The new South. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, November 15, 1862, Image 2
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d:rC >1. Oh itfield, with the exception of the 4th
Kcjt X. II. Vols , had already moved forward,
and tint the battery ol my brigade, and the one :
C'>:n;uj? ot^i H.JL.Ari y wh^-h U^d arrival,had
accoui Allien thenjf Aietit. llJenrySAvith the battery
orlhe firs bitg*e, Lieut. Lfo^ d Phijenixi'.1
S. X. rtkh twee boat typwitzers |iereaeport|d to t&r.
r fiirSt.?d Col. Be&>! tht&.h 2s.
tf VoJT, tj* my.t )$5 ragimant forward *rind* as
my.i iflr-inrNnva brigade wa^Mfcirmed ]> it if in
jutvcli the b tlIon a jd boat howitzers leading, followed
by the 70th l'eaa., the 7th t'ona., the 3d N. i
II.. a;ni the Kn^-inccr?.
was some jl^^ce^
in J <rofif ordCri'fo Col. i. hattieM* tt> -halts
ThowboJ* loroo lr^?g%nU?rtI< Lieut. Henry's sec- .
tion. o.' ArtUliTy~ jbined the lst-i>ri?ade?aml Lieut. (
. 4. -* Uitt'uigs^ th'ffiop j^'jyiicd fuy own, the rompany
yjf it I. ArtiUe.y under Capt. J. 3. CoaislCK-k WAs
assigned lo ditiy Witty the fiaat howftafcrs.
Xj&.tyty'*" ^ tt?eu'pat Jtt motion, lmt hhnie-!
di'ifely l] 1 ci^'aftH t .^c^It?d outers fryra the Geo-.
evilCQpinuiidiOg to ftalt,t!uotr onf pickets, and
.aS^ift ftjfwrtvjjf. Thy jM>irit. at which1 this hilt!
^wpouie tVoaud a'baTf or three tuples
fri^'Otv landing- '-Ou Vie tibtjcraTs arrivii the
}VT?i;<f forcv > Wanoed,. n^rc^itig by the flank- "v \
Ap/tvawbihg ?JfyawptohV* the Sound of artilfer/
y^Xtd at the front, and J soon rec^fyed
orders to. turni column ayd move 1'orWat-d aftfie
Rouble.to support the lat totyptfe, then' eh- ,
gaged with the' eftyai \% 1' Mere fl&a.ledTifcfc *.
-cuwMptj <itV\$ Ttlt ,0toro. Yoty., as ty ,
MAuAn/l *kA" wtrtVriYnsio* aT tKii .umA rnfiiwMwV nn.
howitzers A ' 'if
,1% obedietipet ofuriher o^JeWromlhc Command- \
General, *|y fading Tagimeut,,the 7tith ?e?o., f
was.thrown into the woods twohomed yards to
tb* Jeff of the xaod to protect the idt dank, of tbe 1
tirst line, and the 7th Conn, and 8d New -fcUnupahire
wure deploy od on the right and i?it iwmed:- :
ataly in the rear of the batteries, wbch wereiaain,t?in.jig
a rapkl4he? the brigade remained in this
position for some time, the. mmlying down, and
1 lms.escaping sectors damage from the enemy's
th'e<,jlav?ng received ardor* to ithat effect, 11
laov^d forKard asfcart distance beymtyl ih^gtws,
^ while a charge upm#* hattery ju wi front was :
-- wiecyu^hj^ro^of the ^ist^rigade. Tlie enemy
being drivan fto*a thei| position, I was ordered
;-- to az%in adraooe, aad^ffiopted to,do so in lfee,
T and Intersected by a maawh which couid.auly.be
erofsedby a causeway, the ^egunaats were brouglit.
into the road, by4he flank Ait? passing the
causeway and reaching the firm and cgpen ground i
beyond, I threw tb?? Wb into column, the 8d
Arjf. and 7 th ? oan* on the gight of the road^and
?u?r V, i.
