Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Gen. Richard Taylor” in entry port-hudson-capture-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...the brave defenders of the post.
It was closely hemmed in, and so, also, was the besieging force of about 12,000 men by a hostile population and concentrating Confederate cavalry in its rear, while Gen. Richard Taylor was gathering a new army in Louisiana, west of the river.
A speedy reduction of the fort had become a necessity for Banks, and on June 11 another attempt was made, and failed.
This was followed b...
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