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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
ompiled from— 1st. Official report of Colonel Steedman, First Alabama regiment, commanding left omptness, coolness, and gallantry of Colonel J. G. W. Steedman and Lieutenant-Colonel P. F. de Gourr breastworks to the river above, to Colonel J. G. W. Steedman, of the First Alabama regiment, an orom Bradford's and the Watson battery. Colonel Steedman, to make his position secure, had rifle-pks, and signally failed at each. Except upon Steedman's right, our loss among the infantry amounted incessantly while they occupied this line. （Steedman). Our line penetrated. On the 10th of J it was, they captured a courier going to Colonel Steedman from one of his regimental commanders, caock, the same morning, he dispatched Colonels J. G. W. Steedman and W. R. Miles, and Lieutenant-Colo: W. R. Miles, Commanding right wing. J. G. W. Steedman, Commanding left wing. Marshall J. Sm Left wing, right Resiing on railroad—J. G. W. Steedman, Colonel commanding. Order of June 12[3 more...
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Our line penetrated. (search)
rning of the 11th, a show of an assault was made near the centre of our line of fortifications, while, at the same time, the real attack was made on our left in the woods. During the fighting two regiments of the enemy, favored by the extreme darkness, crept up through a gorge among the abattis, penetrating within our lines of defence. Had they known the ground and been strongly reinforced, this movement might have proved disastrous to us. As it was, they captured a courier going to Colonel Steedman from one of his regimental commanders, calling for reinforcements. On the night of June 11th, the enemy threw up a battery, pierced for eleven guns, in the centre of Slaughter's field, and within four hundred yards of our works, connected by a line of breastworks with the woods, both on the right and left. They succeeded in placing their pieces in position during the next night. Along our whole line, at eleven o'clock A. M., the mortar boats having been moved up nearer to us, the