. History of the American Civil War . eadily be had toWright River. This passage or channel was obstructedby three rows of piles, and by a sunken brig. At highwater, however, they were able to get over these obsta-cles. They ascertained that gun-boats often feet draught. could make their way without difficulty. Reconnoissance of J J Joness Island. ^jjg rcconuoitring party passed within hear-ing of the sentinels on Pulaski, and proceeded beyondPoint Venus up to the mouth of Mud River. Throughthat river there was no available passage, the water beingtoo shallow. An expedition was therefore sent
. History of the American Civil War . eadily be had toWright River. This passage or channel was obstructedby three rows of piles, and by a sunken brig. At highwater, however, they were able to get over these obsta-cles. They ascertained that gun-boats often feet draught. could make their way without difficulty. Reconnoissance of J J Joness Island. ^jjg rcconuoitring party passed within hear-ing of the sentinels on Pulaski, and proceeded beyondPoint Venus up to the mouth of Mud River. Throughthat river there was no available passage, the water beingtoo shallow. An expedition was therefore sent out to remove theobstructions in Walls Cut. The piles were sawn off,the brig turned lengthwise so as to open the work lasted for three weeks, and was brought to itsconclusion without detection. A few runaway negroes,who were hiding in the marsh, and sportsmen shootingwild ducks, were seized. Information was in like manner obtained from somenegroes of a similar neglected passage, known as Wil- 486 FORT PULASKI. [Sect. THE L>EiENSES UF SAVANNAH. mington Narrows, on the opposite side of the along it were accordingly made, and itwas determined that operations should be commencedhere simultaneously with those at Walls Cut. Access round Fort Pulaski having thus been obtained,^ ,,. -„ , a road was made from Walls Cut over the Isolation of Fort Pulaski. marshes of Joness Island to Point Venus, where a battery was constructed. Another battery wasplaced on the extremity of Long, Island, and a third onfloats at the mouth of Mud River. These cut off commu-nication between Savannah and the fort, and kept theConfederate gun-boats at a distance. For the reduction of Fort Pulaski, eleven batteries wereestablished on the northwest face of TybeeIsland, confronting the fort. Every thingIjeing in readiness (April 10th, 1862), the fort was sum-moned to surrender. Its commandant refused. Fire wastherefore opened upon it; in fifteen hours it was so much
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