Union Battery No. 6

During the May 27 assault, this ridge was the site of Union siege Battery No. 6. It was occupied by Battery F, 1st U.S. Artillery Regiment, under the command of Captain Richard C. Duryea. After pioneers opened the roads and Duryea brought up the division artillery, Union batteries answered Confederate guns from two commanding points within fifteen minutes of driving in Confederate skirmishers, and those positions were held until the surrender. Duryea's unit consisted of six 12-pounder Napoleon guns that fired on Confederate cannons at Fort Desperate and Commissary Hill.

Louisiana · United States