Port Hudson

noun

1. a village in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi, N of Baton Rouge: siege during the U.S. Civil War 1863.

Example Sentences

Port Hudson does not matter so much; but these brave, noble creatures!

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His change of mind was a wise one, and not only because these colored soldiers covered him with glory at Port Hudson.

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That was in the summer of 1862, when Vicksburg was but partially fortified and Port Hudson hardly at all.

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In some respects the fortifications of Port Hudson, on the river side at least, were even more formidable than those of Vicksburg.

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And so that first attack on Port Hudson ended with Farragut above the batteries, and his ships, below.

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