. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . (.or,. Josiaii J. Lieut. 1> N. .)a(i\.ma>Adjt. Jan. ] TIIIIiD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 585 transport fleet, for the purpose of conimencin.; the attack, the weather per-mitting. At four oclocli on the eveninii; of the 24th I came in siglit of FortFisher, and found tlie naval fleet engaged in bombarding it, tlie powder ves-sel having been exploded on the morning previous, about one Gen. Weitzel I arranged Avith Admiral Porter to commence thelanding under cover of the gunboats as early as eight oclock t
. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . (.or,. Josiaii J. Lieut. 1> N. .)a(i\.ma>Adjt. Jan. ] TIIIIiD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 585 transport fleet, for the purpose of conimencin.; the attack, the weather per-mitting. At four oclocli on the eveninii; of the 24th I came in siglit of FortFisher, and found tlie naval fleet engaged in bombarding it, tlie powder ves-sel having been exploded on the morning previous, about one Gen. Weitzel I arranged Avith Admiral Porter to commence thelanding under cover of the gunboats as early as eight oclock the nextmorning, if possible, as soon as the Are of the Half Moon and Flag PondHill batteries had been silenced. These are up the shore some two or threemiles above Fort Fisher. Admiral Porter was quite sanguine that he hadsilenced the guns of Fort Fisher. He Avas then urged, if that were so, torun by the fort into Cape Fear River; and then the troops could land andhold the beach without liability of being shelled by the enemys gunboats(the
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