mermentou

Updated: May 15, 2025

It was hoped that he could find subsistence between that place and the Mermentou River, and be in position to fall on the enemy's rear and capture any small force left on the Teche. I supposed that the Federal army, after reaching Alexandria, would turn to the east, cross the Mississippi, and invest Port Hudson; and this supposition proved to be correct.

Richard Taylor - Destruction and Reconstruction:: Personal Experiences of the Late War