JANUARY 16-18, 1865.–Expedition from Brashear City to Whisky
\nBayou, La.<\/p>\n
Report of Capt. Luther T. Park, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry.<\/p>\n
CAMP ELEVENTH REGT. WIS. VETERAN VOL. INFTY.,
\nBrashear City, La., January 19, 1865.
\nSIR: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to orders received, I
\nembarked, with 100 men from the Eleventh Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer
\nInfantry, on board of gun-boat 41 and the steamer Carrie, supplied with
\nfive days’ rations and eighty rounds of ammunition, on the night of the
\n15th, at 8 o’clock. At 1 a.m. on the 16th we left Brashear City, La.,
\nand proceeded up Bayou Teche into Grand Lake, arriving at Constitution
\nBayou at 10.15 a.m. From Constitution Bayou to Round Lake and from
\nRound Lake to Bayou L’Embarras, arriving at Capt. King’s
\nplantation, of the C. S. Army, at 2 p.m. I landed my troops here and
\nfound about 700 pounds of sugar. I loaded this on the steamer Carrie.
\nAt this point I captured Capt. D. E. Grove, of Grove’s battery, and
\nPrivates Robert Wilson and Charles Harris, of Grove’s battery. At 3.20
\np.m. I embarked all my troops and proceeded up the bayou. At 5 p.m.
\nI anchored in the stream. At 6.15 a.m. on the 17th we got under way
\nand proceeded up Bayou L’Embarras into Little Devil Bayou, arriving
\nat Grand River at 8 a.m. I then steamed down Grand River to Hart’s
\nhouse. I here landed and found that Hart had run to the swamps. At this
\nplace I found 600 cigars and 11 pairs of misses’ gaiters belonging to a
\nman by the name of Gallahan, which I brought to Brashear City and
\nturned over to post quartermaster, as per receipts inclosed. I then
\nproceeded down to Lee’s plantation, arriving at 9.30 a.m., and took the
\nsaid Lee a prisoner. I captured at this point about 1,300 pounds of
\nsugar, which I turned in, as per receipts inclosed. At the house I found
\n1 large rifle and 2 pistols, and about 8 pounds of powder, all of which
\nI destroyed. I then returned to Offutt’s Mill, landed and took on about
\n10,000 feet of lumber, which I turned over, as per receipts. At 11.30
\na.m. I steamed up Grand River to Whisky Bayou, arriving at the head
\nof Whisky Bayou at 1.30 p.m. At this point I lowered away three boats,
\nloaded with armed men, and sent them up a bayou about two miles, to
\na place where there had been a steam-boat hid. At 3.30 p.m. they
\narrived back at the boats. We then headed down to Lake Mangoula and
\nanchored for the night at 5 p.m. On the morning of the 18th, at 6.30,
\nI started down Bayou Chene. At the plantation of Capt. Olivier I took
\neleven refugees on board; at the mouth of Bayou Sorrel I took on board
\nseven more, making a total of eighteen. I then steamed down through
\nBayou Chene into Lake Chico; from Lake Chico out through Chico Pass
\ninto Fausse Pointe Lake; then down through Grand Lake to Brashear
\nCity, where I arrived at 6 p.m. on January 18, 1865. At King’s
\nplantation I took on board two negroes. I also picked up a negro in
\nBayou Sorrel, who had a pass from Capt. King, of the C. S. Army;
\nbrought him to Brashear City. Inclosed are receipts for property taken
\nwhile on expedition on Grand River. I heard of several parties of
\nConfederate soldiers.<\/p>\n
Respectfully, your obedient servant,<\/p>\n
LUTHER T. PARK,
\nCapt. Company A, Eleventh Wisconsin Infty., Cmdg. Expedition.<\/p>\n
Col. C. L. HARRIS,
\nCmdg. Post, Brashear City, La.<\/p>\n
The above letter was forwarded to Capt. Speed, assistant
\nadjutant-general, Defenses of New Orleans, with receipts from Capt.
\nUpham, commissary of subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, for 2,000 pounds
\nof sugar and a receipt from Lieut. Mayers, acting assistant
\nquartermaster at Brashear City, for 600 cigars, 11 pairs of misses’
\ngaiters, and 10,000 feet of lumber inclosed.<\/p>\n
Source: Official Records
\nPAGE 48-101 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. [CHAP. LX.
\n[Series I. Vol. 48. Part I, Reports, Correspondence, Etc. Serial No. 101.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JANUARY 16-18, 1865.–Expedition from Brashear City to Whisky Bayou, La. Report of Capt. Luther T. Park, Eleventh Wisconsin Infantry. CAMP ELEVENTH REGT. WIS. VETERAN VOL. INFTY., Brashear City, La., January 19, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to report that, … Continue reading