The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-19
BATTLE AT PORT HUDSON.
Our Losses From Three to Four Theu.
sand Men.
A correspondent of The n. Y. Herald

writing on the 2S ii, SAYS:
hardly thought we would attempt to
carry these immensely strong works by
storm. seeing how much life it would cost:
hut. knowing that his time WAS Hunted.
he determined upon that cour:e, no: caring
to compel a surrender by starvation, or
bv the regular approaches Of an engineer
Our line Of investment was as folows:
The extreme right WAS commanded tv
General Wei,ze'. with his own and the
division Of Gen. Emory the righ; centre
bv Gen Grover, the lett centre bv General
Augur, AMI the extreme lief. bf Gen. T.
w Sherman our artillery brigade being
unde. command of Gen. Arnold. The
defenses Of por, HUDSON on ;hs land face
consist of several lines Of in,renchiueuts
and rifle pts. with an xbatts Of heavy
trees felled in every direction 1t is one
Of the strongest positions in the world.
and TO assault it in the face Of the terri
be fire of artillery aud mu>kelry, to which
an attacking force would be exposed,
seemed about impossible, with any hope
Of success.
The number and cali5re Of the gun. in
the rebel b.tterie. facing the rive, are yet
to be determined, and also their force i'll
side the works, but we have good reason
for aa,ing 10 day that they have at leas,
twelve thousand men.
|, ~as arranged with Admiral Fsrragut
that the attack should be general, bv land
and water at the same time, aud signals
were established between the army and
navy in orGer TO prevent the shot and
shell from our ships being thrown over
the enemy and into the lines Of our az
tackpg force.
wEIrzEL ATTACK ON THE ESENY's LEFT.
The plan appears 10 have been to carry
the enemy's position on the right and left
first. and this work consequently develop
el upon the divisions of Generals Wei,zei
and sherman. 1t was not long after the
advance was sounded ,h4t our troops met
these Of tho enemy, aud soon became evil
dent shat every foot of ground we gained
was 10 be fought for with determination.
The fight soou commenced along the en-
tire line. Every iuch was disputed; the
enemy fought with the fsrccity Of de-
mons; but it was to no purpose. our BOYS
drove them slowly bu. steadily, using
dubbed muskets and hayone,s when they
could not load. I, WAS soon apparent
that Whatever else wou.d be done bv the
army, Wsi,zel WAS bound to win; his COL
umn could not be checked, although suf-
fering greatly; the enemy went down be-
fore them rs the grass before the scy,he
Of mower, and, although the work WAS
tedious and bloody, no one f.l'ered. Cen
eral Weitzel. keeping his men we'll in
hand for the last rush, put them at the
enemy's works on the river side, ami they
went on with vii, making the air re-
sound with shouts. Here the Fl hit be-
came murderous; it was hand to hand
and breast to breast conflict, ,he bayonet
doing the main part Of the work. The
rebels could not stand it, however, and
were compelled 10 fa!! back. Our people
pressed them close allowing no space to
be created between the attacked and A.
tacker. and finally drove them into and
out of the celebrated six gun battery that
did such terrible execution upon the stea-
mer Mississippi, the night she WAS destroy
ed. Here WIS great point gained-a
point that we could use 10 advantage
against he other works OF the enemy
And it did not take long for the quick
eye Of Weiizsi 20 see ali this and profit by
it. As soon as practicable :he guns were
shifted and put to work, and were busy
a, las, acrnun's. in throwing shot and
shell into and against the position Of their
late owners. This WAS decidedly the most
brilliant and successful part OF Tie dav's
work. BY this operation the enemy.
left was turned. and in manner TO pre-
vent the los, ground from being recover
81 The battery captured WAS the mos'
annoying of any Of the line. for it raked
completely the channel way Of the river.
suERMAN's ATTACK.
The g. h Michigan and 12S.h New York
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