. History of the great rebellion, from its commencement to its close, giving an account of its origin, the secession of the southern states, and the formation of the Confederate government, the concentration of the military and financial resources of the federal government ... together with sketches of the lives of all the eminent statesmen and military and naval commanders, with a full and complete index. From official sources . e long bivouac lineacross the sand-spit, about two miles from the fort. Their right flankseemed to be well covered by a sort of lagoon, running between it andthe wood
. History of the great rebellion, from its commencement to its close, giving an account of its origin, the secession of the southern states, and the formation of the Confederate government, the concentration of the military and financial resources of the federal government ... together with sketches of the lives of all the eminent statesmen and military and naval commanders, with a full and complete index. From official sources . e long bivouac lineacross the sand-spit, about two miles from the fort. Their right flankseemed to be well covered by a sort of lagoon, running between it andthe woods beyond. The enemys two gunboats, the Tallahassee andthe Chiekamauga, shelled our lines from Cape Fear lliver. Duringthe eight hoiu-s action, the iron-clads showereil she Is ujjon the devotedfort at the rate of lour per minute. The whole numl)er of shells thrownby iron-clads and wooden vessels was computed at four i)er second. During the night, the enemy was re-enforced and the place strength-ened. The 14lh was occupied by the Union troops in building breast-works between the Cape Fear River and the sea, and the loth wasfixed for the assault. As a force of the enemy, about five thousandstrong, under Iloke, was threatening to relieve the place from Wil-mington, Abbotts Brigade was placed in the intrenchments facing thatdirection. Amess Division was drawn up to assault the wcsl end of HISTORY OF TIIE GEEAT EEBELLIOJiT. 697. the fort, the most difficult and arduous point. A column of fourteenhundred sailors and marines, under Captain Breese, was detailed fromthe fleet to assault the sea front, which had been so terribly demolishedby the bombardment that it was thought alodgnient might more easilybe effected there. At daybreak, the iron vessels, the Brooklyn, andthe eleven-inch gunboats commenced a terrible fire, under cover ofwhich, Ames moved his men up to within one hundred and fifty yardsof the fort. At ten, all the rest of the fleet joined in the tremendouscannonade, Avhicli
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