. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . mong whom were four-teen Choctaw Indians. In this neigliborhooda largo tannery was also destroyed, and a largecar shop, the Tangipaha bridge, and other val- .^uable property. On the lake, four schooners,with cargoes of contraband goods, were burned. The division of Gen. Augur had returned toBaton Rouge, from which a force was sent outthat penetrated to a point on the railroad be-tween Clinton and Port Hudson. A body ofthe enemy were encountered .and routed. Ofthis body fiv
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . mong whom were four-teen Choctaw Indians. In this neigliborhooda largo tannery was also destroyed, and a largecar shop, the Tangipaha bridge, and other val- .^uable property. On the lake, four schooners,with cargoes of contraband goods, were burned. The division of Gen. Augur had returned toBaton Rouge, from which a force was sent outthat penetrated to a point on the railroad be-tween Clinton and Port Hudson. A body ofthe enemy were encountered .and routed. Ofthis body five were killed, several wounded,and twenty-five prisoners with theirhorses and accoutrements. About the sametime Col. Grierson captured near Purt Hudsonthree hundred head of cattle. The squadron,meanwliile, was .anchored at tlio head of Prof-its , not attempting any hostile demon-strations, except the vessels, wliich atnight threw a few shells into Port Hudson. About the middle of May all tlie availableforce near the river was concentrated at Baton MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 369. amjt^ai//!s ^^£-/7M/^/VS I -Rouge, to assist in the attack on Port Gens. Augur and Sherman moved tothe south and east of that position, to coupo-rate with Gen. Banks. From Simmesport moved his army to invest Port portion of his infantry was transported insteamers, and the residue with the artilleryand cavalry and wagon train moved down onthe west bank of the river, and thence acrossto Bayou Sara, which is five miles above PortHudson, on the east bank of the Mississippiriver. It was on the 21st of May that landed, and on the nest day a junctionwas effected with the advance of and Bri;,.-Gen. Sherman. His line oc-cupied the Bayou Sara road. On this roadGen. Augur had an encounter with a force ofthe enemy, which resulted in their repulsewith heavy loss. On the 2oth, the enemy wascompelled to abandon his first
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