Episode 5: COL Winchester Hall and the 26th Louisiana at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

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On 28 and 29 December 1862, COL Hall and the 26th Louisiana fought against General Shermans Army at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou in Mississippi, approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg. The 26th Louisiana held a heavily entrenched line on 28 December against a two brigade attack and fought off the assault on 29 December in the center of the Confederate line. It is after this assault and while on detail that COL Hall had to threaten his men with force to restore discipline within the ranks.

Hall, Winchester. The Story of the 26th Louisiana Infantry, In the Service of the Confederate States. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t9f487w3q&seq=5

Local Designations of Confederate Troops. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t02z1t570&seq=9.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser.1, vol. 17, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1886. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924077728248&view=1up&seq=3.

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