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p«rt snips, was iqq w wtime they were wrapped in their blanket* sleeping as soundly and dreaming as sweetly of home and friends, as if they were stretched ©a hair mattresses, sad forgetting that the mpriiiog revffie would call upon them to attack the strongest work of the Confederacy (and some say,the’ strongest on the Continent.)Q/x the morning . of the 35'°b, fSanday,) preparations. were made, such as detailing the a tretcher bearers, fixing up con rodent qnar. ten for the surgeons’ HofipltahpuUing together amputating tables, dealing oat ammunition, . rations,' sending the sick to the rear,4ca, c* ■ ' ^ jAt ose o’clock, T. Is, Q*r d5?iei^n recede* ord*rrf£o more upao ths enemy’* woriw. W® proceeded cautiously until within 200 yards, when we started ia double quick Nme amidst a shower of grape and cancister . poured into as from ft bowiUer battery placed at the Sal-, ley port, and from guns planted on the parapet between large trayersea. Tha- ,fl«» traverse :»* reached by ievertl ofthe color bearers, where their flags were, planted. The ' colors of the' Sew' York' 16th Regiment and those of the ISth Indiana were placed almost eimuUaceously side by side amid the cheering ofthe troop?. Both of these or are color bearers bare bees complimented ip orders far; their gallantry and daring on that occasion.But it has. been ssubseqnontly decided that our flag was first planted on the parapet, by Fred.Waters,, a Syracuse boy, formerly a- member of the old 12th N. 5f. V., now attached to .the 3i New York. ■ This fort baa, besides a mounted: parapet, nineteen - Jarge traverse*, between'which are mounted very behvy.gun*. .ftnd oflarge calibre. Underneath 'these mounds ©r traverses .are the bombproof* find .magazine*, foF fixed ammomHoa. We lost many men before we reached the -work*, but the Igbttcg became e«verc at the first- traverse, and con. ■tinned so until we reached the tenlfi one,when the Fort surrendered. To give you some idea of the stubbornness of the contest, I will give a few incidents. One man bad to climb, -up : one side of these traverses, reach the top so es to bring the enemy to vk»w, wh* were posted m the other side. To do bo, Ji would bring the parties within rifle length of. eacu other, No quarters were .asked,-no surrender was de* manded, end the simultaneous discharge of the pieces would blow, each other’s brains out upon the sand. The strife.wM;hand-to hand,. My command which '.consisted of (men from almost every , regimen^ was ordered through the interior of the fort, . We bad- to throw up works as yr proceeded, keeping, opposite to the party on tbe'ptirapot, »ad ia the absence of; entrecchiog tools, I set,the .man throwing.upthe earth with .their tia' .plate*'and cups, n?k-. ing a very good protection agaiost.the bullet* coming from the above 'mentsoBtfd bomb; proofs, where many of the retel6 had takca ref age during the assault.White I was busy working slowly through the interior an Aid from Gen. Ame* came to me with an order to ttto command of the 1st Brigade, (Gen. Cunis being severely wounded.)I assumed the command and remained with it until the garrison was captured, One of my Color Corporals captured a rebel flag, which I hare lent by express to .my wife to be presented to the Gaeadftga Historical Society.— We all feel proud ©f tliia victory for mots reasons tl:a one. First, it was captured by the ?d Division of the old 10th (nOw 24A) Corps-Second,-it was done by hard fighting, without' the aid of'Gen. Butler or his powder, boats,'*; or any of bi» jdlotical experiment* of torpedoes or black troops. Third, we had jhc fullest confidence in the abilities of Gen. Terry and Ames. The greater portion of our division had served under them in the Department of the South, and in Florida, cad the troops were, positive that success would attend this expedi. tloa. We captured the finest looking oatmcn I ever saw. It was presented to Jeff. Davis by. the maker, Sir J. J. Armstrong, About oh* year ago. It is 160-ponudei, mounted »■ * : splendid choose. Alt the wood worli Is of mi. .hogftny, polished as neatly M toy piece of parlor furniture. The gun is of twist.-ond ft*Hbxdiho ;bry' the • jBbrajry .Jmflraha.