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ROSTER OF CONFEDERATE FORCES ENGAGED IN THE DEFENCE OF PORT HUDSON, MAY 2IST TO JULY 8, 1863.
Major-General Frank Gardner commanding.
Staff— yi2i]or T Friend Wilson, Adjutant-General ; Captains Jack- son and Lanier, Assistant Adjutant-Generals; Major Spratley, Chief Quartermaster; Captain Geo. Simpson, Inspector-General; Lieu- tenant-Colonel Marshall J. Smith, Chief of Heavy Artillery; Lieu- tenant-Colonel Jas. P. Parker, Chief of Light Artillery ; Captain L. J. Girard, Chief of Ordnance ; Lieutenant F. Y. Dabney, Chief En- gineer ; Colonel J. A. Jacquess, Captain A. Dupree, Aides-de-Camp.
Eyigineers — Fred. Y. Dabney, First Lieutenant and Chief Engi- neer ; Stork and Jas. Freret, Second Lieutenants, Engineers ; But- ler, Assistant Engineer.
River Batteries — Lieute?ia7tt-Cotonel Mxv.snAi.i. J. Smith Com- manding Right Wifig i?i front of the village of Port Hzidson.
I. — One 30-pound Parrott, one 12-pound brass-rifled (removed), First Alabama regiment, Captain J. F. Whitfield.
IL — One 42-smooth. two 24-rifled siege, First Alabama regiment. Captain J. D. Meadows.
in. — One 42-smooth, one 32-rifled, First Alabama regiment. Cap- tain R H. Riley.
IV. — One 8-inch Columbiad, one lo-inch Columbiad, Twelfth Lou- isiana battalion artillery, Captain Seawell.
V. — One lo-inch Columbiad, one 42-smooth, one 32-smooth, First Alabama, Captain D. W. Ramsey.
VI. — Two 24-pound rifled, 12th Louisiana battalion, Captain Kean.
VII — Two 24-pound smooth and hot shot, First Tennessee bat- talion. Captain Waller ; moved to land lines at Clinton road, Captain Lahey.
Left Wing — Lieutenant- Colonel De Gournay Com.manding.
VIII — Two rifled 24-pound siege, Twelfth Louisiana battalion — one moved to land lines at Slaughter's field — Captain Coffin.
IX — One 8-inch howitzer (Paixon), Lieutenant Rodriguez.
X — One 32 pound smooth, Lieutenant McDowell.
XI — One 20-pound Parrott, Lieutenant Watts Kearney and twenty- two men (Miles's Legion).
