![]() He is handsome, courteous, and affable, and looks-as he is-the gentleman and the soldier.įrom Hilton Head to Beaufort the same long, low line of sandy coast, bordered by trees formidable gunboats in the distance, and the gray ruins of an old fort, said to have been built by the Huguenots more than two hundred years ago. The General was on board, and we were presented to him. The first view of Hilton Head is desolate enough, - a long, low, sandy point, stretching out into the sea, with no visible dwellings up- on it, except the rows of small white-roofed houses which have lately been built for the freed people.Īfter signing a paper wherein we declared ourselves loyal to the Government, and wherein, also, were set forth fearful penalties, should we ever be found guilty of treason, we were allowed to land, and immediately took General Saxton's boat, the Flora, for Beaufort. A motley assemblage had collected on the wharf, - officers, soldiers, and "contrabands" of every size and hue: black was, however, the prevailing color. ![]() ![]() It was on the afternoon of a warm, murky day late in October that our steamer, the United States, touched the landing at Hilton Head. ![]()
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