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CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER XXVI.

Effort made to Obtain a Suitable Command for General Beauregard.—He is

Assigned to Duty in South Carolina and Georgia.-He reaches Charles-

ton on the 15th of September.-Unpopularity of General Pemberton.—

Pleasure of the City and State Authorities at General Beauregard's Su-

perseding him.-Loss of General Beauregard's Papers of this Period of

the War.-General Beauregard's Tour of Inspection throughout his De-

partment.-Criticism of the Lines of Works as Constructed by General

Pemberton. General Beauregard's Regret at the Abandonment of the

Exterior System of Coast Defences.-Interior Lines most Defective.—

General Long Attributes these Lines to General R. E. Lee.- Error of

General Long.-General Pemberton's Estimates of the Minimum Forces

Necessary for the Defence of Charleston.-General Beauregard Assumes

Command September 24th.-General Pemberton given Command of De-

partment of the Mississippi.-Conference of Officers on the 29th.-Mat-

ters Discussed by them.-General Beauregard begins the Armament of

Forts and the Erection of Fortifications. — Anchorage of Boom in the

Main Channel.-Alteration made by General Beauregard in the Position

of the Heavy Guns.-Enemy Attack on St. John's River.-Unprepared

Condition of the Third Military District.-Letter to Colonel Walker.-

General Beauregard's System of Signal Stations. Its Usefulness and

Success..
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CHAPTER XXVII.

Extension of General Beauregard's Command.-Grave Errors in the Construc-

tion of the Fortifications around Charleston.-Alterations Ordered by

General Beauregard.-His Desire for Additional Torpedo-rams.-He fore-

sees the Federal Movement in Colonel Walker's District.-Sends Captain

F. D. Lee to Richmond.-Prepares himself for the Enemy's Attack.—

Bank of Louisiana.-Effort to Save its Funds.-Secretary of War Orders

their Seizure.-Instructions to General Ripley.-Memoranda on the De-

fences of Savannah.—Minute Instructions to General Mercer.-Suggest-

ion for a Conference of Southern Governors.-Captain Lee's Report of

his Visit to Richmond.-Attack of the Federals on Pocotaligo.-Colonel

Walker Repulses them with Loss.-Federal Force Engaged in the Affair.

-General Beauregard Recommends Colonel Walker for Promotion.—

Estimate called for, and given, of Men and Material Needed for a Suc-

cessful Defence of Charleston and its Harbor........

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CHAPTER XXVIII.

General Beauregard Returns to Charleston.-He informs the War Department

of the Result of his Inspection of the Works around Savannah. —— Dis-

positions Taken with Regard to Different Batteries; for the Completion

of the Boom; for the Protection of River Obstructions; for Negro Labor

upon Works around Charleston.-Letter to Governor Pickens.-Letter to

Colonel Chestnut.-Letter to the Hon. W. P. Miles.-Promise of Secretary

of War to send Guns to General Beauregard. - His Letter to General

Cobb.-Instructions to Major Pope.-War Department withdraws the

Order for Guns.-General Beauregard's Letter to General S. Cooper, Ex-

plaining Conduct of Major Childs.—Telegram from the Secretary of War.

-General Beauregard Requests a Suspension of Decision.-Refusal of the

Secretary of War.-Indignation of General Beauregard.-Governor Pick-

ens Dissuades him from Demanding to be Relieved.-Ordnance Depart-

ment Refuses to Pay for Banding of Guns.- Notice given of Probable

Attack.-Canal Cut through the Wappoo.-General Beauregard's Minute

Attention to all Details.—Instructions to General Cobb.-Enemy's Fleet

directed towards Cape Lookout.-General Beauregard's Letter to Gen-

eral Whiting.-Enemy Retires to Newbern.-Information given of Prob-

able Naval Attack upon Charleston. - General Beauregard Recalls his

Troops from North Carolina. - President Davis Refuses to send 7-inch

Guns to General Beauregard.-They are sent to Mobile..

CHAPTER XXIX.

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Delay of the Federal Attack on Charleston.-General Beauregard makes Ar-

rangements for Concentration of Troops by Rail.-His Letter to General

Ripley. His Desire to Test the Merits of the two Ironclad Rams.-Com-

modore Ingraham Adopts his Suggestion.-The Federal Fleet is Attacked

on the 11th.-The Palmetto State Disables the Mercedita, and gives Chase

to two other Steamers.-The Chicora Sets Fire to a Propeller, Cripples

the Quaker City, and Disables the Keystone State.-The whole Blockad-

ing Fleet Retires. - The Blockade of Charleston Harbor undoubtedly

Raised.-General Pemberton's Error in Abandoning the Defences of the

Stono.-Federal Gunboats run up the Stono.-General Beauregard Plans

the Capture of the Isaac Smith.-Colonel Yates's Report.-Attack upon

Genesis Point Battery.-Federal Monitor Crippled and Forced to With-

draw.-General Beauregard's Letter to General Ripley.-His Dread of a

Night Attack on Sumter.-Second Attack on Fort McAllister.-Small

Force in General Beauregard's Department.-He Demands Additional

State Troops from Governor Bonham.-Preparation Made for the Im-

pending Attack on Charleston.........
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sides.

CHAPTER XXX.

General Beauregard Orders the Cummings's Point Battery to be Strengthened.

-Citadel Cadets Assigned to the New Bridge Defences.-The Ironclads

Cross the Bar on the 5th.-Admiral Dupont Makes his Attack on the 7th.

-Order in which the Ships came up.-Their Armament.-Admiral Du-

pont's Plan of Battle.-Fort Sumter the Chief Object of Attack.-Its Re-

duction Supposed to be Inevitable.-Commanders of Forts Sumter and

Moultrie, and the various Batteries Engaged.-How they were Armed.—

Number of Guns Employed by the Confederates.-Cautious Approach of

the Monitors.-Fort Moultrie opens Fire on them.-Fort Sumter does

likewise.-Description of the Fight.-Fort Sumter Cripples the New Iron-

The Passaic Withdraws from the Fight.-Two more Ironclads

forced to Retire.-The Keokuk engages Fort Sumter.-She is badly Dam-

aged.-Importance of the Defeat inflicted on the Enemy.-The Keokuk

Sinks near Morris Island on the 8th.-On the 12th the Monitors steam,

and are towed Southward.-Condition of Sumter after the Attack.-Ex-

hibit of Shots fired on both Sides.--Fleet keeps Outside of Line of Torpe-

does and Rope Obstructions.-General Beauregard's Efforts to Organize an

Attack on the Monitors with Torpedo-boats.-His Letter to Lieutenant

Webb, C. S. N.-His Plan Foiled by the Withdrawal of the Fleet.-Let-

ter to General Cooper.-Failure to Complete Torpedo - rams and Gun-

boats..........

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CHAPTER XXXI.

Troops Withdrawn from General Beauregard and Sent to North Carolina and

to General Johnston.-The Secretary of War orders 5000 more to Vicks-

burg.-General Beauregard's Letter to Mr. Seddon.—Plan of the Cam-

paign to Redeem Tennessee and Kentucky Submitted to General John-

ston, after the Battle of Chancellorsville, and after Richmond's Safety is

Assured.-Enemy makes a Demonstration in Third Military District.-

General Gillmore Assumes Command of Federal Forces.-General Beau-

regard Instructed by the War Department to Repair to Mobile with

Part of his Troops.-His Letter to General Cooper.-Colonel Simonton

Recommends a Battery at Grimball's. - General Beauregard's Reasons

for Objecting to it.-Call for Additional Heavy Guns.- Remonstrance

to General Gillmore as to Depredations of his Troops.-General Beau-

regard's Letter to the Mayor of Charleston.-The Enemy's Movements

on Folly Island.-Preparations for the Attack.-Orders to that Effect.-

The Assault takes Place on the 10th of July: is Renewed on the 11th

and 18th.-Repulse of the Enemy.-General Beauregard Strengthens

his Inner Circle of Fortifications.-His Letter to Governor Bonham.-

Instructions to General Ripley and other Officers.- Letter to Captain

Tucker. Additional Orders Issued.-Mr. Seddon's Request for Informa-

tion Concerning the Enemy's Descent on Morris Island.-General Beau-

regard's Reply.....
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CHAPTER XXXII.

