The New York herald., 1862-08-20
TIE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE.
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR."
LARGE NUMBER or OFFICERS WOUNDED.
rHE REBELS CLAIM A VICTORY.
&C.. &C.. &c.
rrro,n the ereaaaa AppeaI. Angns. All

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and on SUNDAY lle traus left for Jaeksln II
announced nal d. cent upon B.ioH Rouge aud the ps
session or The Mississippi river WIS contemplated. The
nan was a very eAsibe ne outstanding rrailed
land lorce. breckenridge attack the ere
my IN the the Town ana destroy or capture nis
troops while the ram Arkansas would ensase the gun
boats and prcvea their rendering any assistance = their
comrades shore. Tho Arkansas hat been repaired, ,
her renewed and she Was again feaaK or acsaen
We waited a. iangi aoa several days TO ascertain dea
nitey that she was p eiared In the meanwhile lne
quar- term busy hiring teams and o. gaging
yut with all their endeay their sue
was in way commensurate with the wants Of Tie
army.
Al last we were oil. Gen. Van Dorm had teegraphed
Gen BrecAinfidEc Lhe Arkansas ready, and
there was now N obstacle our but the long,
sandy blazing road OF sixty miles. The boys stepped
galy away the und OF masics nspiriting strains,
their battle ags streaming proudly ana her hsa's paI
sating qicS prospect OF pun hing the ioe Yet
one vi the small number with whcn we ma ett
Vicksbur pgCstfate with sickness and u appeared
as n more troops remained behind than went forward.
The heat WIS terrible, ana the men e out Of ranks ra-
pidiy. Almost every farmhouse ON the roadside was
converted i4to a hOsl ital
On sunday the 81 iust., Gen. Breckenridge advised
Van born that lac would Dc prepared = attack baoa
Rouge at d, igt tie sUoN ing morning. Cen Van Dorm
repied h4t Inc AK nsa would not reach position
Mhsre she cJuld ituleliate AZ tie hgt Until l-esday
mruins. II then definitely determined that tue at
tack should 70 ~ a. a. aaylEh' on ~ morning " tic
5tn Jhe ram AfSa,sts, ol whose steAsy and Gnihter
ruped Prog dSsa tue river se had been constantly
advi.od, Coo g atsug WIN the tr0ols.
AT ten ecock sJEd night August A. the troops,
about AGO aasinced lom thsr camp on Connie
river. The he hlesI spirits anu clniiaeht
OF accom- isAg lh.ir purpose before breakfast lime.
fne marca i en niles, smooth sandy road be-
tweea well cttvaed plantations, was CONDUCTED With
AZ usgogieSA y AND FATAL aIsrAKE
But about So. ths occurred - Sc terrible
missdventure9 Ia fre4Ien.y tic hireiage u
gloom aud aisassh Wuio tne ct.unn WAS advancing,
about tgn ~ cliy The foad sSf1ed On oae
sida by dc w0ndLnd, and on the o1lier by
field o. s,gI gAse iere cane terrific vOley Q! mus
ketey aeds where bodF Q! partisan raagers
had been tos.e ns evi lone tSat there
mistake, 0us tll. cJag-sisA ilc upA the aisrsn
co LII not be 30 o. All seyerai casG4es occurred
ii gadier erat horse iet into ditch and'
disabled III s'.AAt yoVhs olicers his eg pehs oaaiy
BILE services ii .ha l.d, aud he @as compelled ~
remain Festive away from the sceae q action wAl- ms
bu.d Dos Slali.g fresh alels ga &. Asstt'dsr
H 7ottd To- NJ o. Yrs Liscoa} N GtAeras H. tanas
s'aB, lpda 'l<a q kte am tart. Wills = X ocfts,
conniaand4ns koutn I.eniuek., d Vigorously wounG
ell Cap. loed @as yupns gendeulaa 81 hnes'ccoin
pllshneaGs. gre soiAr dariag, exceeding a.naOi
ANA Tho - III lesI slne ections BIZ the niIg
fore lie wlsts aud lUsl before tie ac idcnt
he was con- es.lts will Lieut. L. r. iayne. ordnance
officer Of the igdde, incaLng ths yes he
wished convsy d loae "a case of MS tal Brave boy
hemet has eu4 ssseney and his b1dy isterrea 6y
tender aad l'yiDs bnIs. Coub heutueKy Ja terry was
also rend ssed ia tGt tne gdl 81 riases and CATS
being rSe laaA the pieces eno' et tAnaiageaole
This was exces lsly fortunate, non tho great
perience i.slFeriity eapi. cobb ana mis- Cannon
icrs II hi .Le batter, admirably nAailed, aud
at yIcksbisg wnie IN ;nmana o iicnt oraeey i sue
cesslulIy drove asS one ol the snemy's gniDoats.
