Louisiana and Arkansas, Confederate Military History, ed. Gen. Clement A. Evans, Vol. 10, Louisiana, pp. 278/9

"[Grant] . . . ordered an assault early on the morning of April 2.

"At 2 p. m. the enemy advanced upon Forts Gregg and Whitworth. . .

"During the Federall assault in the morning orders had been hastily given by Lieut.-Col. Wm. M. Owen [F&S, Wash. Art.] to withdraw
to Fort Gregg. These were only partially executed. Lieutenant [Henry A.] Battles [4th Co.*] in the confusion having been captured with
his command, owing to the darkness and the absence of horses. Lieutenant Frank McElroy of the Third company, was as quick as a
flash from his guns. His practice throughout with artillery-infantry was excellent. Three times did McElroy, with his small garrison,
repulse as many attacks; three times his bullets from brigade rifles whizzed around the advancing Federals, deciminating them.
They fell before McElroy's shells and Harris' rifles, covering the field before Fort Gregg with dead bodies. One-half of the Washington
artillery drivers were armed with muskets and placed on duty in the forlorn hope of Fort Gregg. Under Lieutenant McElroy's able and
courageous management these drivers did gallant service.

"on this terrible day, Capt. Andrew Hero, Jr. [3rd Co.], was wounded at Petersburg, as he had been severely wounded at Sharpsburg.
As sergeant, lieutenant, and captain, Hero was a true soldier. He name was one particularly hard for a soldier to bear. Smiles were
easy, but the smile never came when Hero was at the gun."

* Company 4, Washington Battalion Louisiana Infantry

B. F. Eshleman, 1st Lieut., Captain
Jos. Norcom, 1st Lieut., Captain
H. A. Battles, 2nd/1st Lieut.
Geo. E. Apps, 2nd Lieut.
Wm. J. Behan, 2nd Lieut.

Henry A. Battles, 1st Lieutenant, 4th Company, captured April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Va.