Banks Leads Navy and Army in the Bayou Strategy
The Banks expedition under Gen. N. P. Banks sails from New York to seize Gulf ports and open the Mississippi. Banks commands over 86,000 men in a four division force seeking Baton Rouge Port Hudson and Vicksburg, with Grover Sherman and Emory directing river operations and a Teche campaign that advances toward Red River.
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New York
N. P. Banks
Halleck
New Orleans
Banks
Benjamin Butler
Comades
Gen
Red River
Mississippi
Louisiana
Richard Taylor
Vicksburg
Cuvier Grover
Baton Rouge
Port Hudson
Galveston
Tex
Magruder
Nineteenth Army Corps
Augur
T. W. Sherman
Grover
Emory
Zachary
Bush
Butte Ala Rosa
Weitzel
Teche
Farragut Passes Port Hudson in March River Action
Naval and land operations along the Mississippi and Red rivers recount Farragut's fleet passing the Port Hudson batteries on March 14 with the Hartford leading and the Richmond Genesee and others lashed for protection. Casualties include the Richmonds captain and Cummins. The Mississippi sinks after hours of combat, and Banks’ land thrust from Baton Rouge toward Port Hudson gains momentum with engagements at Fort Bisland and Teche fronts.
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Charles R. Ellet
Vicksburg
de Soto
Mississippi
Red River
Farragut
Port Hudson
Banks
Augur
Emory
Grover
Melancthon Smith
Albatross
J. E. Bart
Genesee
W. H. Macomb
Kinco
John Waters
Prophet's Island
Prophet’s Island
Shor
Hartford
Theichmond
Richmond
Capt
Alden
Lieut Com. Cummings
Capt. Alden
Cummings
Kineo
Admiral Farragut
Essex
C. H. B. Caldwell
New Orleans
Gen. Augur
Baton Rouge
Port Hudson siege and assault details from 1863
Port Hudson near the Mississippi saw Banks with nearly 20,000 men later joined by Augur to form over 30,000. May 27 siege assaults on land and river fronts failed to breach the defenses though gains were made. Gen. Paine lost a leg and endured hours of agony awaiting aid before amputation.
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Banks
Augur
Port Hudson
J. F. Pitts
Farragut
Weitzel
Hayoneta
Gen
Dwight
Glover
Halbert BE. Paine
Paine
Pavna
Gen. Paine
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Congress
Ohio
Taylor on Bayou Teche and Brashear City Campaign
Confederate General Dick Taylor reorganized at Alexandria into a force of over 8,000 infantry under Mouton and Green and cavalry under Major. They moved to Brashear City to threaten New Orleans while Banks fought at Port Hudson. The assault on Donaldsonville failed after four hours. The naval action saw Captain Woolsey commanding Princess Royal and Captain Reed killed near Port Hudson.
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New Orleans
Brashear City
Grand Lake
Atchafalaya
Gulf of Mexico
Red River
Teche
Banks
Weitzel
Grover’s
Emory
Techa
Mouton
Brashear
Taylor
Fort Bisland
Teche River
Pattersonville
Grover
Franklin
Dick” Taylor
Diana
New Alberta
Opelousas
Alexandria
Walker
Milliken’s Bend
Woolsey
Princess Royal
Mississippi River
Donaldsonville
Port Hudson
Abner Reed
Monongahela
Farragut
Second Assault at Port Hudson Opens with Heavy Fire
Gen Banks orders another assault on Port Hudson after Gardner refuses surrender. Weitzel leads the Union advance targeting the northeast fortifications. At dawn a single shot triggers artillery and musket fire as the column advances along a mined hillside road.
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Banks
Gardner
Weitzel
Weitzels
Port Hudson
Siege and surrender at Port Hudson noted in Civil War era report
The Union tightens the siege to starve Port Hudson as Vicksburg falls on Independence Day. Gardner agrees to surrender after Banks confirms Grant’s victory. About 6 000 men were paroled, 800 casualties reported, and a remarkable shell incident killed a Union sergeant. The Mississippi was opened, with 100 000 square miles reclaimed and 40 000 Confederate soldiers captured.
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Port Hudson
Grant
Vicksburg
Com
Abner Reed
Gardner
Banks
Twenty-first Indiana Volunteers
Rufus Dooley
Mississippi
Gena
Bonaparte
Italy
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Port Hodson
Department of the Gulf
Drg
Hudson Batteries
Paign
Fort Wadson
North Carolina
Burnside
Roanoke
Lincoln
Passsissippi
Gen. Cavize Grover
A. P. Cooke
Opelousan
Com. Cooke
Gen. Banks
Butte A la Rose
Shreveport
Red
Texas
Arizona
John E. Hart
Porter
Fort de Russy
Gulf
Taylor G. Walker
Milliken’s
Godfrey Writzel
Admiral Porter
Washington
Neal Dow
Maine
Dow
Frank Gardner
Thomas Green
Bayou Teche
Gen. Halsert T. Paine
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