New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-11
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Ths Gress Battle Opposite Columbus.
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GASP, EEAR co1rsuus, Nov.a
Dear Bro0aer-E presume that ere this reaches ,
you, you will have heard of our fight here yester-
day. The fight took place the Missouri side of ,
the river. It commenced about o O'Clock A, M, in
the woods, between the Tennessee troops and the
Hessians, the latter being estimated at from five
to eight thousand strong. The Hessians drove the
Tennessee troops to the river, where the Watson
Battery was planted and playing on them. The
Yankees charged the Battery and Immediately
turned the guns on the Tennesseeans, who had re-
treated to the very brink Of the river, and were
fighting to the best possible advantage. 1t was
Just at the moment OF time that started across
the river, having befn under arms all morning.
When we reached the other side, one regiment
of Tennesseeans were in fnlI retreat along the
river bank, they being out Of arnmraiten We
passed along the LEFT Eank of the enemy and at
them, giving them fits, and putting them to flight.
As they passed Us in tAeir retreat we like
sheep. We followed them to their boass, where, |
finding ourselves under severe cannenaese from
their boats and haviag cannon to ret7rn it with,
we fell back and let The poor devils go.
In theirretreat they threw away every thing they
could Their line OF retreat besides being strewed
with their dead bodies, was also gtrewn with
knapsacks, blankets, oyercoats, cartridge boxes,
and everything else that soldier carries. Nearly
every man in my company has fine blue over
coat.
Our regimental loss was quite se7ere-nearly
every company having one or two killed, besides
many wounded. Ma5or Butler was badly wounded,
supposed to be mortally. Lieut. Robert Alexander,
Vi tHe CduHOu UudEbS, Was -aHtSS are Oul
only officers who were severely wounded or
killed.
Our companys loss was Sergeant John Kelly,
killed; private Stanton and Corporal Murphy.
severely wounded. Another man received ball
in his hip, and the fourth one IL his shoulder.
| received a buck-shot in the left arm, near the
shoulder. 1t hurt considerably az drss, but tied
a handkerchief around it and kepssoD. This morn
! ing it does not hurt at all. Tie Dillon Guards
| fought well. .... -
Gen Polk, I hear, gives to. the. Eaeh Louisiana
| Regiment the credit Of saving the-aGy. ""~ -
| We took nnfaber of prisoners / captured
| private from an Illinois regiment, ,aEa an ofhcer,
| the Adiutaht OF the 7th Iowa. turned his horse
over to Lent.-Gol. Barrow. Nearly every one Sc
i cured trophy of some kind b1oEght back an
iron grape-shot, which struck tree beside me
and dropped on the ground. 0as company was
under fire fram both sides tgvo or three times
| Lieuts. Martin and Broderick boSh behaved braves
| y, Martin taxing a musket, aad fighting like a
tiger. You mast excuse this 5Graiwl, tor am much
fatgued. - -
From the Memphis Appeal of Saturday we ex.
tract the following account o the battle fought
Thursday iast-en the Misso~Ri shore, nearly oppo-
site Columbus ="
The publication of the r&ct that bloody battle
had been fought near Cen1nbus in yesterday
morning 5 papers, created the greatest imaginable
sensation in the city. Tie Eagueness of the tele
graphic reports and the absence of details tended
rather 10 intensity and heighten the excitement
than otherwise. The c:tE Of Memphis had some
5000 cembatants in the array up the river, ana
scarcely was there husaan being amidst our vast
population of 10000 persons who had not bro
ther, father, husband, son, or at least a frieE2s
among them. The extaat Of our Information wa
contained in the brief but portentious announce
ment that "our loss Was heavy and anxious
. minds could learn Raope.
The telegraph office was crowded at an 5ablJ
> hour after breakfast 7yth an eager multitude aain
!. qurers, and " what's the news u was on every Lip
, Private dispatches came through from various par
|, ties with aeonc " am safe so and so sis badl
- 1euuded,'' such caa a is killed. etc. but moth
ing of the battle, An inexplicabe embargo ha'
been laid upon the, telegraph line, and news of tn
fight was evidently looked on by our military aG
v thorties as cont2a1and article. The people too
It rs an omen of e7il, and it silently EAispege
that perhaps, wathad not heard the worst.
