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at Baton Rouge, having left it seventy-four days previous, in light marching order. Aug. 9.—The Forty-eighth started for Boston via Cairo, where it arrived Aug. 23, and was mustered out of service Sept. 3, at Camp Lander. The Forty-ninth Regiment was in the Department of the Gulf. It left New York Jan. 24, 1863, by transport for New Orleans, where it arrived about Feb. 3. From thence it was sent to Carrollton, and then to Baton Rouge, where it was attached to the First Brigade, Colonel Chapin commanding, and Auger's division. March 14.—The regiment participated in the feigned advance of General Banks's forces on Port Hudson, and, in the retreat, was left at Bayou Monticeno, to hold the bridge until all the baggage-trains had passed over. It shortly after returned to Baton Rouge, and for some time had no active duty, except in doing guard duty to baggage-trains, and provost-guard duty in Baton Rouge. About the middle of May, it advanced with General Auer's division towa