. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . wounded,330 missing ; total, 5616. There were 6142 prisoners captured from the enemy. During this time Charleston, which had inaugurated the Rebellion, pluckilyresisted all attempts to take it. For example, her defenders beat back 6000Unionists with a loss of 574 men at Secessionville June i6th. Again, they dis-abled two of the blockading gunboats on January ist, 1863 ; again, they forcednine bombarding iron-clads under Commodore Dupont to retire; again, theyrepulsed from Fort Wagner a storming party under General Gilmore, inflic
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . wounded,330 missing ; total, 5616. There were 6142 prisoners captured from the enemy. During this time Charleston, which had inaugurated the Rebellion, pluckilyresisted all attempts to take it. For example, her defenders beat back 6000Unionists with a loss of 574 men at Secessionville June i6th. Again, they dis-abled two of the blockading gunboats on January ist, 1863 ; again, they forcednine bombarding iron-clads under Commodore Dupont to retire; again, theyrepulsed from Fort Wagner a storming party under General Gilmore, inflictinga loss of 1500, while their loss was but 100 men ; again, while obliged to evacuate 144 A GREAT FIGHT. Fort Wagner, leaving i8 guns there, andseven guns in Battery Gregg, they re-pulsed the Unionists attempt to scaleFort Sumter and slew 200 men. Nor did the Unionists fare betterin Florida. They lost underGeneral T. Seymour 2000 ofhis 6000 troops at Olustee,where the Confederates lostbut 730 men. The Unionistsagain lost1600 out of^000 menunder Gen. ^ =-*•. *. OF LEE S ARMY. Wessels atPlymouth,North Caro-lina, whenthe Confed-erate General Hokes losswas but 300 men. In the Southwest,however, the Unionistscause had gained con-siderable advantages un-der General Banks, havinga command of 30,000 by CommodoreFarragut, at Alexandria,La., he drove General and captured 2000prisoners, several steam-boats, and 22 guns. Hisassault, however, on PortHudson, in June, was re-pelled with a loss of 2000 THE STORY OF AMERICA. I4S men, while the Confederates lost but 300 men. But Port Hudson, as it was aboutto be cannonaded by the gunboats set free by the fall of Vicksburg, was surren-dered, July 6th, by the Confederate General Gardener, with his garrison of 6408men. Banks effective force had been reduced to 10,000. His total capturesduring the campaign were 10,584 men, 73 guns, and 6000 small arms. ButBrashear City had some days before been surprised and captured
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