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Series I. Vol. 26. Part I Reports and Union
Correspondence. Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico, May 14 - Dec. 31, 1863.
Port Hudson, Etc.
GENERAL REPORTS.
3 reports are listed with one being of operations in New Mexico,
it is omitted
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| No. 1.--Maj. Gen. Henry W.
Halleck, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, of operations in the
Departments of the Gulf and of New Mexico, December 16,
1862-November 10, 1863.
No. 2.--Maj. Gen. Nathaniel
P. Banks, U. S. Army, of operations in the Department of the
Gulf, December 16, 1862-December 31, 1863. |
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May 21-July 8, 1863.--Siege of Port Hudson, La.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
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21, 1863. |
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Action at Plains Store. |
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23, 1863. |
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Skirmishes on the Springfield and Plains Store roads. |
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25, 1863. |
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Capture of the Confederate steamers Starlight and Red Chief. |
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Skirmish at Thompson's Creek. |
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27, 1863. |
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First assault. |
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3-8, 1863. |
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Expedition to Clinton. |
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11, 1863. |
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Capture of Confederate outposts. |
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14, 1863. |
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Second assault. |
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16, 1863. |
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Raid on the Union lines. |
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26, 1863. |
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Capture of Union outposts. |
| July |
2, 1863. |
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Affair at Springfield Landing. |
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8, 1863. |
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Surrender of Port Hudson. |
REPORTS.
48 reports are listed for the Siege of Port Hudson, La., 31
Union and 17 Confederate. I will make available as many as possible
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No. 1.--Maj. Gen.
Nathaniel P. Banks, U. S. Army, commanding Department of the Gulf.
No. 5.--Capt.
William B. Roe, Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, Chief Signal
Officer, of operations April 9-July 8.
No. 6.--Lieut.
John C. Abbott, Thirteenth Connecticut Infantry, Acting Signal
Officer, of operations June 2-July 25.
No. 7.--Lieut.
Milton Benner, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Acting
Signal Officer, of operations May 23-June 5.
No. 8.--Lieut.
John W. Dana, Twelfth Maine Infantry, Acting Signal Officer, of
operations June 29-July 3.
No. 9.--Lieut.
Stephen M. Eaton, Twelfth Maine Infantry, Acting Signal Officer,
of operations March 13-July 11.
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No. 33.--Capt. C. M. Jackson,
Acting Assistant Inspector-General, C. S. Army, of the surrender
of Port Hudson.
No.
34.--Returns of Casualties in
the Confederate forces (incomplete). No.
35.--Capt. Louis J. Girard, C. S. Army, Chief of Ordnance, Third
Military District. No.
36.--Brig. Gen. W. N. R. Beall, C. S. Army, commanding Brigade. No.
37.--Capt. John R. Fellows, Assistant Inspector-General, C. S.
Army, of skirmish at Thompson's Creek, and assault on the works
at Port Hudson. No.
38.--Col. David Provence, Sixteenth Arkansas Infantry, of the
capture of Union outposts, and casualties to July 8.
No. 39.--Col. O. P. Lyles,
Twenty-third Arkansas Infantry, of operations May 31-July 3.
No. 40.--Col P. F. De
Gournay, Twelfth Louisiana Artillery Battalion, of operations
May 24-July 2.
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