. History of the American Civil War . otherwise it would have been difficult, if not impos-sible, to present them in their proper historical attitude. In April, 1863, Banks sent an expedition along the Bay-ou Teche. It encountered the enemy at many points,and defeated them in every engagement. It reached Al-exandria on the 8th of May, the Confederates retreating to-ward Shreveport and into Texas. It captured 2000 pris-oners, 22 guns, 2 transports, and a large amount of publicproperty. Three gun-boats and eight transports were de-stroyed. All Louisiana west of New Orleans and south Chap. LXXVIL
. History of the American Civil War . otherwise it would have been difficult, if not impos-sible, to present them in their proper historical attitude. In April, 1863, Banks sent an expedition along the Bay-ou Teche. It encountered the enemy at many points,and defeated them in every engagement. It reached Al-exandria on the 8th of May, the Confederates retreating to-ward Shreveport and into Texas. It captured 2000 pris-oners, 22 guns, 2 transports, and a large amount of publicproperty. Three gun-boats and eight transports were de-stroyed. All Louisiana west of New Orleans and south Chap. LXXVIL] PORT HUDSON. 249 of Red River, and Red River from its mouth to Shreve-port, fell into the national possession. Banks now returned to the Mississippi River, crossedsiege and capture his army to Bayou Sara, where he formed aof Port Hudson. junction witli General Augurs forces fromBaton Rouge. The latter had an engagement with theenemy on Port Hudson Plains on the 22d of May, and im-mediately afterward invested Port Hudson. The neces-. C* \3 ^ Y os \JL & :*L ^ Sj O THE EXPEDITIONS IN LOUISIANA. sary preparations having been completed, Banks gave or-ders for a general assault on May 27th. Though Farra-gut, with his fleet in the river, kept up a very heavy fire,the attack proved to be a failure. On this occasion negrotroops were brought into action, and Banks, referring totheir conduct, says that no men could be more determinedor more daring. The loss was heavy, 293 being killed and1549 wounded. A second assault was attempted on the 14th of June, 25Q SABINE RIVER EXPEDITION. [Sect. XVII. and, though not completely successful, ground was gainedand Latteries established nearer the enemys works. Thegarrison now began to be severely pressed by famine, mulesand even rats being eaten. Nevertheless, it held on gal-lantly, in hopes that the siege would be raised. As pre-viously related, it was compelled to surrender on the 8thof July, immediately on hearing of the fall of P
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