. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ril 8, 1863, the steamers E. B. Hale and George Washingtonstarted to go around Port Royal Island on a reconnoissance, conducted byCapt. Briggs, 3d Rhode Island Artillery. Before reaching the ferry the Halegot aground. At night she got off, and about a. m. of the 9th started,without the knowledge of the officers of the Washington. The latter startedabout 5 or a. m. to follow her, and had proceeded a mile or two
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ril 8, 1863, the steamers E. B. Hale and George Washingtonstarted to go around Port Royal Island on a reconnoissance, conducted byCapt. Briggs, 3d Rhode Island Artillery. Before reaching the ferry the Halegot aground. At night she got off, and about a. m. of the 9th started,without the knowledge of the officers of the Washington. The latter startedabout 5 or a. m. to follow her, and had proceeded a mile or two when aturn in the channel revealed a Confederate light battery directly astern,perhaps a mile distant, which instantly opened fire. The Washington hadonly a howitzer astern, and could not turn to reply. The second shotexploded the magazine, which was in the afterpart of the vessel, unshippedthe rudder, broke the steering gear, ripping up the deck, tumbling thehowitzer into the hold, and destroying all the ammunition for the Jamesrifle forward. The vessel took fire and began to fill rapidly. The masterbacked her toward the marsh on the Union side. Capt. Briggs ordered a. o g o o Q <: ou Wfa FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861-1863 229 white flag raised against the protests of the master, Campbell, who continuedattempt to escape. They put the wounded on the marsh and all scrambledoff. The Confederates, seeing this, resumed their fire, of course, and withgreat accuracy. The wounded l3^ing on the bank were captured by a boatparty of Confederates. There were two killed instantly, two seriously,probably fatally, wounded, eight slightly, and two missing. Some of themen were hours scrambling through the marsh. Upon the night of the loth the Confederates sent two pieces of heavyartillery and nine of light, supported by three companies of infantry andthree of cavalry to Chisholm Island with boats for the purpose of raisingthe guns of the burned steamer. It was found that the Unionists had rais
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