Posted on 11/17/2023 6:33:09 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
FORTRESS MONROE, Monday, Nov. 16.
The Richmond Whig, of Nov. 14, contains the following:
CHARLESTON, Thursday, Nov. 12.
The enemy kept up a moderate fire on Sumter all day from their mortar batteries and two monitors.
One monitor and a wooden gunboat moved up to Sullivan's Island at noon and shelled the batteries one hour.
CHARLESTON, Friday, Nov. 13.
The firing of the enemy from their monitors and rifle pieces averaged two per minute all last night, and is increasing and still going on this morning. The casualties last night were two killed and one wounded.
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