Between 10 aaa,ll O'Clock the extra Appeal wa
!. ssued containing an interesting letter from tn
y aeld of battle. with such other details .s,we wer
able to gather from passengers whs arrived by tn
p down train FROM Columbus. This relieved publ
apprehension ta,a great extent and serHed in SON
measure to moderate the intensity of the pfeVailin
"a excitement.
NJ This battle TEas the first in the that Memph
- had felt, and the whole population we're eager
8 learn its full extent.
y, A large p.aeting OF citizens was held after t.
last night, to make provision for TIA wounded WI
are expected to arrive to-day.
*, THE B&-GiE.---As mentioned in our extra, pu
su shed yesterday, passengers wso arrived FRO
is Columbus. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, furnished turth
ds accounts in regard to the great battle fought he
co on the Gey previous. The fight, occurred on II
Missoust shore, and not at May 4eld creek, as W
III suppGsa1t
Col .sTappan's Arkansas Re siment with Watso.
u Louisiana battery had enG&mpea just oppo2i
H. ColuGlbas for some days, and were under or5e
to maGeh Oh the day of batsla Early in the nor
ing the enemy, 1000 strong, landed seven mil
, ab9Te, on the Missouri shore, and moving. do5
opened vigorous fire on this regiment. E..
Cen Pillows brigade, some $500 stronEs CO
rs | posed of Wrights, Pickett's and Walkers Tenn
$40 regiments, were Immediately ordereA pyeE
tha:r relief. They fought gallanty against {
N perior numbers until their ammunitoa was c
h2glsted.
7zith great loss--to alle very verge Of the riH
ant where they again male stand, fghing with tt.
ma !bayonets.
,@s Atths critical jun3tvre Gen. Cheasham's bsiga
- a was sent over, and, with the assistance Of BlJlh
o., battalion, carried the fortunes of the day.
snS The RoUT.-Towaras. the close of the day
oIr vaor of our troops proved toe much for she Il
' | SLAMS. When the light came to H cold steel" OF
vol, ters they could stand it no longer and took ref
~ in retreat wh&a is describeasou us as haing re
!; lar Bull Run ro1t, with the loss of, vast guam
.er 20 | of small arms and ammunition, several pieces
for artillery. and autold numheas of slain, They
and aged to find thair way, in hst haste up the rive
en- their Transports, from which they had recently
tha barked. s.,-
me at They are said to have .sft 'tacrss" of dead
at hind, and as they ran, panic-s &ken, like sw
,os into their boats, were slaughtered at every sel
their progress, without mercy.
r, Their loss, we presume, from. all accounts,
l me ne not be less than 500 or 600.
an5 CAsU sATIES.-The latest Intelligence from Cor
anS bus is that Quarter8aaster 1Nahn G. Finpie Of
i CITY, vas severely wounded in the face by a.Mil
''e' muskst ball The wound Of Capt. >SattaArans,
thongh severe, it was hoped, would 1eti p,
eek mortal. ..
He we also have repors that Col. PiQIatt, of
owl Twenty, first Tennessee was wounded. His We
was not, however, considered dangerous.
oad Col Wright, Of the Thirteenth 'C4anassee
nrnt ment had two hoEaes shot from nlQs him.
teen Capt. Easily, company D, of c o. Garroll's
own | ment Q5th IennesS0e) was dan 9sRously woul
" or in the breast Capt. Sam. Van 80, Of the 2lst
= "a nessee gas wounded in the hf md
~ Oar Information leads US 20 belive that tas
of tbs Confederate forces, in killed, wounded
r,.. missing, will approximate total of 900.
% ft''st early part Of the engageueat was fought u
. az the greatest disadvantages, aud in the regin
y 40 Engaged the heaviest loss occurred. A letter
L. lished elsewhere estimates 4e loss in Col. Tapl
mon mo- EArk) regiment at 50 or CO Killed and 200 wout
Last noPd Pd r. sn,,,t,tod 10 hhawa alt' .tS . an.o
A'i1 The loss in Col Picketts (Tiennl regiment rel
116kied and wounded these commands sut
the most severely - tM .ir aggregate loss
re- about $40. Additional osses in the other regil
road engaged, will we thin swell the total to the
road mate stated above.
nj 1t IScIDENTs-~Wers = re informed that singI
the charge from the u 2noundar mopntaa in IL,
gu III teries at liUnmbT. - killed twenty of the e