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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)
oyance. About the same time they commenced their approaches, with zigzag ditches, in front of Fort Desperate and the position held by the First Mississippi. Lieutenant Dabney and our engineers immediately perceived these operations, and commenced to meet them with counter operations, and oppose engineering against engineering. Cos in front of the First Mississippi position, and every preparation was made to meet an expected onslaught there. In front of the salient angle of our line, Lieutenant Dabney planted a large number of stakes, slightly inclining outward, the points of which were sharpened with a draw knife. Among these wires were stretched at the rd Colonel Johnson's position and that of the First Mississippi; at the latter place, expecting the point of the salient angle to be undermined and blown up, Lieutenant Dabney built a rifle-pit across the base of the angle, so as to present a new line of defence if the outer one was lost. As a counter-mine, a gallery was run out