New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-12


which was due at O'Clock this morning. ss an
nounced by telegraph from Fort Pillow last night,
had on board fenr officers, wounded In the recent
battle at Columbus. The name of one is unknown;
Jesse Tate and Lieutenant Brady The two Hrss
named are seriously and the last slightly wounded.
T@o other boat freighted with our wounded left
Colnrn2us last night and will arrive tonight. The
Federal wounded are held at Columbus to await
orders from Richmond.
Latest FROM CoLUHBUs.--A special Dispatch,
received last night, from high official source, at
Columbus, says that our loss in Killed, wounded
ana missing IN the recent battle, exceeds six hum
dred. Other reliable estimates place the number
OF missing tsupposed to be prisoners in the hands
OF the enemy at two hundred. This would leave
our loss, in KILLED and wounded, over four hun
dred.
The loss Of the enemy is stated, in the Dispatch
alluded to above, to have been more than double
our own Our men have already buried two hmm
died and panety.hye Of the eneny's killed, and the
It thus appears that the recent battle in Missouri
was one of the bloodiest OF the war; and the large
number of casualties, in proportion to the forces
engaged on both sides, shows the stabbornness
with which the ground was contested.
CASUALTIES IN THE SECOND TENNESSEE REGfsfElIr.
dispatch received last evening enumerates the
loss in Col. J. Knox Walkers regiment at the bat
tie of Columbus, at twentyseVen killed, sixtyfve
wounded and thirty missing.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT Columbus, Norsnsber g.
| Editors Appeal: The Twenty-irgt Tennessee Regi.
CROSSING Lne river, nafGleQ OUT
and took position about half mile from the land
ing Ed Pickett, Colonel Fl. Wlman, Lieutenant
Colonel, and j. G. Cole, Major. It was composed
Of nine companies. The enemy, 1000 strong. with
Thirteenth and Twenty-frst Tennesseeans, Thir-
! teenth Arkansians, and Watson's battery, which
latter was supported on the right by the Twenty
first Tennessee, and on the left by the Thirteenth
| Arkansas, the Twelfth Tennessee occupying the
| extreme right.
After receiving and returning their volleys, the
enemy holding the woods, the 2lst formed in open
ground The order to charge bayonets was given,
which was executed in handsome style, through
an open field tthe enemy being protected by the
WoodJ nnder most CALLING. fire, the shot falling
like hail and whistling like the north wind. The
radks we're sorely thinned, but as the men fell
they cheered the others on to the charge.
On reaching the road a halt was ordered and the
men commenced to kneel and fire; and for about
half an hour the most incessant fire Of nfnsketry
was kept up. Our men were on the edge, and the
enemy still protected by the wood, with all the ad-
| vantages given by trees, we exposed and picking
our men as they showed themselves.
The enemy by this time had formed kind of
| half moon, and so tar outnumbering Us thattthey
| had fanked us, when were ordered TO fall back,
which was done. Rallying and forming twice be
| tween that and the river-en the only tenable
| ground-an average of thirty rounds were fred.
| During this time, our ammunition being exhausted,
we gradually fell back to where boat had put of
ammunition when we again rallied. Deeds Of
heroism were performed in this fight which will
| The officers generally, dsdaining to take advan-
| tage of the kneeng posture, stood by cheering
| their men and directing their fire. Of course we
| can speak of the gallantry of the field oficerg
Col. Pickett was slightly wounded in the hand, and
had his horse shot in three places. Major Coles
horse was killed instantly. / do not like to be in
vidious by naming special instances of bravery,
| where 50 much gallantry was displayed; but
cannot but speak of Capt. Layton, who, though
| severely wounded in the left breast, continued
with sword uplifted, to cheer and rally his OWL
men and others to the last; also, Capt Frazier
who at the imminent risk of his own life, from our
own fire as well as that of the enemy, stood in
front of his gallant company, and cheered them
great honor for the conspicuous part he took in
the engagement. Such sights are imposing, and
should be remembered.
Captains lrby, Taylor and Layton were severely
wounded, Capt. Dashieu slightiy-four captains out
of eight in the fight. Lieuts. Coleman and Tate
were also severely wounded. We had Is men
killed and SIS wounded out of some $50 carried out
We only had in the fight about $500 men, opposed
to 1000 with all advantages of position.
On reaching the river, regiment after regiment
were rapidly crossing the river. to reinforce us
Gen. Cheatham with portion of his brigade
we'd out and engaged the enemy, and after {
short fight they commenced d retreat. The Els
Tennessee had in the meantime reinforced on the
bank, and waited orders to support Gen. Cheat
ham; but no aid was needed. The number killed
ascertained, about Is killed and between 800 ant
400 wounded; on the other about 800 killed, an,
wounded unknown. E-F a5
The slight description here given is mostly con
fined to the 2lst Tennessee volunteers (Col Pick
ett's). n.'. -2 .H