he traverses and bomb-proofs, and to plunge their
concentrated fire over the stronghold. Still, for a time,
the enemy held out, but at last they cried out and
surrendered.

"The carnage was frightful. It is believed the Federals lost
more men on that eventful night than twice the entire
strength of the Confederate garrison. The Confederates lost
eight killed and twenty wounded by the bombardment and about
fifty killed and one hundred and fifty wounded altogether
from the bombardment and assault. Among the killed were
those gallant officers, Lieutenant Colonel Simkins and Major
Ramsey and among the wounded Captains DePass and Twiggs, of
the staff, and Lieutenants Storey (Aide-de-Camp), Power and
Watties. According to the statement of Chaplain Dennison the
assaulting columns in two brigades, commanded by General
Strong and Colonel Putnam (the division under General
Seymour), consisted of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts, Third
and Seventh New Hampshire, Sixth Connecticut and One
Hundredth New York, with a reserve brigade commanded by
General Stephenson. One of the assaulting regiments was
composed of negroes (the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts) and to
it was assigned the honor of leading the white columns to
the charge. It was a dearly purchased compliment. Their
Colonel (Shaw) was killed upon the parapet and the regiment
almost annihilated, although the Confederates in the
darkness could not tell the color of their assailants. Both
the brigade commanders were killed as well as Colonel
Chatfield.

"The same account says: 'We lost 55 officers and 585 men, a
total of 640, one of the choicest martyr rolls of the war.'
By 'lost,' 'killed' is supposed to be meant, but still that
number greatly falls short of the number reported by the
Confederates to have been buried on the 19th by them and by
their own friends under a flag of truce. These reports show
that 800 were buried, and as a number were taken prisoners,
and it is fair to estimate that three were wounded to one
killed, the total loss of the Federals exceeded 3,000. The
writer's official report estimates the Federal loss at not
less than 2,000; General Beauregard's at 3,000. The Federal
official reports have not been seen.

"The limits prescribed for this paper would be exce