General Beauregard's Report of the Operations on Morris Island in July, Au-

gust, and September.-Number of Effective Troops in the Department on

the 7th of April, 1863.-Troops in the First Military District on the 10th

of July.-War Department Advised of the Threatening Nature of the En-

cmy's Preparations.-Withdrawal of Troops from the Department.-Pro-

test of General Beauregard.—Mr. Seddon's Telegram of the 9th of May.

-He is Informed on the 10th of the Erection of the Enemy's Batteries on

Folly Island.-General Beauregard's Letter of the 11th of May.—Insuffi-

ciency of his Forces to Resist the Enemy's Movements.-President Davis

Asks Reinforcements for General Johnston.-General Beauregard's An-

swer.-Different Routes of Approach for Attacking Charleston.-Route

by Morris Island the least Injurious.-Want of Labor and Transportation

a Serious Drawback to the Defence. - Inadequate Number of Negroes

Furnished.-Attack on the South End of Morris Island.-The Enemy Car-

ries the Position.-Want of Labor to Fortify, and of Infantry Support, the

Cause of Lodgment.-Strong Demonstration against James Island by Way

of the Stono.-The Enemy Assaults Battery Wagner on the 11th.-Is Re-

pulsed with Loss.-General Beauregard again Appeals for Negro Labor.

On the Morning of the 16th General Hagood Attacks the Enemy on

James Island, and Drives him Back.-The Enemy's Concentration on

Little Folly and Morris Islands.-Nine Hundred Shot and Shell Fired at

Wagner on the 18th.-The Enemy again Assaults that Night.-His Re-

pulse Disastrous.-Number of his Dead Buried in Front of Wagner.—

Heroic Conduct of the Garrison.-General Beauregard Orders Morris Isl-

and to be Held at any Cost.-Gorge-wall of Sumter Strengthened.-Flag

of Truce from General Gillmore.-James Island Batteries not to Open Fire

until their Completion.-No Material Damage Done to Wagner up to the

24th. General Beauregard Anxiously Waiting for Heavy Guns from

Richmond.-Partial Disarmament of Sumter Carried on at Night.-Five

Hundred and Ninety-nine Shot Fired at our Different Batteries, on the

30th, in less than Three Hours.-Works not Seriously Harmed.-Interior

Harbor Defences Advancing Rapidly.-Enemy Advances his Trenches.-

Is Annoyed by Fire from Sumter, Gregg, Wagner, and James Island Bat-

teries. General Beauregard on Morris Island.-Sand-bags in Sumter;

Covered Way between Batteries Wagner and Gregg.-Effective Force on

Morris Island. The Enemy's Advanced Works on the 10th of August at

Six Hundred Yards from Wagner.-The Armament of Sumter Reduced

to Thirty-eight Guns and Two Mortars.-Terrific Bombardment.-Weight

of Projectiles thrown against the Fort from Thirty to Three Hundred

Pounds. All its Guns Rendered Unserviceable.-Gorge-wall and North-

west Face greatly Damaged.-The First Bombardment Over.-The Fire

on Sumter Slackens on the 24th.-Removal of Ammunition and Ordnance

Stores. Not a Gun in Working Order at Sumter.-The Enemy's Flag

Abreast of South Angle of Wagner.-Preparations for Evacuation.-Gen-

eral Beauregard's Orders to that Effect.-Troops Withdrawn on the Night