Other Massachusetts troops at Port Hudson, in this second assault, suffered as follows:
Fourth Infantry, in First Brigade, Third Division, had two companies detailed, with three companies from other regiments, to carry hand grenades in advance of the attacking column. Captain Bartlett, Company K, had command, and was mortally wounded upon the breastworks. Other companies of this regiment were in the reserve line. This regiment lost six killed, sixty-two wounded, a number mortally. Most of the casualties were in Companies A and K. Captain Hall, Company A, was wounded.
Thirtieth Infantry was in the reserve column and did not participate. The color-sergeant was wounded.
Thirty-First Infantry was in the Third Division assaulting column. Lost thirty men out of two hundred and fifty engaged.
Forty-Eighth Infantry was in the assaulting column and lost two killed, eleven wounded.
Forty-Ninth Infantry was in the brigade, First Division, that made a feigned assault, losing eighteen killed and wounded.
Fiftieth Infantry was in the reserve column and did not participate.
Fifty-Second Infantry was deployed as skirmishers between Weitzel and Grover, to prevent any flank movement on the assaulting columns. Lost three killed, seven wounded; one officer mortally.
For these two assaults many gallant men volunteered to lead the several columns. After the second failure it was at once decided to try a third time, and orders were issued to organize a storming column, after this style: