. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . and ward as far as the pine-tieessome himdreds of yards distant. Soon after the hoisting of our flag,a vessel was directed to make a re-connoissance of Bay Point, but atnightfall, as nothing had been heard from her, the Seneca was sent toascertain the situation. When we arrived in front of Fort Beam-egard,it was so dark that the bow of the vessel was run up on the low , outlined on the horizon, was the earth-work h-ing in grim repose, theembrasures being plainly s-isib
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . and ward as far as the pine-tieessome himdreds of yards distant. Soon after the hoisting of our flag,a vessel was directed to make a re-connoissance of Bay Point, but atnightfall, as nothing had been heard from her, the Seneca was sent toascertain the situation. When we arrived in front of Fort Beam-egard,it was so dark that the bow of the vessel was run up on the low , outlined on the horizon, was the earth-work h-ing in grim repose, theembrasures being plainly s-isible. The silence was imbroken; the work hadevidently lieen al^andoned. The flood-tide was setting in strongly. The crewof one lunidred men were sent as far aft as possible and the engines backed. Weat once slid ofl:, and the flag-officer was fully informed as soon as we could steamover. Orders were then given to return to Bay Point at early daylight toreconnoiter, and, if we were not met by force, to luust our flag at sunrise. Thiswas dulv executed, and at noon the fort was turned over to General Isaac I. Ste-. THOMAS F. DRAYTON, C. S. A., COMMANDKRor THE CONFEDERATE FORCES AT PORT ROYAL. iUo:\r A ^ Ciiptiiiii Stiphcii Elliott. Jr., who wns ;il FortHiiUiiit(🇮🇱 Coloiiol Piniovaut [whocoMiiiiiiiiiIrd llic foivfs] ontproil tlio fort, ami saidtoiiir: (M| lOlliotl. what is tlio conilition ofIhiiiiis oviT llic viviT. I replied, Fort Walkerhits lieeii sileniid, sir.— By what do vou ,iiidi;e ?• By the faets that the fort has to aluavv enfilade and direet lire, lo wliieh it haseeasedto reply: that the vessels liavins; lerniiiiated their tire, the has steamed up and delivered asingle shot, wliieh was unanswered, and that there-upon elieerins; was heaiil from the fleet.—Then,sir, it havinsr lieen proved that these worksoanitotaeeoniplish the end for which they were designed(that of )u-oteetins; the harbor* you w
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