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The Daily Dispatch: August 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Mississippi--the negro Retaliation Question. (search)
lowing interesting account of the recent successful fight made by Col. Logan near Port Hudson. The writer says: It was chiefly an artiltween eight hundred men on each side, commanded respectively by Colonel Logan and General Andrews. Logan, it is true, dismounted some of hisLogan, it is true, dismounted some of his men, but a cavalryman dismounted is still a cavalryman. If the enemy were not surprised, Logan charged on them with such impetuosity as to Logan charged on them with such impetuosity as to give the affair all the character of a surprise to the blue coats. The hottest of the action occurred in the immediate vicinity of that litehe college buildings; but once, broken, fled in dismay, followed by Logan's fierce dragoons. Fifty negroes — mostly slaves stolen from nis said, with what degree of veracity I am unable to decide, that Col. Logan has taken the entire responsibility, and that the negroes aforesaent a communication under flag of truce from Port Hudson, warning Col. Logan that if he executed the negroes he would immediately retaliate, a