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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 43: (search)
ver. The whole length of coast was about a mile and a half. Gen. Randall Gibson, of Louisiana, commanded the forces and conducted the defencson of Spanish Fort was made up of the veteran Louisiana brigade of Gibson, (five hundred muskets), the veteran Alabama brigade, of Holtzclawsilenced. On the 8th April, Gen. Maury, after conference with Gen. Gibson, decided that the defence had been protracted long enough, and gEarly in the night of the 8th, the enemy made a forward movement on Gibson's left flank and established himself in such a position as would cund imperil the garrison. In pursuance of his general instructions, Gibson withdrew his garrison at once, and evacuated the position of Spanisianians, under Col. Lindsay, moved out of the city at daylight. Gen. Gibson remained to see to the execution of the orders, relative to the of the army. After having seen to the execution of every order, Gen. Gibson directed the Mayor of the city to go out to the fleet with a whi