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  On This Day in Confederate History, June 16.

1862: In the Battle of Secessionville, S.C. Confederate troops repulse a Federal attack on a fort on St. James Island. Northern Brig. Gen. Henry Benham with 6,600 troops against Southern Brig. Gen. Nathan G. Evans with 2,000 troops. The attack was part of a Federal attempt to capture Charleston, S.C. The main attack was on Fort Johnson commanded by Col. T.G. Lamar with 750 men. The Federals lost 607 casualties to 204 for the Confederates.

1863: At the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss. Confederate Brig. Gen. John C. Vaughn writes: "The usually sharpshooting on my line yesterday. The artillery fire was directed altogether on my right. The enemy is strengthening their works near the Edwards house, and have some new ones in the process of construction, but not any nearer than those erected sometime since. One killed in the Sixty-first Tennessee."

At the Siege of Port Hudson, La., Col. William R. Miles writes: "The fleet was again quiet last night. The land batteries have fired at intervals during the day. Sharpshooting, as usual, resulted in the killing of 1 man. The enemy's works on my right continue to progress rapidly toward completion. They threw up a parallel and traverse last night, the parallel distant about 150 yards from the brow of the hill upon which Battery No. 11 is placed. The enemy's fatigue parties have been driven from their work several times during the day by shells thrown by Capt. [S.M.] Thomas' pieces in the outer work on the Troth road. He has instructions to fire at distant intervals during the night, to prevent any further work, if possible.

Maj. Boling R. Chinn

9th Bn. La. Inf.

Served under Col. Miles at Port Hudson

1864: On the second day of the Second Battle of Petersburg, Va., Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard has managed to assemble 14,000 to repel Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant's 50,000 Federals. While outnumbered, the Confederates have the advantage of fighting from well-built fortifications. Grant launches attacks by three corps but all are repelled by the fiercely fighting Confederates.

Confederate General Birthdays, June 16.

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