Kock's Plantation LA015

supportedunresolved Irwin says Green at first took the transports for an attack on him rather than a sign that Port Hudson had fallen, and that the Union columns were struck almost before they knew anything more than pickets was in front. Green says the cornfields kept him from ascertaining the enemy's strength with skirmishers.

Attributed knowledge from a history and an interested report; no dispatches inspected.

disputedunresolved NPS says a foraging detachment set out on both banks; Irwin says the advance aimed to find new fields for forage and that two guns were lost. Green claims three guns with ammunition, provisions, tents, wagons and teams.

Statements from a summary, a history and an interested report; the captured-gun counts differ. Not returns.

supportedunresolved Irwin says Grover moved out without any intention of bringing on a battle, and that afterwards it was agreed not to press Taylor until the gunboats reached Berwick Bay. Green says he meant to feel the enemy and, if the chance offered, assault the advancing columns. NPS says the Union aim was to move inland and pacify the interior.

Stated aims from a history, an interested report and a summary.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen result reads Confederate victory and the live result Confederate Victory. Green says he drove the enemy about four miles, almost to the fort, in a complete rout; Irwin says the command was driven back about a mile until Paine came up; NPS says the Union troops fell back to Fort Butler, about six miles away.

Retain the original result and engagement interval; later movements and campaign contribution are different measures. No new probabilities or individual causal credit. The distance of the Union retreat differs among the accounts.

disputedpost_outcome The frozen casualty text reads 463 total (US 430; CS 33); the live field reads 498 total (US 465; CS 33). Irwin gives Grover's loss as 2 officers and 54 men killed, officers printed '/' in OCR and 210 men wounded and 3 officers and 183 men captured or missing, 465 in all. Green says his loss did not exceed 3 killed and 30 wounded and puts the enemy's at little less than 1,000, over 500 killed and wounded with about 250 prisoners.

Original casualty returns were not inspected; preserve totals, categories, cutoffs and differences. No canonical reconciliation or casualty-based opening count; related actions must not be added without resolving population overlap. Irwin's 465 matches the live Union figure, not the frozen 430.

supportedunresolved Irwin says Morgan, under Birge temporarily commanding Grover's division, handled his brigade badly and exposed Dudley's flank, that Grover rode out and drew in the force, and that Morgan's court-martial conviction was set aside by Banks. Green directed the attack and gave Lane, commanding Major's brigade, his instructions. The frozen commanders are Brigadier Generals Tom Green, Godfrey Weitzel and Cuvier Grover; the live page lists Weitzel and Green. No inspected passage describes Weitzel directing the action.

Command roles from a history and an interested report; the listed commanders do not receive automatic sole credit.

unknownunresolved

No inspected return establishes matched personnel at a common opening boundary. The frozen side-specific numerical strength bounds are blank (missing_numeric_strength). No figure in this pass is adopted as a simultaneous opening force.

supportedunresolved The frozen force field reads Weitzel's and Grover's Divisions, XIX Army Corps [US] and two understrength Confederate brigades [CS]; the live field reads zero. Green says Major's brigade had not over 800 effectives and his own three regiments not over 750, against at least ten transports of troops; prisoners named Weitzel's and Dwight's brigades and part of Grover's command. Irwin says Grover held both banks with two divisions, that Dudley's and Morgan's brigades advanced with Paine in support, and that Green posted four regiments with four guns and three regiments with two guns.

Green's effective figures and Irwin's unit identifications; the Union advance was two brigades of two divisions present. None is adopted as a matched opening strength. The live zero is not measured absence.

supportedunresolved Irwin says Green was favored by a narrow field, rank corn, willow thickets, deep plantation ditches and his knowledge of the country; Green says the cornfields across the valley kept him from judging the enemy's strength and that the Union troops rallied in the ditches.

Ground described by a history and an interested report; no map verification. Green chose to attack on this ground, so it is not tagged inherited.