. Massachusetts in the rebellion. A record of the historical position of the commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the civil war of 1861-65 . anuary,1863, was stationed at Baton Rouge. On the 13th of March, the regiment made a reconnoissancetowards Port Hudson, marching up under the guns of the rebelfortifications, and returned to Baton Rouge on the 20th. Thenceit took steamer for Donaldsonville, and on the 31st advanced inthe direction of Thibodeaux twelve miles. In closing the record for this month, Col. Greenleaf says,— Our r
. Massachusetts in the rebellion. A record of the historical position of the commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the civil war of 1861-65 . anuary,1863, was stationed at Baton Rouge. On the 13th of March, the regiment made a reconnoissancetowards Port Hudson, marching up under the guns of the rebelfortifications, and returned to Baton Rouge on the 20th. Thenceit took steamer for Donaldsonville, and on the 31st advanced inthe direction of Thibodeaux twelve miles. In closing the record for this month, Col. Greenleaf says,— Our reconnoissance to about five hundred yards of the rebel batteries atPort Hudson we regard as an exceedingly hazardous one to ourselves ; butit was, neverfheless, handsomely done, the regiment not only deporting itselfto my entire satisfaction, but in such a manner as to call forth the congratu-lations of our brigade and division commanders. April 1,1863, the regiment marched from Pancoult, on the BayouLafourche, to Coxs Plantation, thirteen miles ; the 2d, from CoxsPlantation to Thibodeaux, fifteen miles ; the 4th, proceeded by railto Bayou Boeuf, seventeen miles ; the 9th, marched from Brashear 442. THE MARCH TO PORT HUD SOX. 443 City, ten miles ; the 11th, went oa board the steamship ; the 13th, landed at Indian Bend, on Grand Lake, dis-tant ^om Brashear City about thirty-five miles, and marched^iree miles, our advance meeting, and driving before it, aof the enemy; the whole of Grovers division en-|r the night on Madam Porters plantation.[th, the battle of Indian Ridge was fought, the regimentfating, as the second brigade, Col. Kimball, to which iturn, that day, the reserve brigade, the bri-rom day to day in marching. On tlie loth, itof the enemy, performing the march to Newlys, — distance, thirty-two companies here on provost-duty, the rest of thedvanced, and reached Barres Landing on the it remained until the 21st of May, employed in collectin
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