. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . te \icksburg uiiclirthe command of General Thomas Williamswent down the river, Farragut proceedingto New Orleans and Williams once moreto Baton Kinige. The latter had with-drawn from his work of cutting the canalin front of Vicksburg, and a few days afterhis arrival at Baton Rouge the ConfederateGeneral Van Dorn sent General J. to seize the post. On themorning of August 5, 18G2, the Federalforces were attacked. Williams, who hadwith him only about twent
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . te \icksburg uiiclirthe command of General Thomas Williamswent down the river, Farragut proceedingto New Orleans and Williams once moreto Baton Kinige. The latter had with-drawn from his work of cutting the canalin front of Vicksburg, and a few days afterhis arrival at Baton Rouge the ConfederateGeneral Van Dorn sent General J. to seize the post. On themorning of August 5, 18G2, the Federalforces were attacked. Williams, who hadwith him only about twenty-five hundredmen, soon found that a much larger forcewas opposed to him, Breckinridge havingbetween five and six thousand men. Thebrunt of the early morning attack fell uponthe Indiana and Michigan troops, who slow-ly fell back before the fierce rushes of thebravely led men in gray. At once, Williamsordered Connecticut, Massachusetts, andWisconsin regiments to go to their relief, sending at the sametime two sections of artillery to his right wing. The Federalgunboats Katahdin and Kiiieo opened fire on Breckinridges lines. THE FEDERALBATON at a signal from General Williams, whoindicated their position. For almost twohours the battle raged fiercely, the firing be-ing at short range and the fighting in somecases hand-to-hand. The Twenty-firstIndiana regiment having lost all its fieldofficers. General Williams placed himself atits head, exposing himself repeatedly, amirefusing all pleadings to go to the he was bravely leading his men, he waskilled almost instantly by a bullet thatpassed through his chest; and the Federalforces, concentrating, fell back on the out-skirts of the town. The Confederates, whohad also suffered heavily, fell back also,retreating to their camp. Theaction wasa drawn fight, but in the loss cf the braveveteran of the Mexican War who had ledthem the land forces of the lower Missis-sippi sustained a severe blow. GeneralWilliams body was sent to New Orl
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