New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-13

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tered on this occasion; but it was done in self.
defense had my pistol in one hand and sword
in the other.
into q brigade, and we With two Irish regt
ments. After it was all over, Gen. Pihow sad TIE
18th regiment fought nobly ard glorIoas'y, ana |
won the victory. lost my repeater twice IN the
engagement, bnt fonnd it. It was picked up by
some of the boys.
They can never say that the Lincoln army Is not
well clothed and eqE5Pped for it . not So We
have got great deal Of their plunaer and guns.
When we routed them .hey threw doFn their coats
knapsacks, cartridge boxes and guns, and heeled
it, half bent; but still bent them still lower.
An order has reached here from Col. fonght, Uni
ted States Army stating ahat they had thirty prs
aners from our regiment. Col. Vaughn IS gong up
to see about them. GrGat says he will let Col.
Wright have them, as they bargained, before they
left Congress, that If they ever took each otheis
men they would exchange them. We have nearly
two hundred Of their men, and all their surgeons
and hospital stewards, be3iSies Colonel and
great many company officers. The prisoner cap
tnred was an Aaiutant General The enemy ac-
knowledge that they have loAt SEQ or 1000 They
came down under a flag of trace this morning. to
bury their dead, and they have been at it all day
and are not through yet. understand that they
had twelve regiments on the 6e!d. They said we
were poorly drilled, but h--ll to whip. Wefonght
three hours without ceasng to ere. suffered
. your son, VI. D. HARRISON.
INFORMATION DERIVED FRoA MAJOR BLED. HAIR
MoS.-We have received from our highly inteli
gent military friend, Maj Biedsoe Harmon, who
has just returned from visit to Columbus, the fol-
lowing particulars of the late engagement:
From ten to twelve regiments OF the enemy ef-
| fected a landing on the Missouri side, about five
| miles above Columbus by land. Information of it
was Immediately brought in by the pickets of Tap.
| pans regiment, encamped opposite Columbus, aud
| communicated to Gen. Polk, who Immediately be-
| gan preparations to send reinforcements to Tap
pan, steam having to be raised for the transport
alton of troops across the river In the meantime
| A. lr,I Iln s-,gESl onil
tackled Tappan's regiment, which had to fall back;
when Pillow arrived with Pickett's, Wright's, Knox
Walkers and Freeman's regiments, and gave the
enemy battle in an open space OF about ~ aereS
being concealed in the surrounding woods ana
| bushes.
! Our troops here fought at great disadvantage,
| being exposed to the fire of skulking Federals
without having fair chance at them, but yet they
made a gallant struggle, until their ammunition
running out, they were compelled to return TO the
river. The Federals then fell upon Ta2pan eamp'
| plunderibg and burning, and turned Watson's bat
4 terry, which they had taken from us, and posted
| below them on the steamers which were trans
porting our troops across. But battery on the the
| Kentucky side silenced its fire, while the l2s
pounder on the hill above Columbus, sending a
few shots among the main body, sent them hoWhng
back to the woods. These shots, it is said, were
found several miles distant.
But it was when they reached their boats and
debarked on the L. NJ. kennett, supported by their
eanboats that the hatchery was most terrific
Packed together on the boat, lying at the shore, III
dense masses, Smiths regiment poured on them
for half an hour, from distance of only eighty
yards, incessant fire. An immense nGdnpef
were killed and wounded, the cutters arosnd the
boat filled with torrents Of blood, which erlinsoned
| the river around for considerable distance, ano
the decks so slippery that the men could scarcely
| stand. Those who approached the wheel were
shot down as fast as they appeared, so that they
were compelled to move the boat into the stream
:. without guidance
Il In the meanwhile, Gen. Cheatham brought oVe
j., Marks, Russell's and Carros regiments, and
with Pillow renewed the fight. A flank moyemen
was executed by Cheatham, in which Marks
j. Louisiana regiment did good service, which threw
, the enemy into disorder, and disorderly rout en-
;. sued, the Federals flying to their boats, four
five miles distant. .