—we see it stated that the Government has at' last taken precautionary meaaures with ft view off that dangerous and nwserupulous :©lase of per, sons known as *' bocty'ja'mpers.’’; Aa an initiatory step, Jlajbr J.Ladd/Paymaster Pelted State* A.rmy, ha8 bee» stationed at JElmir.a for the purpose of taking sharge.-of-the money .received as bounty by new; ra.cruifa in the ser-vice.; Paymasters'haVO similarly'.been sent toall the principal military posts ia_ the countryfor same purpose.. Coder this arrangeaftjmeaOtajor Ladd, is behalf of ihe Government, wjll take.into hm.possession,all the money received 'by- each recruit, except'1 .$20. He will open-.an account with each'map, and no :m®aey : can he drawn from him jratil ili.e recruit reach-esifche front, unless be 'ia-flatisfied it -is' for a boua: fide transaction, .and fob a proper, pur-; poee.' The arrangement is designed -for the .benefit of the recruit'.as w!l as the. Government,- Thus, it is hoped.(.the.system of bounty, jumping, wbichhaa become au enormous evil, will bo effectually broken Up,ItforIh©mecthei*twineleiThecararrlRIO.eed sLrf wil ayfc str« ant ton 001AstBBicas Spool ..Cousoh;.—Os* effect -of the high tar iff on thread ;of foreign manufacture, has been .to-fitimnlath home .production,, The H.adley Company,.of Holyoke, Mat*., have-been-.some tiine past engaged in manufacturing anarticle of si's: cord spool cotton, which is pro-noonced by the bent of .judges to be tbe equal of the .imported articio. '.Iudeftd, many pro-' n ounce it wiper Lor.. This company; h»B a- capital of $30^,050, which'is;-entirely devoted to .the manufacture of this .thread,. They employ three hundred hands, and between 2.000 and 3-000 doxen spools of cottbn are -the daily pro-.duct:of the mills, .and arrangemeDta are beingmade to lacrease this to double the amount.— The threid Is six cdrde'd/ahdha* ft soft oud beantifal finish, and -for durability H has no equal in .the market. Here -is an oxceHeat chance,.for • the -ladies to -pa.tromx* a purely Ameirican manufacture, ns .-the article needs only: an intibdactieu to. insure Ibr'it a-;'geD'e.ral use.' Tke,cottoajs for aale ju this city -by P, 'B,.'Br0ws'ter Ati Oo., in the Fraaklio .Bafldings, and embraces ft range of half a dozeu or more onmbors varying-in .quality fr*m coarse to the llaeat needed-' for cambric needles.' ' ;•Ifcncbtl.WlJcai■wii■ Ahstirecrc]thauticitinexpitwlt;eoTl8061mce.,Clt;cl-aitfcli-BrW1KO • Magei^8;--G ver Sow.-.lag Machine*, by i/. HcRgli, Agentf!'22 .South fialiaa street, are on exbibitioD .at the Fair.!— Thfift.e^achlttos ^o'AVell and ..foyorably; inown to need iDUcb comment fromiiSv It ba* rectLv«d;premluui8i(and. diploma© aa .b^iog:th? beat, most of v:tfee ;SLate. ^AgricnltnralSocietlei, iioladiDg. ’ New-«q.%,K©w.yerti.bat,; Indian a, Ohio i. :Pe»j^lwni* and rMi^htgani besjdea hoaf- fof. iother Bttea, apdand other *»*--ciatfonfl* These machiHca embiace four ta-lietiei'/two abuUle and two double lock etitcb,incluiing in their jrauge, \rhrk no eft the hoayV;eit man ft fact ares to U10 dneat silk £tfd cambric, and all .111 lb* nete^t .manner. Mr. .Hough's• sample book of epecimeus of work done by the Goverdt Baker machine, should be iaspectedby. every, y is I tor at the Fair*.- ItvttohtRb^* gamples of embroidery, corcHngi keying, tucking^ quilting, lettering, br^di.Dg,..stitching/ ebirfchofloms gathered and sewed at the fiame tiHie/'bfaoUful- wowted embroidery^ shaded r and plain, and ia fact evefythingcan be dobe with a .needle.-Mr. Hough has also on .exhibition,,a brianti-. •fuiiv quilted crib quiit, a -pair of elippers em. broiderod oa leather, a. male and female child's Sails, (rom the shoes .lo bead gear, msdo entirely w.ith tnis -macbioe. His red hroad-ctotH lady's oper* elcak on exhibition, madeaud embrbldersd bf one of hhesa macMn.eB) attracts mach attention. Ia faet, no swving 'coach!n'eort55e‘'pri««rcBQ hefound to do the samdwofkI equally good and.at eaBWpries. No better recommsodation of theseaj*chiueB can be truthfully, giveu.tban to; say,that Uie Grover and Baker machins_i8.npt.ex* celled by ftny competition in point of pricej durabHtty and neatness of work.A.a/b;O',1ctt.wa■BP■U-Pak1aIICfet8IUATIOM WANTmnawnif GLttftK Uft
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Syracuse Daily Courier and Union
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Feb 03, 1865
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