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The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege and fall of Port Hudson. (search)
en inch columbiads was established 150 paces from our extreme right, one of seven guns in front of Gen. Beale's centre, one of six guns in front of the 1st Mississippi, on the Jackson road, and seven guns and mortars were planted in front of Colonel Steadman. From these a fire was maintained day and night, doing but little damage to our men, but as the siege continued most of our artillery was disabled, only about fifteen pieces remaining uninjured at the time of the surrender. During the . Banks's reply was received just before day, enclosing a letter from Gen. Grant announcing the fall of Vicksburg. Gen. Banks asked Gen'l Gardner to appoint commissioners to arrange with these on his part for terms of surrender, and Ca Miles and Steadman and Lieut. Col. Smith were appointed. Gen. Banks demanded an unconditional surrender, as in first instance, but finally agreed that officers and soldiers should retain their private property, (in which negroes were not included,) emand fo