. 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 . eport to Gen. Banks. It arrivedsafely at New Orleans, and during December, 1862, and January,1863, was stationed at Baton Rouge. On the 13th of March, the regiment made a reconnoissanjtowards Port Hudson, marching up under the guns of thefortifications, and returned to Baton Rouge on the took steamer for Donaldsonville, and on the 31st advaijthe direction of Thibodeaux twelve miles
. 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 . eport to Gen. Banks. It arrivedsafely at New Orleans, and during December, 1862, and January,1863, was stationed at Baton Rouge. On the 13th of March, the regiment made a reconnoissanjtowards Port Hudson, marching up under the guns of thefortifications, and returned to Baton Rouge on the took steamer for Donaldsonville, and on the 31st advaijthe direction of Thibodeaux twelve miles. In closing the record for this month. Col. Greenl^ Our reconnoissauce to about five hundred yards of the rePort Hudson we regard as an exceedingly hazardous one toit was, neverfheless, handsomely done, the regiment not only dcpto my entire satisfaction, but in such a manner as tQ call forth thelations 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 Bceuf, seventeen miles ; the 9th, marched from Brashear 442. THE MARCH TO PORT HUDSON. 443 City, ten miles ; the 11th, went on )3oard tlie steamship ; the 13th, landed at Indian Bend, on Grand Lake, dis-tant from Brashear City about thirty-five miles, and marchedabout three miles, our advance meeting, and driving before it, asmall force of the enemy; the whole of Grovers division en-camping for the night on Madam Porters plantation. On the 14th, the battle of Indian Ridge was fought, the regimentnot participating, as the second brigade. Col. Kimball, to which itbelonged, was by turn, that day, the reserve brigade, the bri-gades alternating from day to day in marching. On the 15th, itstarted in pursuit of the enemy, performing the march to NewIberia in two days, — distance, thirty-two miles. Leaving four companies here on provost-du
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