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The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], How the British captured Charleston. (search)
How the British captured Charleston. --"Ora," of the Mobile Tribune, writes from Charleston: During the revolution of '76, when the British attacked Charleston, they came up the Stono river and North Edisto Inlet to Rantoul's, which is one mile from the Savannah Railroad, and twelve from Charleston. They surprised General Moultrie at Stono, at which battle the brave Colonel Jawrehee was killed. The British headed the Ashley river at the ferry, nine miles above Charleston, and attacked our fortifications at Charleston Neck, which they carried after a siege of five weeks, and compelled the city of Charleston to capitulate from famine. This portion of our present fortifications is called the Second Military District, and protects the communications from North Edisto to Charleston. Should the Yankees attempt to approach from that direction they would find it a hard road to travel, as we have a line of fortifications at this point protecting the passage of Ranfoul's Creek, a
The Daily Dispatch: September 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege of Charleston. (search)
ne, including the Ironsides and five monitors. The bombardment between the land-batteries continued last night up to the hour of closing our report, twelve o'clock. About 2 o'clock Sunday night the steamer Sumter was engaged in transporting detachments of the 61st North Carolina, 23d Georgia, and 20th South Carolina, from Morris Island to another part of the harbor. It had reached a position, coming in outside of Fort Sumter, when, by some unfortunate blunder, it was fired upon by Moultrie. A shot passed through its hull, causing it partially to sink, killing at the same time five men, and wounding several others. Many of the men endeavored to escape by swimming, and of these, twenty it is said were drowned. Barges were sent to the rescue, and six hundred were saved from the wreck. From a letter found in the mail bag of the gunboat Ottawa, evidently written by an officer, we learn that a Whitworth gun burst in one of the shore batteries a few days previous to the date
The Daily Dispatch: September 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Northern correspondence — Statement of deserters. (search)
somethin'." "How came so many to desert together? Were you not afraid to talk to each other about coming away?" "Well, we was all of us neighbors afore the war, and we bestowed who we was talkin to. The whole brigade would desert if they could git a chace." "How do they feel about Sumter?" "Oh, the papers is full o' big talk, like they allus was, but we could see it, an' we knew 'twastwas comin' down. They're goin' to hold it as long as they can. The soldiers over to Moultrie feel pretty safe, but somehow they're kind o' discouraged. Battery Bee will give you unsta beltin' though. She's got some big rifles, an' they feel safer'n all the rest." "How large a force is there in Charleston now?" "'Deed I don't know, sir. It's six weeks since we was in Charleston." So the questions were piled, and the answers returned, until every conceivable subject was exhausted. The deserters expressed a strong desire to return to their State, which, they think, i
The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankees in Northwestern Virginia. (search)
he ruins of Sumter lately. The Mercury thus explains the sinking of the Confederate steamer, with troops, in the harbor Tuesday night: It was, some time since, ordered by District Headquarters that no vessel entering the harbor of Charleston at night should be allowed to pass Moultrie until daylight. For some nights past the enemy's vessels had come up the harbor towards the obstructions, under cover of the darkness. On two different nights they were discovered and fired upon by Moultrie. On Saturday night the probability of their passing into the harbor was so great that by dispatch from District Headquarters the batteries were directed to be manned all night and special vigilance observed. Under such circumstances, then, at about one o'clock Sunday morning, a vessel was discovered coming from the direction of the fleet. She had no visible light, and showed no signal whatever, but steadily advanced up the harbor. She was too far to hall.--When within range Fort Moultri
The Daily Dispatch: November 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Chattanooga. (search)
From Charleston. Charleston, Nov. 24. --A heavy mortar shelling of Fort Sumter was kept up al night. The brave and gallant Capt. Frank H. Harleton, while on his rounds, was mortally wounded in both thighs and arm by a Parrot shell. One negro was killed. No further shelling of the city. [Second Dispatch.] Charleston, Nov. 24 P. M. --The enemy has kept up a constant mortar shelling on Sumter to-day, occasionally opening upon Moultrie, Simpkins, and Johnson, with both rifled guns and mortars. The Yankee negroes were working briskly on Gregg to-day, and it is reported they have unmasked four more guns. A 300 pound Parrot at the middle battery was turned upon Moultrie this morning, and two or three additional mortars upon Simpkins. During Monday night 170 shells were fired at Sumter, of which 62 missed. Capt. Harleton died at half past 10 o'clock this morning. The Ironsides and monitors have been inactive to-day. No shelling the city.
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