The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-20
Rattle Of Columbus.

,bot half met & o,cIocl, Yesterday morning. our
ri41eIt M teoine n work On the battery As we
we're sbont I'd work Gen Cheatham came along at full
snced and ordered is back 10 orr camp Just as we
we're drawn uD we heard a heavy connonading and a
+rIl fro Of r,,.latrr an rho other side of the river
We were not IN sieht IT. this time There were only
NO regiments on lie other side and Watsons battery
and the 2st Tennessee were Immediately thrown over
and also Col Walkers ID Tennessee In the mean
time We were marched down to the river We were
detained there some Time WAITING for the boats At
this time two cannon oncned mon Us from the extreme
left an fine other side where the federals had rot
Temporary footing The shells we're thrown too high
and we easily lodged them One however came near
Can't Magevney and myself which made us open our
ewes Several shot struck near us ia the water and
tWo of the boats were struck hut not seriously damaged
At this time our heavy riaed gun called the Lady
Polk opened On the battery that speak of and in
few rounds slenced IT,
We embarked and formed on the opposite bank. As
we were drawn up the dead ard wounded were coming
down tie bank Of the river every moment. These
were passed ovgren the boats as fast they arrived
Generals Cheatham ana Pillow rode up and Cheatham
haloed 'hcre comes my 154th" and off started
and to surprise the Lincones under full re-
treat The other regiments were tired and pursued
themonly in squads. We followed them and caught
up with them after q six mile run They were en-
barking Oh board their gnboats We gotlnto corn
field the bank within few ygrds of their boats, and
we opened terrible fire upon them. One boat lost
two pilots in sight and from reliable accounts their
decks covered with dead. The Sunboats, SIN III
number hauled eft into the river as their guns were 100
low to hurt us They then eommenceda desperate hre
on US with she'll grape and canister which bursted in
midst but our bows we're not scared and we loaded
and fred On our knees and on our backs under the
shelter of rail fence Coils Smith and Wright and
Gen. Cheatham himself were with US ana seeing that
we could not reach them with our muskets we were
ordered to fell back, the sncl po"lng up we hea IN
every direction, and we doagea mem oeh4o Tue IrePS
nd Sti
end dust in nv face and | escaped bv throwing my
self on INV hack q moment before it bursted piece
If however carried away the left leg Of Me Clay
ten's pantaooas He shouted to me and thought he
was wounded bat he was not. The Iincolnitcs knew
car iractan and their range was very accurate The
roar ana bursprof the shells was terrific and we we're
,y Inucb ANNOYED by the falling branches This con
tir.I W.T., ,a ana . half until ye cot bevond their
zach A. Ills time Tom Caryev WAS struck in the
knee with a round shot, and we left him behind in
honse hut went after him when the boats left He is
AN Il cann And comfortable lie will Not lose his lee
Eirbt If tie TioIt GnarI, were yOundel-two danger
ous}y-and several in the other companies We are
t only rrrinent that followed their boats We cap
+rrad goGd MANY nrfsonars blankets oyerroats of
which Laye q spIcndid ouc knap.acks muskcts and
\ o,r hoye ,ypr, Inldad with then, romnt hack
A. we came hocI, tbe sfgbt aono the line of their
rotrea+ wa. awC,I The dead and wounded were at
avnrv tra some rvled into the creeks to oct water
od Ala tbaro ond sIrh sioI+ If course never Jaw
hafore Most Of them we're the enemy and we render
Cd tboo ali the assistance in orr mower We saw Cant
stron,T Vino dad poor fellow He fouoht brave
II W. 3nst 6ova r,ssnd oycr two hundred dead and
dvinr broEen onps I'M corriaacs II was i hard Bat
,;,.1 +l,, -, I,or,, tho v,,,,,
hers engaged They had a FLAG of truce on the field
today. Burning their dead AL ourdead are buried
apl the wounded IN our hospitals are doing we'll we
have Great many Of their wounded Our doctors at
tend them regularly. There are about twenty-five
splendid overcoats amone our company.
| LATE FROM CoLrvBr,e-A speciaI disDatcb received
s nigIt from high official source Mt Columbus saws
Chat our Toss n killed wounded and missing in the re-
cent battle exceeds six hundred The amount of ex-
cess is not stated Other reliable estimates place the
number Of MISSING f,ppposcd to be prisoners in the
Hand IF the enemy. al Two hundred This would leave
our loss II the kiIrdand wounded over two hundred
The loss of the enemy is stated in the dispatch al
ludcd 10 above TO have been more than double our
own Oar mon have already bnrjad two hundred and
ninety-fye of he enemy, Killed and the tax is not
VET comnIete
II us aupcars that the recent battle in Missouri was
one of tn htoodie of the yr and the LARGO number
+ IL .,aIfie IN ,lro,nror ~ IN f,Iras nnCar,oI IN
hn,I, .i5es sbou. fbs strILom,ncss NH wfirl tha
or~o,,,d M contested
. We Iear, tI'ot Mai .Tobn G Finnic received his
wound in the fce While raIlyino ;, broken REGIMENT
whose colonel md been unhor-rd and WAS slnn6srd II
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