Lamson rose to his feet and continued to fight, but later said that armed with pistols and cutlasses "we might as well have had broom sticks." He was one of the few to make it to a rise in the beach near the fort's walls and was pinned down there. Confederates in the fort taunted them to "come up and fight."
Thought the Naval attack failed, it enabled the Army's assault to succeed by drawing defenders away from the west end of the fort.
Chapin's friend Jimmy Spring was shot in the head and died on the spot. Alaric Chapin continued on to the palisade and proceeded to open holes in it for the attacking federals.
For his bravery, Chapin and thirteen others were recommended by General Adelbert Ames for Congressional Medals of Honor. However, his report was misplaced and Chapin and the others never received the great honor.
Aftermath. --Old B-Runner
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