. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . then charged and drove them from one traverse to another. ( TIIIRD NEW HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. IJan. 65. until nine more are in our possession. The brigade was now placed inproper positions and charged the whole line, with a momentum no powercould stop. Gen. Ames whole force, cheered by the presence of freshtroops, rallied once again, made a general advance, and the stronghold wasours, with 2,000 prisoners and 85 guns. The stars and bars go down, andthe stars and stripes are raised on high. At ten oclock Terry signalledPorter the glorious news, and
. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . then charged and drove them from one traverse to another. ( TIIIRD NEW HAMPSHIKE REGIMENT. IJan. 65. until nine more are in our possession. The brigade was now placed inproper positions and charged the whole line, with a momentum no powercould stop. Gen. Ames whole force, cheered by the presence of freshtroops, rallied once again, made a general advance, and the stronghold wasours, with 2,000 prisoners and 85 guns. The stars and bars go down, andthe stars and stripes are raised on high. At ten oclock Terry signalledPorter the glorious news, and The rockets red glare And bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro the night That our flag was still there. Capt. Trickey mentions seeing in the armament of the fort anelegantly mounted Armstrong gnu, the gift of merchants of London,the carriage being of rosewood and mahogany. The Captain soonafter this^memorable fight received a commission as Major. Hisofficial report will be found in full in his Personal. (LA»« or .^V»™_-;«•;,_ ^,;/. z2 s R AR &q».co NEWCAST LE-UPON(VO. 19 -Tyme ^NL(»«&\eNT TO SHOW tn^HC^ ^«LAR&E/VIENr TO SttOW IV\fitKKS^ THE 150 POR. ARMSTROWC CUW GPTURED AT FORT FISHER. THIS GUV mS 2100 FFET FROM POINT REACHf 0 BY ffAVAL WLUMN. When the Third New Hampshire arrived near the palisades,they were at once ordered by Col. Abbott to the extreme front, tooccupy the most easterly traverse then in our possession. Theprocess of getting there has been fully described by Capt. Trickey,their brave commander. Having arrived there with his handfulof men, he at once ordered them to open upon the enemy, firing Jan. ] THIRD NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 615 sufficiently slow after the first few minutes as not to actually wasteammunition. This continued for some little time, when Col. Abbottappeared and asked Capt. Trickey whether he could nt make a for-ward movement,— a fierce onslaught,— and thus create a diversion ;and by so doing assist the oth
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