Morgan's attacking force succeeded in getting across the causeway and marsh, but he did not go with it, nor support it with more men, and a large number were captured from Blair's brigade after gaining the enemy's last line of works covering the bayou.

At the time everybody blamed and criticised Morgan with the failure.

You felt from the advance of his attack it must be successful, and, as it pushed forward, you sent me to urge on M.L.Smith, as Morgan was over, and he, Smith, must aid by persistent attack, and give Morgan as good a chance as could be to make his lodgment....
I am, etc., L.M.

DAYTON Late Colonel of the Staff, now of Cincinnati, Ohio General W.T.SHERMAN, St.Louis, Missouri [COPY.] ".

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