Report of Capt. Dudley C. Wyman, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry.<\/p>\n

BRASHEAR CITY, September 9, 1864.
\nSIR: I have the honor to report the following as the result of the
\nexpedition which left here Wednesday evening:<\/p>\n

I took my command on board the gun-boat 41 at sundown and
\nproceeded to Grand Lake, where the command was transferred to 49.
\nWe remained at anchor until daylight, when we weighed anchor and
\nproceeded to Pigeon Bayou. Our entrance was effected easily,
\nconsidering the snags and the narrowness of the channel. Our progress
\nwas slow, as the boat was unwieldy and the bayou narrow and far from
\nbeing straight. We proceeded with caution, and after several hours’
\nlabor arrived at the mouth of Grand River. On rounding a bend in the
\nbayou a boat with four men in it was discovered crossing the bayou; one
\nof the men was swimming a horse. I instantly ordered my men on the
\nlookout to fire, and passed the word to the captain of the boat to man
\nthe guns. At the first shot from the bow guns the men in the boat
\njumped overboard, swam to the shore, and took to the woods. Our boat
\nlanded as soon as possible, and my force being small it was deemed
\nprudent not to pursue. On landing, pickets were stationed and a detail
\nsent to take on board the horses left by the rebels. They were mostly
\nU. S. horses, supposed to have been captured by them at Napoleonville.
\nWe succeeded in bringing them on board, twenty in all, with equipments
\nfor ten. We captured one man, J. B. Brogdon, Fourth Louisiana Cavalry,
\nfrom whom we learned that the party who escaped consisted of a
\nsergeant and fifteen men, and were on their way to join their regiment
\nat Franklin. I also took on board two hogsheads of sugar and three
\nbarrels of molasses; also eight guns. We afterward proceeded up to Mr.
\nMicheltre’s plantation, where I found a man, named S. J. Fount, having
\nthe appearance of a smuggler, and as he could give no account of
\nhimself I had him arrested and taken on board. Finding the snags
\nnumerous and the depth of the water insufficient for the boat, we
\nsucceeded with some trouble in turning and started immediately for
\nGrand Lake. Our progress was slow for reasons given, and after several
\nhours’ hard work, breaking through what seemed to be forests, we
\nreached the mouth of the bayou at 7 o’clock minus some of our upper
\nworks. In attempting to run out in the darkness the boat got aground,
\nand after fruitless efforts to get off we were forced to remain all night.
\nIn the morning the 41 was seen coming out of the Atchafalaya, and we
\nsignaled to her. She assisted us out of the Lake we met the 43, and in
\ncompany with her we went to Brashear. After landing I marched the
\ncommand to quarters.<\/p>\n

I have the honor to be, yours, &c.,<\/p>\n

DUDLEY C. WYMAN,
\nCapt. Company G, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry.<\/p>\n

Col. HARRIS.<\/p>\n

Source: Official Records
\nPAGE 749-83 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. [CHAP. LIII.
\n[Series I. Vol. 41. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 83.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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