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American Civil War
Sixth Regiment Infantry
In the valuable work, the "American Encyclopedia, " is found the following notice of the same affair:
" At 2 o'clock A. M. (27th) an assault was commenced on the works on the center and left of the center by the divisions under General Augur and Brigadier General Sherman (T. W. ). The enemy was driven into his works and the Federal troops moved up to the fortifications, holding the opposite side of the parapet with the enemy.
At the seige of Port Hudson the 6th was under the command of General T. W. Sherman, so prominently engaged on May 27th, and which consisted of the 6th Michigan, 2d (Duryeas) Zouaves, 128th and 147th regiments New
York Infantry, with the 26th Connecticut Infantry, and 21st Indiana and 3d Vermont Batteries.
Michigan Civil War
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