The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-10-14
correspondence.
MANSFIELD, Oct. 7th 1868.


ties in which the Pelican Rifles of
De Soto parish, and the DeSoto Blues
participated, with IL lis, Of the killed
and wounded, as reported by Capt.
Bennett Of the DeSoto Blues.
w. :. y.
First Battle-Cedar creek, fought
on the LIST of August. None OF either
company killed. but several wounded
but are all well, and with their COM
panies.
Second Battle.-Fought on the
2oth Of August, near Manassas. The
Pelicans not in this fight. De Soto
Blues. - Killed, Jacob Gnise.
Wounded James Parsons, Henry
Coleman, Joseph Wood, {. II. May
and ID. b. Rogers.
Third Battlc.-29th of Aug. De
Soto Blues. Killed none. Wound
ed \. \. Anderson, NJ Gala and
| Edmerson. None ofthe above severe
| " wounded.
Pelican Rifles. Killcd-McConnell
and McCarrahn. Wounded.-Lieut.
W. Vi. Cunningham, wounded in the
! lee, William lambert Sanders, a..
Hall and two others slightly wound
ed
Fonrth Battle. 3Oth Of Aug, Desc
to Blues. Killed. J VI. Storey. Wound
ed. Nat Allen, Pierce, h. Lee.
Pelican Rifles. Killed. Lieut. ) II
| Quarles and Frank Case. Wounded
Capt. J = Ashton, left arm badly
fractured, afterwards amputatcd. w
Shelley, VIM Marshall, Z. Williams,
Scott, Allis. Taylormd several others.
None seriously injured,
This was the hardest fight the
Louisiana brigade was in, their sin
~lr Brigade drove back five columns
o.. the fcderals. We shot away for
~ rounds O, cartridges and then all
! hands, officers and men, threw stones
and rocks at the cowartllv w:etches.
Ihev finally fled before II, like right
ened sheep. We pursued them over
two miles after night set in, after
| which We laid down on the naked
ground and slept soundly. Many of
us, no doubt, having happy dreams OF
home, friends and the Inuepende nce
Of our country.
Our Brigade covered itself with
glory and the praise Of our generals,
and has gained II name that viii live
always, and Secure an everlasting
place IN the hearts Of the army and
the whole people OF Virginia.
The above Battles were fought pref
~ much on the same ground as of the
Old Battles of Manassas and Bull RIM.
The Yankees must have lost in kill
ed and wounded, over $1,000. The
slaughterwas very great III their ranks
on less than two acres OF ground, iln-
medlat"ly III front OF where we stood
at the battle of the 3Oth, over twelve
! hundred killed and wounded Yankees
We're counted, besides the many that
We're taken from the field while the
fight was IN progress.
| On the 9TH OF Sept, Gen. Jackson's
division crossed the Potomac at No
lan's ford, Z or miles from Lcesbuyg
the entire army fordtd the river, the
river here is about half n mile wide
and not over three feet deep from
this point we marched to Frederick
City, a distance of twenty five miles.
Frederick contains a population of
over $4,000. We remained here three
days and on the fourth day started
tor Virginia again, leaving Gen Long
! street. who marched up the river in
the direction of IIarper's Ferry. We
recrossed the river at Williamsport,
Maryland, and then came round to
Harper's Ferry. On Monday, the
10Th inst, we attacked the place in
front and rear with cannon only, and
after a brief cannonading the Feds
raised the white flag as a token of
their unconditional surrender. We
captured l2,o0o prisoners, l4,ooo