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82 that was expected of the land force, the Arkansas failing to make her appearance, nothing remained but to destroy what had been captured and retire from the range of the enemy’s heavy batteries on the river."

Company I of the Thirty-ninth Mississippi shared the gallant services of the Fourth Louisiana and lost two men. The loss in killed and wounded of the Thirty-first was 47, of the Twenty-second 47. The Federal loss was also heavy, including General Williams, killed. Breckinridge then encamped at Port Hudson and began the fortification of that place, and on August 19th, with a portion of his command, moved to Jackson.