Among those who nobly fell, was the gallant Hazzard, whose zeal and activity were worthy of all praise. He died as a true soldier--at his post facing overwhelming odds.

The garrison consisted of

The Emmett Rifles, Captain George A. Nicoll commanding, numbering for duty, 25 men
Casualties.
Commissioned--Captain N. B. Clinch. Eleven wounds.
Captain Morrison. Shot through both legs.
First Lieut. Schirm. Shot in the head.
Killed, Second Lieut. Hazzard.
Privates and non-commissioned--Killed, 16; wounded, 28.
Total killed and wounded, 48.

General Hazen in his official report thus commemorates the services of his command during the investment and assault.

"At daybreak, the thirteenth, the troops were put in motion, reaching the vicinity of McAllister at about eleven A. M. About one mile from the fort a picket was captured, revealing the whereabouts of a line of torpedoes across the road. Some time was lost in safely removing them, when, leaving eight regiments at that point, nine were carried forward to about six hundred yards from the fort,
THE
SIEGE OF SAVANNAH
IN
DECEMBER, 1864,
AND THE
CONFEDERATE OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA AND
THE THIRD MILITARY DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
DURING
GENERAL SHERMAN'S MARCH
FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA.
BY

CHARLES C. JONES, JR.,
LATE LIEUT. COL. ARTILLERY, C. S. A., AND CHIEF OF ARTILLERY
DURING THE SIEGE.