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Re: Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, La

Here is an excert from the report I have.

O.R.-Series I-Volume XXXIV/1 {S#61}

March 1-4, 1864-Operations on the Ouachita River, LA.
Headquarters Polingnac's Brigade
Harrisonburg, LA. March 3, 1864

....the boats, however, did not come up Little River, and Lt. O. Gaudet, in command of the only section of artillery that I had, opened upon them with two 12-pounder howitzers, which, of course, were unable to check their progress. This officer behaved very well. His section was within 300 yards of the ironclad boat, and stood the unequal contest with a great deal of coolness.

[continuation of the same report MB]
On the 2nd instant, at 10 a.m., the same boats hove in sight of Harrisonburg. I had placed two infantry regiments on the bank of the Ouachita River, from the mouth of the Bushley Bayou up to the vicinity of the town, and one section of artillery (6-pounder Parrott guns) [the parenthesis around 6-pounder Parrott guns is exactly as it is in report. I didn't add it. MB] under Captain Faries, at a place where it could do the most effective firing. The other section of the same battery could not participate in the fight for want of its caissons, and also because the horses were so badly used up by the night's march and the bad roads as to be altogether unfit for service.

OK, sorry, my mistake. Maybe I do make up stuff occasionally. It had been awhile since I read the report. I should have re-read it before commenting. But, they certainly weren't 30 pounders and neither were they the 12 pound howitzers from earlier in the report. Could The battery have contained two of each type?

Either way, I find these reports of the battle very interesting as I'm sure you do also. And I find your,
GUIDE TO LOUISIANA CONFEDERATE MILITARY UNITS 1861-1865,
an extremely valuable book.

Thanks for sparing with me by email.

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