Posted on 08/11/2024 7:04:31 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
[OFFICIAL.]
WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 10, 1864 -- 10:30 P.M.
Maj.-Gen. Dix, New-York:
The following report of the success of our operations at Mobile, extracted from the Richmond Enquirer of this morning, has just been received by this Department from Maj.-Gen. BUTLER:
MOBILE, Monday, Aug. 8.
Friday night Lieut.-Col. WILLIAMS, commanding Fort Powell, evacuated and blew up the fort. Yesterday and to-day the enemy are shelling Fort Gaines.
The people of Mobile are all ready for the fray. Great confidence prevails. The people are satisfied with the conduct of Lieuts. BUCHANAN, MAURY and BURMET, of the navy.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MOBILE, Monday, Aug. 8.
It is painfully humiliating to announce the shameful surrender of Fort Gaines, at 9:30 this morning, by Col. CHARLES ANDERSON, of the Twenty-first Alabama Regiment. This powerful work was provisioned for six months, and with a garrison of six hundred men. He communicated with the enemy's fleet by flag of trace, with the sanction of Gen. PAGE. Gen. PAGE inquired by signal what his purpose was, but received no answer. His attention was attracted by signal guns. PAGE repeatedly telegraphed: "Hold on to your fort." The same night visited Fort Gaines, and found ANDERSON on board the Yankee fleet, arranging the terms of capitulation. He left peremptory orders for ANDERSON on his return not to surrender the fort, and relieved him of his command. Fort Morgan signaled this morning, but no answer was received, except the hoisting of the Yankee flag ever, the ramparts of Fort Gaines, ANDERSON's conduct is officially pronounced inexplicable and shameful.
Dispatches just received from Gen. SHERIDAN report his forces moving against the enemy up the Shenandoah. At 4 P.M. they were skirmishing about ten miles from Winchester.
This morning Gen. GRANT reported the explosion of an ordnance boat yesterday, loaded with ammunition,
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The Middle Military Division: Preparations for an Active Campaign – 3-4
From Kentucky: More Arrests – 4
From Cairo, Ill. – 4
Cavalry Operations: General Averill’s Victory at Moorefield – 4-5
From Nashville: A Negro in Court – 5-6
New Depredations by the Indians – 6
News from Washington – 6
Editorial: The War Department – 6-7
Editorial: The Rebel Navy and its Fortunes – 7
Mobile – 7
Gen. Averill – 7
The Great Battle before Atlanta – 7
My great great grand uncle’s fought down near Mobile and was never heard from again. Probably in an unmarked grave, or heaven help him, blown to atoms by the Union gunboats.
David Farragut—America’s first admiral and one of the first Hispanic Americans to rise to prominence.
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