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American Civil War
Sixth Regiment Infantry
"The points occupied by us could have been easily held against this force, but owing to the, difficulty of getting rations for the troops up from the pass, I determined to fall back to the bend in the railroad, about eight miles this side of Ponchatoula, and did so last night, where I now am. I am erecting a small battery at this point. I forgot to mention that on our arrival at Wadesboro Landing we found the schooner ' L. H. Davis' in flames. We also found two schooners loaded with cotton.
" We- have captured some twelve prisoners, which have been sent to New Orleans. Owing to the very bad weather, the march over the trestle work from Kenner was not only difficult but dangerous, and many of our men were compelled to fall out, by means of of hurts received by falling through the trestle work.
Michigan Civil War
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