{"id":750,"date":"2013-04-13T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.bowdoin.edu\/arch\/civil-war-blog\/?p=750"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:13:07","slug":"april-13-1863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sca.bowdoin.edu\/civil-war-blog\/2013\/04\/13\/april-13-1863\/","title":{"rendered":"April 13, 1863"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"14\"<\/a>Monday.\u00a0 The Laurel Hill ran in to the landing, & skirmishers were sent out, who soon fell in with the enemy, & we then first heard the crack of rebel muskets.<\/p>\n

From our boat there seemed to be a pretty sharp skirmish going on, but as we were a mile distant, could not see much but the smoke of the guns.<\/p>\n

Our big guns soon sent some dozen shells into the woods to the N. of the landing where the Laurel Hill was lying, & seen the firing on shore ceased.\u00a0 Probably there was only a small force of rebels.<\/p>\n

We landed about 8 A.M.\u00a0 My Co. the first of our Reg. to go ashore (only the 7 right Cos. Having come from Brashear City)\u2014we soon marched up through a rough road through the woods & cane brakes, to a plantation about a mile from where we landed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Here we found ourselves in front of the enemy\u2014cavalry & artillery.\u00a0 Cavalry & infantry were sent out as skirmishers, while our Reg. took post behind a fence.\u00a0 The rebels sent round shot and shell at us, but with no damage.\u00a0 One round shot passed over our Reg. & landed in a stump in our rear.<\/p>\n

About noon the 22d moved up to a place a few hundred yards from where the rebel guns had been posted, where we lay till 5 o\u2019clock.\u00a0 The N.Y. 6th was sent out as skirmishers in the forenoon, & pursued the enemy down the bayou fro a mile, two guns of our batteries also following up.\u00a0 A large no. of Regts. marched up from the lake during the day & moved to the front.<\/p>\n

Our Reg. Having stopped for some rations to be brought up, marched down the E. side of the bayou & stacked arms near the rest of the Brigade.\u00a0 Made fires & cooked coffee & grizzled pork, & made a good supper.\u00a0\u00a0 Soon after dark fell in & marched back to the bridge over which the rebels had retreated & destroyed in port.\u00a0 Here we halted till the bridge could be repaired.<\/p>\n

While we were waiting here we had several smart showers, but the men covered themselves with their rubber blankets, & lay quite comfortably.\u00a0 It was late, & very dark when we crossed the bridge, & we marched but a short distance & bivouacked in a rough field.\u00a0 Pitched no tents, but lay [illeg. word] on blankets on the rough ground.<\/p>\n

Diary of Isaac Winslow Case [Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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