Friday, May 21, 2010

Friday [May] 22 [1863]

Enemy's fire of artillery &
sharpshooters incessant &
heavy until noon, when it
slackened. Gunboats
make an attack -- no im-
portant result. Enemy makes
determined assaults in force
on Moore's, Hébert's and Lee's
lines -- reach the entrench-
ments & gain the parapet
at some points but are
repulsed with heavy loss.
We take some stands
of colors & some few
prisoners. At 4 o'c as-
sault made on Genl Smith --
handsomely repulsed.
Heavy bombardment of
mortars - considerable in-
jury to town

Brig. Gen. John C. Moore
Brig. Gen. Louis Hébert
Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Lee
Brig. Gen. Morgan L. Smith

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