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 Officers and ScHiei s of the Aj tillery an:l of 
 th^ Third Brigade. 
 
 The apparent pause in ilio nperaiions nf ihc iiihidv a^ain^i iIijm 
 piiii-e, afl'ords an oppoi-ainity ii> publ'oly ai'knowlo.lge 'iw- sicady 
 oourai^e and adrairab e f.'iiiducl cxliibilmJ by odh and all iliiiinj^' ihu 
 borabaidmi>nt of the pasi few weeks. 
 
 From below the enemy lirsE appeared against you, d>mandin^ an uii- 
 Conditii)nal ."jurrender — an enemy wlio had successfully passe. I ihe fort.s 
 guarding tlie approaches to New Orleans, and forced the >ubinission of 
 the city itself—an enemy having a naval orce uf some ihiiiy-tive 
 vtssels, armed with all the appliances of raodi;iii warfare, including 
 the most formidable war steamers of the Federal Navy, be id s numer- 
 ous transports, having a lari^e iiUantry force. From the otiier direciiun 
 soon came the numerous tleei of gunboats that had successively passed 
 Columbus, Island No. Ki, Fort I'illow and Memphis. Beleaguered as 
 .'he has been, V'ick^burg .tnJ her defenses — the Ciibrahar of Missis- 
 sippi — . et stand intact and uninjured, aiitl we believe they will re- 
 main so. 
 
 To lace undaunted so numerous a foe, f> endure untiincliingly so 
 fierco a bombardment, to return boldly ami successfully so terrili'c a 
 lire, has required that Cool, determined courage, that cheeilul facing- 
 of danger, characteristic of the Confederate soldier on every Held. 
 Most of their gunboats hare been much injured — two sloops-of-war 
 crippled and driven out of tia) tiro, one in a sinking condition, and a 
 mortar boat now lies before you a wreck. 
 
 VNhile 1 am happy in being able to speak thus of all, both officers 
 and soldiers, in the brigade, there occurred individuiil instances ol 
 heroism worthy of imitation, and deserving of special notice. The 
 
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iwo most proniiiieDt arc ■ r.eant Wm Bovlk, Company I. af]<l Private 
 John* Miukav, {\ipe '^ linlLcry. Isl Louisiana Aililleiy. 'I'lui first, 
 actinir as I'utiner duriiiir iliu lioice nction of tlio 28tli of June, had liis 
 riglu hand crushed by the fiagment <if a slu-ll, wliile stoppinsj the rent 
 of his pici'L'. vcl faithfully maintained his position, not raising his 
 wounded liaiid , until all danger of a pn maluie di-ohurge had passed, 
 thus preserving, by his coolness and bravery, th(> lives of his com- 
 panions at the gun 
 
 Tlie second, on tl.e morning of the 'i8th day of June, when a ball 
 gi't lodged in the liflc gun, and the cannonlers were driven from the 
 parapets by a sliower of sclirapnel, mounted (he parapet alonb, and 
 woiked manfully Ui lam it homo, regardless of the danger to which 
 ho was monicntaiily exposed. 
 
 Of others wl-.o are entitled to honorable mention for coolness in 
 danger, con>-picuous couiage nnd>'r tl-" "^pnie h^avy fire, nad constancy 
 ill liie ptM-l'iirniaM.;.- of d'l y. tli» foliowmg names have been Landed in 
 by their eonimoi Im.; i.ffiier-, viz. 
 
 Ac in^ ^t; '! IJ..1 J,iME3 Rf. GooDiK, Sth Louisiana Artillery. 
 
 )si Sergeaii '.V. Lkach, 1st Loni,;ia!i.i Artillery. 
 
 1st Sergeaii. . •' " " 
 
 Sergeant Haru!3.!.v, " " 
 
 Sergeant Diontsdus, 23d Regiment Louisiana Volunteers. 
 
 Coipoial Advms, fiih Louisiana Artillery. 
 
 Ac-ling Corpmai t-HiiopsniKE. 8th Louisiana Artillery. 
 
 I'rivate McSwkeoas. •■ " •' 
 
 Piiva'e MoRniiTV, " 
 
 Private Dow UKLL, " " ■' 
 
 Private McNeal, " " " 
 
 i'rivate K111.V, 
 
 The vigilani activity of the officers and men of 8taike's Cavalry, led 
 by their Coloi.el, is al.so .icknowledged. To thorn belong the distinc- 
 lioii of first successfully engaging the enemy. 
 
 The Officers, one and all of the entire command, including the mem- 
 bers of niy Siaft, and Dr. Blanton, Volunteer Surgeon, deserve aud 
 have my wannest thanks. 
 
 M. L. SMITH. 
 Brigadier-tieneral Commanding. 
 .. yiCKSBVlt*. July IV'lh. 1862. 
 
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