. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . pulled out of the fight, and wasuseful next day in landing the troops. The last of the men left on shore were taken off about noon ofthe 27th by the boats of the Britannia. They had been ashore twonights. The Nansemond did not participate, being used as a despatchboat during the 25th. An Ensign from the Britannia received the surrender of Flag-Pond Hill battery, and planted the stars and stripes there 25 the white flag was displayed, there was a race between theboats to get there first. About 4 , 26th Dec, MacDiarmid, of t
. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . pulled out of the fight, and wasuseful next day in landing the troops. The last of the men left on shore were taken off about noon ofthe 27th by the boats of the Britannia. They had been ashore twonights. The Nansemond did not participate, being used as a despatchboat during the 25th. An Ensign from the Britannia received the surrender of Flag-Pond Hill battery, and planted the stars and stripes there 25 the white flag was displayed, there was a race between theboats to get there first. About 4 , 26th Dec, MacDiarmid, of theGov. Buckingham, received word from Gen. Curtis (on shore) throughLieut. DeKay of Gen. Butlers Staff, to fire over the woods to pro- i I ^ :^ili lllllilil 5-d,-i|i Ills ^ is I oil I mill n Toll I i ml 11^ s s s §s s g SSSSSSg S5 5 ?? IK S = . oS s»; ?| ss oj s s I ^--si .-g . .ai g-^as IllSk^r 2 siiiiiiiiiii=iiissiii£ssii |.2^= Mr J? a S o« m» o« MM mS mS to 03 to M m cs H B « o M Ho j. :. «i^a? 5»<-S ^•g .. Ssl| llPSt. ii Jan. 65.] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 593 tect him from the enemy, which was massing on his front and were fired every 15 minutes during the night, aimed at a pointa little to the left of our troops. The rebel flag was shot away at 25th Dec, by a shotfrom a monitor. The northern or land face of the fort, covering 480 yards, had21 guns; the sea face, 1,300 yards, 17 guns. The parapets were25 feet thick and averaged 20 feet high; while the traverses werehigher by about 10 feet and sloped back to about 8 or 12 feet were 30 bomb-proofs, with a floor area of 14,500 feet. THE SECOND ATTACK. The account of the first attack, with its results, such as theywere, has been given, and the troops have returned to Virginia; andthe reader must be gently led, by ways that he knows not, to thesecond and, happily, the successful assault which gave us the fort,the river, Wilmington, and cut off the only substantial means o
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