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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 945 945 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 29 29 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 24 24 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 13 13 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 12 12 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 12 12 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 10 10 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 9 9 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 9 9 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 9 9 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones). You can also browse the collection for May 28th or search for May 28th in all documents.

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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fortification and siege of Port Hudson—Compiled by the Association of defenders of Port Hudson; M. J. Smith, President; James Freret, Secretary. (search)
gether with the sharpshooters, who had gradually worked themselves forward through the felled timber, told fearfully upon our light guns. Here Captains Bradford and Sparkman, commanding light batteries, were both wounded, the latter mortally. At ten o'clock next morning, a flag of truce came in from General Banks, asking for an armistice till 2 P. M. to bury his dead. This was acceded to by General Gardner, and the time was subsequently extended to 7 P. M. On Thursday morning, the 28th of May, a formal flag having been presented by General Banks and accepted by General Gardner, a cessation of hostilities was agreed upon until 7 o'clock, beginning at 12 M. During this time the Infirmary Corps of each army was permitted to remove their dead or wounded from the field. Two-thirds of the loss sustained during the siege of Port Hudson by the left wing occurred on this day. The casualties were almost entirely confined to the Tenth Arkansas, Colonel Witt—eighty (80) killed, woun