, 1863-06-10
ATTACK UPON PORT HUDSON.
The Fight Still Going on at La
test Adyices.
Bravery and Heavy Losses of
the Negro Troops.

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Bravery and HeaVV Losses O1
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Hudson.
In the Department Of the Gulf the whole
interest in military affairs centered on PORT
Hudson, which was completely invested By
the Union forces. Gen. Banks commanded
IN person . force supposed to be sufficient 10,
It's reduction. The enemy's strength within
the .defences is estimated at from ten ID
twelve thousand. Fighting was still going on
at the date Of the departure Of the Morning
Star.
TIE ATTACK UPON PORT HUDSON.
The attack Of our forces upon Port Hudson
began On the eth ultimo, and the flghting wa:
furious. The Inns Of the inyestmeRt was NJ
byGen. Weitzel. viii his own u aivision 1d nnd
that Of Gen, Emory; the right centra hz
Gen. Grover; the. left center 6Y Gen. Anpnr
and The extreme 1eff by Cen. +. " eher1o111
our artillery brigade being under command
Of Gen. Arnold. The defeaces Of Port Hud.
son on the land face, consist Of several lines
Of intrenchments and rif1e.pits, with an ahha.
It's Of heavy trees feliei In every direction II
was arranged with AimiTa1 Farraent on thot the -
attack should be general, bv land ana Wnter nj
the same tinne. md SIGNALS weTa eafoh1;shad
between The army a1d navy. in oriier r. 17re.
vent the shol and sbell from onr ah5ns ha;,,o
thrown over the enemy. md intn tha f;nea =
our attacking force, -
-, 49, a. Avn n W 4A!1 HsAA1 LEFT.
Inc plan (says the correspondent of the
HeT0td) appears to have been 10 carry the enc
mys Posltlons On tne f1sht and lett first, and
this work consequently devolyed upon the di'
Visions Of Gems. Weitzel and Sherman. It was
not long after the advance was sounded, TINT
our troops met those Of the enemy, and It
soon became evident that every foot OF ground
we gained was to be fought for with determi-
nation. The fight soon commenced along the
entire line. On the night, the sharp rattle OF
musketry aud roar Of artillery gave notice
that Weitze1 was at work, and as It increased
in intensity, 1t became evident that be was
having no boys play, md he had not. Every
inch was disputed the enemy fought with
the ferocity Of demons; but It was to no pur-
pose, our boys drove them slowly, but steadi.
II, using c1ubbed muEkets and baYouets when
they could not load
for the last rush, put them at the enemy's
t,; works on the river side, and they went on
tt! mltn WI, Mnhmg tne ar resound with
nTs T. was b,na ~ han tn9 asnt pecne mnraes-
fhe havonct dong ta .Ma;r nv ~ ~ X ~
The rebels conid not stand f. however ave M nni -
were compellef1 10 fa1j banE nnr neon1e Iraas an
cd them cfnsa n1io1v;nr ~ s1nnat r.
between the attaekeG md he otta"tar S,ea.o ~
finally drove them info ond mi ~ "a ',aial aha
bruted sfx-gun battery that d,d sncb 'o tore;hsa
execution mon the Steamer 1fississ7nni ~ q
nIeht shs WIS lestrored ''A'9eA00tppA 'ns7
Here was a great point enined-o mint that
ne could use to advantage against the other
"ofks Of the enemy. And it did not take
tIbns tbis ~ Ine 4a!c. eye OF Weltze1 TO see all
- tS .nu plon. " -. ~ soon Is practicaple,
sn1 h. tns "ttS t - snneu ana put 20 Wotk' ana
i meao ls puSs .s ~ Met agcounts N throwing snot
theIr hd ee 1ata o ano 4gass sne R9son o.
LEI .nett LII o.nsis. ams was aeclasaiy ING
nt .h.4 4 ~ sascesfaut pale ol tne aays
s,n, ~ .nat ~ Gn aougn. my oet.ef, or
s4oheo noIe 4etsfM1natlon tnan those on
ut Toint e;ned ' and usia, oas y s WAS me great
~ punt ga1nea, anu pfoFc0 What we could
90 Wnen resolved to accomplish certain ends.
a9a ',s u opra.aon tne enem{s 1ei1 was turned
ana IN 1nanneI 70 preyent 1he loet ground
being recovered: The battery captured was
sue nost aanoying o. any OF the line, for it
raked completely the channel.Way Of the
flVcr.
ATTACK UPON TIE EyExy,s
=. RIGHT.
No more desperate fghtfner 1as eyer f,ten
place than Of the division Of General Sherman
IN the attack upon the right Of the enemy's
position. Our men faced the storm Of iron
ahd lead that was hurled against them as If it
LAD always been their business to do SO. They
moved eteadily forward under the most mur-
ferrous hfe OF shot, shell, grape, canister and
nnske'ry, with steadiness that nus sur
9rlslDg.
BRAVERY or OUR NEGRO TROOPS.
The ed regiment Lonis5ana Nariva cn,rd
col. Neilson were In % The cha9pe ,u n1or +he an
smv,s WnrEs thsv ~ 1vsn9 an5 ~ ~ upon ane e.
M when 9av nes "ent et IN IN ~ lug aavance
11ed men cnnia naf bo ous naa s osa o1 n.ue FUN
;si3 m arcrr, s;da ~ 49,. tol. ~ II
insnerat1on ~ f;oers ~ tos uoGa ,sa maed ~
'crvrj VIII rohs7 so1dfor T., ~ s1 Wa ~. ~
nr the fe.h rom ami i,s fca ,,h II s M gp .sas
seapons haTin f,1ed M KIN Thcre other otSer
Tcment tint haze -a;.ad ~" +ha, conaaes ot s1s
n5 1s;,,;a1 r.a. - an15, ttm WY muca IN
~ f1inr d;d nj ass9n r. 1aad aa,n n. oue so,-
- 3;, tu har ~ nus oetga W toan agun, oat went
1.nua W. ~ ~ ~ "a aa m1ssevGl .' taey nad
eo ~ s,s' "as ~. W VIII Jus leoes.
osss' shkhAAS AND NEAL DO" WOUNDED.
t, still tho principal object II this attack was
lot accomplished, namely, getting possession
+ and holding thy batteries On The enemy's
ng. The charge cost US heavily in Killed aud
Wounded. Gen Sherman led the attack in
,efson, aoq 1eL severely wounded in the leg:
zen; Neal Dow was also wounded. Colonel
llark, Of the 9Th Michigan, was killed. Col
covles. of the 128th New York nlso .hv
,ayonet thrust Lieut.. Col. Smith, Of the
,an an The 12sth New York baya 0n each lsn1 Snat
tn4 ~ ~ h..F ~ t1.s NIn AotA Aas9 GAea ioss
uuut na4l tuelF eHEct1Ee mcnt ana 1ne other
egtments haye suffered severely.
HE ATTACK BIZ Auoua AND GROVER O. THE