The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-10-28

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TIE Battle On Greenbrler River.
A correspondent Of the Richmond
Dispatch gives the fullest account Of
tbs battle on Greenbrier river that
we have seen. tits as follows:
A great battle was fought here on
che sd inst, between our forces, un- |
Oar Gen. Jackson, and the enemy
IA soon us il was known that the
anen,y intended to attack us our force,
q ! were ordered to take our possl-
lions on our line of defence. The
whole were under the command OF
Cen. jackson Col. Johnston, OF
Virginia, commanding the 18th Geor-
yia Regiment. commanded the right
wing Col. WIN. i. Taliaferro, OF
the Esd Regiment, the center; Col.
Rust. of the Sd, Arkansas Regiment,
the left wing; and Col. w. l.. Jack
son. of the 35th Regiment, was pos
ted on the hill to the left Of the cen
Col. .Johnston's command consis-
ted Of the 1st and 18th Georgia, (Col.
Ramsey's regiment; Col. Taliaferro's
command consisted of the 23d' 2oth
and 44th, (Col. Scott's) Virginia reg
iments, and Shumaker's and klce's
batteries. Col. Rust's command con-
sisted Of the Sd Arkansas Regiment
and battalion from the 5th Brigade
& and Anderson's battery.
Col. Jacksou's command consls-
ted Of the 35th Virginia Regiment
with Hansbrough's battalion, with a
niece Of Anderscn's battery under
Cant. Deshler, C. S. A. and Lieut..
Massie.
Our pickets, under Col. Johnston
offered a gallant resistance to the
overwhelming force Of the enemy
Their troops, amounting to about
te,, thousand, formed across the river
fat and the hills on the right of the
road, and poured necessarily shot and
she'll for four hours and quarter or
our forces. TWAS soon evident that
the shot from our batteries produced
telling effect on their men ane
guns.
The infantry Of the enemy made
an effort to turn our left flank, bu
was driven back by Col. Rust's com
mand with considerable loss. They
then formed on the slope of the hills
wooded, and Immediately in front 0
the 4th regiment, and made an ct
fort to attack our front and center
and turn our right flank, without sue
cess. Preparatory to making TIM
assault they marched to the meadow
and opened IL fire upon us with thel
long-range muskets but we opene'
mon them with such terrible effec
that they were thrown into Srea
confusion and could not be reforme'
though thein officers used every effor
to get them to do so and to max
the assault, and being unable furthe
to stand oar fire, left the field and He
to the woods, leaving many OF the'
dead upon the field, one stand
colors, any quantity Of knapsacks
q Sc, and many dead horses. All on
officers and men behaved admirably
The 44th regiment, (Col. Scots
except Company A and a portion
Company b, detached from the reg
ment and under the command OF Ma
Tor Jones, was directly in front
the batteries Of the enemy, and stoo
tin. brunt Of the constant and heav
FIRE to which they were subJecte
without fiinching, and with anxiet
to meet the enemy. Col. Scott m
staff, officers and men, behaved wit
extraordinary GOODNESS and gallan
nv, as did Lieut.. Col. A q. Iali'
ferro, commanding the 23d regimen
his officers and men. We predict f'
Coils. Scott and Taliaferro a britlial
military career. Too much rrais
cannot be awarded to Carts. Shum'
ler, Rice, Deshler, Anderson. Lieu
Wooding, Sergeant Jones and pr
vate Brooks, Of Capt. Rice's comp
ny. Capt. Rice, while nobiy e'
eourasing his men. had his leg carr
.ried away by round shot. Our 10
was small, and that of the cnen
was very great.