The siege of Port Hudson continues to demoralize the Confederate defenders, while another Confederate army tries to break the siege by attacking Federal positions near New Orleans.
Category: Louisiana
The Second Battle of Port Hudson
Nathaniel P. Banks launches another doomed assault on the Confederate defenses at Port Hudson, Louisiana, but the Federal siege continues.
The Milliken’s Bend Engagement
Confederates try lifting the siege of Vicksburg by preparing to attack the Federal outpost at Milliken’s Bend, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The Battle of Port Hudson
Nathaniel P. Banks’s Federal Army of the Gulf surrounds Port Hudson, one of the last Confederate strongholds on the Mississippi River. Banks then orders a assault against strong enemy defenses that proves futile.
Port Hudson: Federals Close the Escape Route
Nathaniel P. Banks’s Federal Army of the Gulf finally begins advancing on the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, after conducting a series of ancillary operations.
Federals Control the Atchafalaya
Nathaniel P. Banks avoids attacking the Confederate garrison at Port Hudson by instead targeting objectives in western Louisiana.