head Quarters,
Morris Island,
April 12th.
. . . I take a moment to write you a line to say that I am
well and that all is well. I cannot return till General Beauregard comes. I am
very busy examining the position of the different batteries and arranging
Infantry to support them in case a landing should be attempted. They are, you
know, entirely out of the reach of the guns of Sumter. I have not been to
Cummin's Point, but hear a good report. The Iron Battery stands fire admirably,
and has dismounted two of Sumter's barbette guns. Not a single accident up to
this time on our side. Thought that Sumter suffered this morning from the
effect of shells — as Anderson is keeping his men at the casemates. He has
thrown no shell, and probably has none; or perhaps, no guns from which to throw
them. He has been throwing 32 solid shot at the iron battery, and they break to
pieces, and fly off without making the slightest impression. Dr. St. Julien
Ravenel has just come in and says that up to this time no one has been hurt.
The wind is very high and I cannot hear the firing, but they still keep it up.
I have been on the upper part of the Island, and am about to mount my horse
again. We have just held a council to distribute the forces for the night, and
before mounting I write to make you easy and assure you that all is well.
SOURCE: Louise Wigfall Wright, A Southern Girl in
’61, p. 39-40
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