#OTD July 9, 1863 Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner surrendered the garrison of Port Hudson, LA after six weeks of siege.
#OTD July 9, 1863 Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner surrendered the garrison of Port Hudson, LA after six weeks of siege.
#OTD July 9, 1863 Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner surrendered the garrison of Port Hudson, LA after six weeks of siege.
Conceived as an operation to aid Gen. U.S. Grant’s campaign to seize Vicksburg, Gen. Nathaniel Banks sought a quick victory against a garrison that had been weakened by transfers to Mississippi after the battering of a U.S. fleet under Adm. David G. Farragut in March 1863.
Conceived as an operation to aid Gen. U.S. Grant’s campaign to seize Vicksburg, Gen. Nathaniel Banks sought a quick victory against a garrison that had been weakened by transfers to Mississippi after the battering of a U.S. fleet under Adm. David G. Farragut in March 1863.
Conceived as an operation to aid Gen. U.S. Grant’s campaign to seize Vicksburg, Gen. Nathaniel Banks sought a quick victory against a garrison that had been weakened by transfers to Mississippi after the battering of a U.S. fleet under Adm. David G. Farragut in March 1863.
The U.S. XIX Corps, commanded by Gen. Nathaniel Banks, initially attempted to carry the Rebel works by direct assault on May 27, 1863. This attack, though a failure, would feature the combat debut of Black U.S. soldiers in a significant engagement.
The 1st and 3rd Louisiana Native Guards participated in the May 27, 1863 assault and suffered heavily for their valor. Their discipline and steadiness under fire would quieten many critics who claimed that Black men would not stand up to the strain of battle.
The 1st and 3rd Louisiana Native Guards participated in the May 27, 1863 assault and suffered heavily for their valor. Their discipline and steadiness under fire would quieten many critics who claimed that Black men would not stand up to the strain of battle.
The 1st and 3rd Louisiana Native Guards participated in the May 27, 1863 assault and suffered heavily for their valor. Their discipline and steadiness under fire would quieten many critics who claimed that Black men would not stand up to the strain of battle.
A second assault on June 14, 1863—this time undertaken at night—would also fail to achieve its purpose and Gen. Banks settled for a siege of the works.

The siege, a joint Army/Navy operation, would result in the capitulation of Port Hudson on July 9, 1863.
A second assault on June 14, 1863—this time undertaken at night—would also fail to achieve its purpose and Gen. Banks settled for a siege of the works. The siege, a joint Army/Navy operation, would result in the capitulation of Port Hudson on July 9, 1863.
A second assault on June 14, 1863—this time undertaken at night—would also fail to achieve its purpose and Gen. Banks settled for a siege of the works. The siege, a joint Army/Navy operation, would result in the capitulation of Port Hudson on July 9, 1863.
Gen. Gardner, upon learning of Gen. Pemberton’s surrender at Vicksburg, realized that no assistance was available to his now-isolated command. His men starving and racked by disease, he surrendered his command.

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