T^ilg *i*PWad *qpae , diattoc? totfcia formafp
tiaa?t^a gco?ad:?i?ift becww broken by woods
.*ad m*rtoea,.*a<i X waaagaia. obliged to bring toy
meaiatoihc tond,at|dadvajee t>y toe.flaak,,..3opii
hifatoVmiH i*t? the wad, I recchoi wdeto fr$a
the General Coma jndiog to sepd ?n? regiment to
(the. front otrtbe tonWe $tiieb? and to pert #fw&er i
regiment with one piece of artillery on an gkppnra i
road rawing tot? the Focofcthgo. jqn4 /WP the
Gcwawbatefcje road,, so as to protectee,to" e? our i
fproes^rom any: M faitoet dhptttfi.^ v
:?J. font jfjcwa<di|lw '
4% t? pest toe At ^ewi^pabire, w;iW(Mto<t
bwitwr totbeitocted.'p^ittop^J "k> bnA.^<o t
Jgarfet aooompliabed 00*104* *<Wjn*. it? <he
tod#, I&tod toe f?to Peeft.yp4* fjdjfth$??already
dfeptoytdtoato* lefia?d right pf fetBPd
juat witbto to*.:*** eC the wood ^cb-towfera,
toe wwhy bank* of too
which toe. eoeto^ bad taken porittottntos toMer#*.
being w too^oad a little toidKMK. c&tofwtee.
$?#e ?*tar.py_ arrival cur art^w jMy JBWbweh. s
dimtowhed ewtog to the cxhauefcoR m?# mm
tftwiu, ?*<* ?*? ?n* ?* w5 ooryppg*?p?iy i
irtieftsed. .'o-rifcn?;
fti I J&wftfM* wfcred foi*iai4 lhe-flaoJs??npiwes.>;
of tbo jtb Goqa., orwed with Sfewp'o bweh
loading rifles, to opop upon t&?OU T&ia orf* wa& ;
,*iu& v?ae ?e teewracy
?3& tawwpfom rapidity of (fey Jfltetfetdfeft ?H>
<p<*uf **tt?rr?*s ,e?i^le<*iy:#?i?icod, aed the
, **#ny's iftftinixy wure aWtj to ttafce ool* * feeble
. " < fSPpfeF!/ >.ioi iiin,r s: . . .':. :?L-*Jo Jalo ] s-ir?:.
Mah^rt Uii^time Urn two coipjwroe* 4fefr7$th. n
- Pbb?w Volg...uivder eommand of Cantfliri UmIo.
whicfc we*e emtarfced an thogunboet WcdwrtUh,
1?n?e.j?jy?l4t*w? kerned eothe feftef the Wlil- j
lery, between it and their own regiment, where ]
i- tfc?2JWd:?w4;sejf?;ioe. When the e?enay,f firej;;
i <06k*Bwd,l 8**e the order to cetee firing. Asr,
sopn.asib* wi* done Oie.eeem^s again iprajjg up. 1
I then commenced fire from the whole Hue, ceasing . >
from t??e to .time as thetoa wee controlled, and <
^gain renewing it ae theirs revived ia eonse- ,
quenee of thoqefaafcee of QWfl, or of the sniral |
of their reinforcements. i
: sr tojfmiWktlW?*s*hy^
- Jr. ^ . **S
appeared on this j xirer, threatening our i
left ti ink C<4t-;^ft^v?d?e, whoso regiment' i
formed our JefT, p^yoTpti? ilibeiol up two corapa- i
nips < ?pe :u- dJlrfc,;m\dr? vo them luck. TLay d.d i
ncjt again advance t&nng day.
&li^lv.riftft firo was tU's> opw?ed I end$avo|?d 1
to tain vrb<i/bef Ihc river, wis fordabh?andj$)r !
t#' pmpo^;?%cuvt C&-& 6* ley of thecfhCtfhn.! 1
to caltfor voitu^wi to-examine it. 1st $ienfc E? 1
S. Ferry, and } milCr CWLb of Co. " 11 '' gallantly :
offered to per tofriC-this duty. Advancing under
the fire of both parties, they reached the brnks, .
and ascertained that it is one of the narrow bat i
.deep ood-.pmfMv^uvanvs cqiouion^n tlys ragjou,
tttid.tVit there was W^s|if9tJ(y Mtfoidiug Jt.1- T p
At qbyut fi^e o'clock I letyneaftom the General j
Ciunuiiiniling that in cons,queuce of the breaking
down of the bridge, atfri the restiltffigfmpesMribihty :
Of eflec ing ? passage 'i&ro^'tW'^ beiifnd
ttrhieh ;he tneturhad reTreafW;|r^h?d dctermlhed i
to withdraw his forces, arid I received directtohs
from Id m to corer the movement, nraiotaramg my
position until tbask and unllT t^ tho wounded
should be carried to thei-ehr/ The (tenc'abjdffte
sarao same time dufected-tte ^tfc^J W. Jtegjiment,
then iu the road sotn^W bat in the rear of th<fr front,
h> forni line on tbq'hrft and ret! tv slowlyC ?fn Pursuance,
of tbCsW orderi, Fifcmiiifietf'ih position till
ghttp until;tthc Wounded Wirtr 0roii?htv in, J
comihaa^of J
^si^scharge Jn artillery of the
day- 3he 0116 ?fter the
otEer,Rpcc^siveiy ferraipg lines to the rear Iq cover
the wilhdyawjt of tech Other, the cavalry occupying
the rood ai chatgiuffd^i^cc behind the lin*t.
