The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . re they crossed, and, marching15 miles next day, proceeded forth-with to invest Port Hudson from thenorth; while Gen. C. C. Augur,with 3,500 men from Baton Rouge,in like manner invested it on thesouth. Gen. Gardner, commanding atPort Hudson, sent Col. Miles to resisttheir ju
The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union . re they crossed, and, marching15 miles next day, proceeded forth-with to invest Port Hudson from thenorth; while Gen. C. C. Augur,with 3,500 men from Baton Rouge,in like manner invested it on thesouth. Gen. Gardner, commanding atPort Hudson, sent Col. Miles to resisttheir junction behind his fastness bystriking Augur on his march; but hewas repulsed with a loss of 150 men;while our right wing above, underGens. Weitzel, Grover, and Dwight,drove the garrison, after a sharpfight, within their outer line of in-trenchments. The next day, theyjoined hands with Augur behind theRebel works, and the investment ofthe Port, save on the side of the river,was complete. Reports being current tliat theenemy had withdrawn—that therewas only a handful of them left be-hind their works, &c.—Banks, afterthorough reconnoissance and givingtime for preparation, gave the orderfor a creneral assault. That assault ^ Dated the 10th. ??« May 14-15. Night of May 23. May 25. 332 THE AMERICAN A. B, C, D——South Bastion. POET HUDSON. ^Explanations : I I to Q—Batteries. F—East , H—Large forts. was gallantly made ; but with theusual ill success of attempts to carryelaborate, extensive, skillfully plan-ned works, enfilading and supportingeach other, by merely hurling massesof men against them. Intended, ofcourse, to be simultaneous in everyquarter, it failed to be so. Our bat-teries opened early in the morning ;and, after a vigorous Weitzel, Grover, and Paine,on our right, assaulted with vigor at 10 A. M., while Gen. Augur, in ourcenter, and Gen. T. W. Sherman, onour left, did not attack in earnest till2 p. M. Meantime,
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