/, | also gotten over, the former was dispatched i
:. pursuit of the enemy, while Blythe's was after
| wards to follow to support it. Capts. Taylor an
- Whites companies of cavalry, of LogwoOd's bat
l. talon, also Joined in the pursuit, which was led b
Gems. Polk, Pillow and Cheatham, the slaughter G
d the flying Federals being great.
The guns of the gunboat lying close to tn
| shore, shooting too high, were inefficient, unit
they got out into the river, when Col. Smith will
t. ! drew his men. So hasty was the retreat of th
boats that all the cables were cut, leaving us
full supply of them.
The battle throughout exceedingly fierce
The fire on Pillows force in the first instance wa
tremendous. The Federals fought with unusu
bravery. They were picked men-the very flow
-e men. Only our superior generalship, and the de
perate courage of Oul men, gave us the victory
, STATEMENT OF Col j. T. BRYsoN.-Col. Bryst
~ walked over the battle field on Friday. He sa
,a about 200 dead Lincolnites lying about IN pile
~, | which was supposed not to be one half. The III
~ | Iowa and 18th Illinois regiments were cut all
Il, IL pieces The Captain in one of those regiment
~ u who was experimenting the burial of their dea
-, said that a cOrporas guard could not be got o
y of the Iowa reg giment The Iowa Captain also CO
~ | tended that We had done all they mad eXpecte
or or He said they had expected l7,000 troops fro
t Paducah to attack Columbus at the same time th'
s az | made the attack on the Missouri side, in whit
~ ~ event they contemplated decided victory. Ller
I'D I'D Waugh, of Col Wrights regiment, won gold
~, ~, opinions in the fight. He had two horses sh
y from under him. and Col. Wright one. Gen. ?
In In low commanded himself all the time in persc
II, II, and did some of the best fighting ever know
AZ. 1n Cen Cheatham made the last gallant charge /
~ brigade was not in the fight at all, but he mol
W y" led Col Smith and Blythe s battalion TO the chars
M M II is said that while our men in his immedit
or ~, proximity were Staying the retreating Fedora
ra Gen. Polk partially restrained them, and said
.as was too cruel to shoot fellows who were rnnnI
o., | for their lives. Our forces captured ten WACO
'n more or less full of ammunition, and SIN pieces
m m1at artillery. Grants haversack was picked up on
40; 10 field and his snack eaten by our men. Dr. W III
~ of this city, captured fine white horse.
,d A large quantity of corn hay, oats, bacon, brf
~ and cheese were also captured, besides a la
he he quantity of ammunition: The federals say u
h lat are better disciplined, but that we are the b
| e"oo
,an ~ a mile and half, when detachment OF she
ia t Crews Hanked them in field where they had
~ ~ ass and killed them as they approached.
wv ' first fire fifty fell to the ground, ana they W
.'nt every way Afterwards The battlefield was
tno about twenty acres, a large portion OF winch
M cleared The all through it are cut to pee
@ en, The loss of Col Wright's regiment is t"el
'iy seven killed and forty wounded, most OF I'll
"a Gn slightly. kuox Walkers regiment is twei
Gn ,p seven killed, sixty five wounded and thirty n
~ ~ ing The entire loss on our side, including XII
~ ~ wounded and missing is estimated to be al
.I tn' ninety or one hundred killed and two hume
' ,uo' wounded. The enemy acknowledges n loss
Gn @ about eight hundred, but it is believed to exc
a Hf twelve hundred
led INCIDENTS OF TIE BArTIE.-During the b!
her MANY incidents occurred, many acts OF her'
il il were performed, that will be told only when
war shall have ended, and when the patriot
IN returned to his home to enjoy the fruits OF tht
that | dependence his valor has helped to win. 1
on beside the hearhstone, tales of chvalry and da
bus, will be told, ana nahdea GOWN from idtne' "
tici. to the remotest generations.
and Among the many acts OF herolsm tod ol |
rpri engaged is that OF mere youth, little hoy,
(. In was attached to Tappan's Arkansas Regiment
hich carried TWO mimic flags, one in each haun.
,rrid regiment was driven to the waters edge ana
nys. enemy poured in terrific volley. killing maj
n1er them who fell into the river and sncn as were
At to instantly killed met watery grave. Among
the struck was the little boy who bore the nag "
IzYt a a