U)us lonseu* ^u yriTtn wvujw??oyv, i
/oqna tL^Qe^fa'C^nwJpaiQg .Hitb .the Hoops
first withdrawn, ai? received from him ordew to
proceed At once with, mjTibrijpide to.Mackie's Point,
ant!put^be regiments in bivouac as they should
Arrive. ,
On my way to that place while still between two
and three miles from it,l met cawing up, that portion
of the 8d R^L Art'y under M^or Rogers^
cfirecteu n 1 rtT s command, aiiH report his
UwGethsraliowBindlngi As
fast as the regiments came la at the Point
that ware placed In hivoaac ht brigade libes at
right angles to the road, and afresh supply of arumm/Um
was served oat. ' At tnidirigfat, in accordance
with direction* secefced frttt the General
Commaading AIi^Rogen^tioUobtaeDtot the fid R
I and the -eavalfy Wttetiuaei Iwwroi pickets,
with instructjpea toAe jccketi a*3?ign??t? the
gunboats whose guaa bore upow>tbe^p|HoaAes to
pfct*poHtijja?ia eaao of 4he appeartix*4# the enemy.
After my arrival, I Mm ddlailt ftofeithe '
totimefcta of. Wy wn hrw^^aid similar doflrom
the.lst Wgado, which indeWfceinrtiiediate
direction of the General CommandingWer^ hfthe
iag ia.the wottndod. AA^aa^Wouwfed were
brought in they were placed upon the transports,
troops commenced it about 8. -of the
284 ai^?aJttowpfc**d*t muff ifce$&th*enn.
tuuSfn ae J^<r:lBl^*?tachtoo?t <u? Jekete ?
in the afternoon, being the test to leave the Point. 1
the
enemy wore seen by our outpoatvto'f they re- 1
ta?naAgtf?;*qp*tfruldia^^
to autoy them. SftiWL^ j j
lalSST^iSSSiiS'']
dtninDflCI^^ W Lu \OK alXiL KDu tQ XnyUt* JS. J
Gittings (wounded) of
The courage asm goo&xrcnfoact of all the^e gentlemen.
deserves the hiarhest snriteftalinn of the
The 47<h ReginwntPetm^dV*^ for ajhprt. .
time tinker my immediate OobHiyaicJ, and although
they are not a 'portion of thy brigade. lean not
forbear mentioning the steadiness ami discipline
iisphtyed by this' admirable '-regtjment, during our
movements to tho rear. I desire also to bring to
the notfee of the Commanding General, the gallant
manner in which Lt. Phoenix, TT. SjgJS",; and the
officers and men nuder his com man aland the 0 filers
and men detailed to assl^tben^ served the
j oat howitzers during the dayJlMy thanks are doe
tlso to 8 Civilian, Mr. S. A'.^oley the sutler o!
hw 6 aCe?. ttogiment, who under no obligation ''
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of duty, but prompted solely by motives of humanity,
labored most energetically and effectively
throughout the night, ?-uperintending theboats used
iu carrying thg^isoundud cupboard the JLransports.
' 1 an; under ^reat obl^gati^s to-I)r. tfi J.?t!ekft>ben,
dSurgpyjirof YoUnteqfe, a#ng ?13 ?bi|gado
SivaAon to|fce 2d brigaj^ior h$fc *w^veari$l effort:^
bewTf of the fvtfufled, ?rd tt the pernors
.^f mf personal S$aff, fcapt* ^heqpore Paeon
Kb ^bnn.f'ob^ A. A. JWlii^,aodLiwits.>pdmn
Terry 7th Conn Vols., and Martin S. James 3d R
I. Artillery, Aides-de-camp, who com eyed my orders
huder the heaviest fire.-with a zeal, activity
Md?Quas?C, that left np thing tp be desired. I en
close ftif$ports of the Coiuiaander^of the- regimentsjofjny
brigade.
I TSjTve tjie honor to be. Ostein, verfrespectfully,*ofcr
ab'tjerv't, x\ V / ^ '
M.1'VKkY;Brig. Gent Vols.
Capt.un* Lotis J. Lambiht,
f' A.A. Gen?., H Iton Htad,S. C.
