11. THIRD LOUISIANA REDAN.

This Confederate fort, marked by the three artillery pieces at right of

the avenue, was reached by "Logan's Approach," a Union advance trench.

Federal engineers constructed a mine underneath the redan and exploded

2,200 pounds of powder, which blasted a tremendous crater into which

Union infantry raced, only to be driven back after severe fighting.

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