it to capture by the gunboats; to move it o
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), Battle of Olustee. (search)
eceiving a letter from General Seymour, dated the seventeenth, stating that he intended to advance without supplies, in order to destroy the railroad near the Savannah River, one hundred miles from Jacksonville. I at once despatched General Turner to Jacksonville to stop the movement. He was the bearer of a letter to General Sdvance of that point. That a force may not be brought from Georgia (Savannah) to interfere with my movements, it is desirable that a display be made in the Savannah River; and I therefore urge that upon the reception of this, such naval force, transports, sailing vessels, etc., as can be so devoted, may rendezvous near Pulaski,h these headquarters, your forces would be in motion beyond Barber's, moving toward the Suwanee River; and that you shall rely upon my making a display in the Savannah River with naval force, transports and sailing vessels, and with iron-clads up from Warsaw, etc., as a demonstration in your favor, which you look upon as of great
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 14 (search)
t assigned to the command till a few hours previous to the sailing of the expedition from Hilton Head. The reports of the brigade and other commanders, with a list of the officers and men who rendered themselves personally worthy of notice during the engagement, I will forward as soon as received. I have the honor to be, Colonel, most respectfully, your obedient servant, J. M. Brannan, Brigadier-General Commanding. Colonel Barton's report. headquarters U. S. Forces on the Savannah River, Fort Pulaski, Ga., October 23, 1862. Captain: I have the honor to report my share in the recent operations against the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. In accordance with orders from General Mitchel, received on the evening of the twentieth instant, I left this port at eight o'clock A. M. on the twenty-first instant, with three hundred men of the Forty-eighth New-York volunteers, and fifty men of the Third Rhode Island artillery, (the latter under command of Capt. John H. Gould,) w
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
the neighborhood of Halley's Ferry on the Savannah River. All the columns reached their destinatioeveral roads. General Davis following the Savannah River road, General Slocum the middle road by waally a swampy creek which empties into the Savannah River about three miles above the city, across t could reach from my left flank across the Savannah River. I explained to him that if he would simp to push any considerable force across the Savannah River, for the enemy held the river opposite the on the left, with its left resting on the Savannah River; the Fourteenth on the right, and connectiwn the Peninsula between the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers, following the Louisville and Savannah Rorks, and our line was established from the Savannah River, near Williamson's plantation, in advance colony at the Colerain plantation, on the Savannah River, and plentifully supplied with rice, and o I, First New-York artillery, moved to the Savannah River. Eighty-second and One Hundred and First r[1 more...]
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), November 13. (search)
erb. Supplies of all kinds were very abundant. From the first to the eighth of December, our line of march was down the Peninsula between the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers, following the Louisville and Savannah Road, encamping on the first on Baker's Creek; on the second, at Buckhead Church; on the third, at Horse Creek; on the oved to the left, encountering some opposition from rebel pickets. They were, however, driven back into the main works, and our line was established from the Savannah River, near Williamson's plantation, in advance of Pipe Maker's Creek, across the Charleston Railroad to the Central Railroad, a few hundred yards from the junctione thousand seven hundred, of whom one third were able-bodied, were, on account of scarcity of subsistence, placed in colony at the Colerain plantation, on the Savannah River, and plentifully supplied with rice, and occasionally with beef. The able-bodied men were employed in transporting rice from the islands and in working rice-
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), December 11. (search)
December 11. The troops moved into position in front of the enemy's works; the Third division established connection with Seventeenth corps, which was that day relieved by the Fourteenth corps. Breastworks thrown up. Twenty-second Wisconsin and battery I, First New-York artillery, moved to the Savannah River. Eighty-second and One Hundred and First regiments Illinois volunteers and Sixty-first regiment Ohio volunteers stationed at Cherokee Hill.--Weather: Fine but cold.--Supplies: Scanty. A quantity of rice was found and a mill set to running to prepare it for the troops.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 63 (search)
ue east, through Louisville, we struck the Augusta and Millen Railroad at Lumpkins Station, and destroyed three miles of railroad, all the buildings, platforms, wood, etc. Marching on eastward, we struck the Savannah and Augusta road near the Savannah River and turned southward. On the eleventh of December I arrived before Savannah, and took position on the right of the Louisville road, relieving Mowers's, Leggett's, and G. A. Smith's divisions of the Fifteenth corps. This position was maie command marched to Lumpkins, a station on the Augusta Railroad, where we bivouacked during the night. The next morning, December fourth, my brigade destroyed one and a quarter miles of railroad, after which we marched in the direction of Savannah River, and striking the river-road, we marched down toward Savannah. Nothing of importance occurred. We reached our first posion before the city December eleventh. Here I relieved a division of the Seventeenth army corps, and threw up works alon
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 64 (search)
red the rebel despatch steamer Ida, on the Savannah River, taking thirteen prisoners, among whom wash corps, to cross to Argyle Island, in the Savannah River, secure such property as he might find the about two miles out of the city, near the Savannah River, second regiment from the left of our brigWisconsin volunteers on the right near the Savannah River, and those of the Fourteenth army corps onand burned it up, near the bridge over the Savannah River, and encamped four and a half miles from S A. M., the brigade marched to the bank of Savannah River, opposite Huchinson's Island, and went intand took position on a road leading to the Savannah River, where we remained, doing skirmish duty aneon, and turned off to the left toward the Savannah River. A short time thereafter, the command wased and sent to Gibbon's plantation, on the Savannah River, to support a battery and blockade the rivok a cross-road leading to the bank of the Savannah River, at a point about six miles from the city [24 more...]
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