KO* vr V . .8SA25 K Ml
. * HE^QUABTEHS 47th BEGT.P. V.. )
V - B*Arroir'tt. U, Oct. lsC'J. /
CiwraiX Laxbkrc, Aes^r Axur. <x?*u.-t Sir >?
I have the lwn r to submit ihe following report of
tho part taken by 1bc 1st Brigade in -the battles of
Hf -QctoW.; ;-?:
. Us first posit ion ,he
was driven back by the skirmishing hne, consisting
of too Companiesifjihe Conn., otic of the
47th Pa.jjpd <**? ot the 5oth Pa., under my command
; here the enemy yuly fired a lew rounds of
shot and" sben He then retreated and assumed
another position, and Immediately opened fire.
Col. Chatfield, then in command of the Brigade,
ordered the 47th Pa. forward to me, with orders to
charge. I immedfdtely charged, and drove tho
enemy from the secim a position;* "The 6th Conn,
was deployed,in juy rear and left-, the 55th Pa. on
my right, and 4th N.JU.in the rear of the 5oth,
both in cloae columns by divisions; all under a
heavy fire of shell aqd ^an^ter. T^ese regiments
then crossed the causeway by the fiank, and moved
close up to the woods*? g Here they were halted,
with orders to support tho. artillery
Aliur l4Mi U'luft, *?? "
II. was ordered to iuo#e uptheroad in the rear of
the Artillery, and tvo companies of the 47th Pa.
to follow this regiment.- The, 6th Conn, followed
up, and the 55th moved up through the woods.
At this juncture. Gel. GbtffteW foil seriously
wounded, and Lieut.^J. SpekieU was also woundS\A_f-U!rthe
47th/Pa., amounted to .
9frmen. frs Jet 1 was unable- to kiam tflh loss of *
the entire brigade. . - . - * *
The eneg*y having fled, the 4th N. II., and the
55th Pa. followed in -ejopa pursuit. During this
time, the 47 th Pa. and the tith Conn, halted, and
again organised ; after winch 4 bey followed.
On coming up to the engagement, I- assumed
command ol .tbeiieigade. and found ths farces arranged
in the follwring order- * , ..S4
The 4th N H. was deployed as skirmishers
,Jong the entire front, the 55fh Pa. deployed in
line of battle on the left sWe of the road, immediately
in the rear of the 4th F. H. '
I then ordered the 6th Conn, to deploy in the
rear of the 55th.Pa. and the 47th Pa. to deploy on
the right side of the road in tipe of battle, and
relieve the 7th I. (hen ordered the 4th
N. 11. which had spent all its ammunition, back
onder cover, on the road in ihe wo ds. The
enemy mcantiaae ke|>t upn terrihe fire of grape and
infantry, to which J??.w*plied with terrible effect.
At this pfth?t,.the;ordeu imtc given.to retire, and
the 47th Pa. and 7th forwed.the rear guard.
1 then ordered the 47th Pa. to keep its position,
u>d the 6th CoBn to march by the flank ?to the
road and to the rear.
The fth'H. H. and 66th Pa. to-follow. The
troops ot the 2d Brigade were meanwhile retiring.
After the whole column wfts in motion, apd a line
>f battle established"!)')- the 7th Conn., about one
thousand yards jn the rear of (he 47th Pa,, I oriered
the 47(h to retire by the flank, and establish
i line of battle oneihotisAn'd yards in the rear of
the 1th Conru After.which, the Zth Cpnu. jnovjed
t>F the gang toxtpe rear, ana estaQii^Aeu a line ot
iattleFoaa thobsaml jtot* lathe rear or thw '47th,
i:id thus retiring, aVtei aately establishing lines,
intil we where we were
elieved from this auty .by the 4th N. H. We
irrivedat the landing at 3 jgt'clock tbejnomiog of
;he254ih|i '
The oaapalties pf the 6th Conn, are thirty-four,
n killed and wpanded* *?4 the 471h Pa,, out hunlr*Ka*d
tv&edo Jped andwpugded,. A? tfi
regiments, IJ^ve..^ >et received no
epert. . :U?, Capt. respectfully, a .. . r
/ Yegr Ob'4 Servant,
't* S! f i :J."
<frW4*thjPn. Jftfe c*mw<#og..
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HEAPQUARTEflS V. S. PO&CB*. 9
Bacun iorxa^JtiC. Oct. 12, LM2, il& P. 1L /
CattaU I-iovptfco honor to rsfurt, forlhe
[Gomladtm* W?rt(U' Psy*-]