=. re.see4 iiAE ADVANCE.
order beLlg reStOr.d, the llla aCed, and soon
the line battle formed. Gen taFks division
upied rlgLt and tat Gen. Ragges ths iet The
lines thte ul the lett
very rough cJanfy acrss bitches, through sugar cane,
over fences-a y fatgGng and eshg.stng march
1t minute u i've O'Clock hen wc lrst brush d
the enemy. In y were il gocu posion under cover,
and 0regisd ddelace ~ Il ccnid rdte Tec.
ssoa and eDel. 4 vas, however, bat the work Of a
olnnent to dslotge them. Like 50 many chveys of
patrIczcs they startled up and few rapdly beo.s
advancing colimns, the boys giving veat to exllting
cheers as It'll xetl bayonets they followed the
ins Yankees The morning quite fosgy and heavy
mist hung the snti landscape, rendering II dci
TO plant our batteries SO as not 10 operate either
oil
then coyerging towards common Cen
tre the enemy lesipq towards hrs c.mls Blt
It was not with II los that thus drove them They
sought eyey pssbie covert place. and rsyi &, gave
pcppey salute % oar men. Their oltteries were als3
admirably handled and beched forth deyas aIing
OF canister Craze, schfaLne, shelf and slil One
by one, however, they were forced 70 give back Lim
Der up and TO he march. was tsc constant order
and had beea obcyed, all their guns woclJ have
fallen Iosscs-i As II was, TIE Fourth 10 s;tEl
charged alery twice, each tine gnsiGgrabc III
aud ly o:cea 70 lose her i.oiny their en-
mandsr ocne Alien, falling, shot through both iess
fhis somewhat eemnfan1ei tie resime-si watch lai a.
ready disting guished its good uct c.
Hughes comnal ing he twenty second Mississippi teal
dead while caLng a "a sge Cotne sum. BSyd, q the
Louisiana battllio., ws scye ely wo in-ed Ia the af
the gallant rnirty y-irs Mississippi, wii,c char H.
ahead, lost It's los bat tie bAtsle (
was immod aleiy grasped by lisGtenant, whl
bearing II alolt down. and Til seizns
It. received a death wound But onward the lelt.
General Rages was couspcuoas for daring III has aia
joonel hires j0les, louisiana, viii delivering
srder was stricS down by shell and seriously
3D. Our troops were now in the camps, aad though
sixth and Segeaih kentucky regiments goiag ahead
like isrisslae. N.thiag ccud stop their fearful
aeermiuei progress. Tue more obsnte the resistance
me hercer the. y1s-ts. Oyerwe mlpg the od
against then they scd rwatt, mostly "char.c
1ayoust, ycIag ike mad.en Colonel A. p. lhom
son of taducah c wouaded severely hrcr III the neck
aud AdjntAni X " l. soefy was wounded dangerously.
Other officers down, but the he'd ahead
After the ia Colonel Thompson, Colonel ward G.
and, who had been leading his brave seventh whef-
ever tue hfo was hottest, assumed command of the
oris de, and lie discharged tins dihcut duty with equal
bravery aud sSi. captain Bowman led the Thru KeA.
.ecky, AMI dd gaisntly, Naor johnson not reachiag
tho hel Until 4 vel nigh Licuienii4t tocnel
Jofer command VI the Sixth Kentucky during
irst Of the action Conspicuous tor his daring, but
rom sickness, ana scarcely recovered from terrible
vound regeysd az shiloh be lo,ced 70 yield his poi
Jon Major W l. Cla This y0lug tficer quite
equal 70 the task He intrepid skifu and prudent
aud brought mol saciy out cf more than t-ht
place. The Thirty iftn Aablna which had be orc
en- rnder ere iccd with III the co Iucss of voter, !
It's tnuiander ColonelJ. W Robertson, selfp
Sessed dress laraie and led his Dr.ye into
.vory danger. Failing from the effects OF
stroke, tho command devoiycd upon Lieutenant Co
onei Goodwin. young officer OF great promise. The
conduct OF this brgao (PfesOns) was pre- eminently
nobe, and roget that s general could not have bccn
present " sAse s- 90 ~ pc ~ 'o enjoyed I've constant
succession OF riumps Unfortunately, he IS confined
hs bod with pntit fever, OF the residence OF friend
aear Clinton. Ms. Col. Thompson, however, as acting
1rgadicr, proved "a lnt and intrepid commander or
The members IS his star, Capt W. r. Wallace aid de-
;amp, was woHnccd early 10 the action having his ribs
broken, and ftelt Cha. Semple ordnance oiicer
shot with grape through the leg being this heroic OIL
,ors secoud md IN the warthc first having been
,evcd at Fort DOaeIson. Major john X. TIrocknorton
brigade srtcrmiste rendered invaluable services
emoving the wounded. lie csGrted dangcru posi- IONS
and captured t OF government horses mules But
this was nothing man who had been under i-o in
aine severe bttes Dr. J. w. Thompson brigade sur.
gson, eably eicea ia organizing and conduct
ing his held hos g,ta arrangements.
oraRATpNs RIGHT.
While the 'clt was thus forcing the enemy into town
he right wing under General Charles Clark did not lag
behind. General Breck'nrdIe himself with this
Division ana MS pressca had magical effect upon the
non His tall form seemed ubiuultous.-hsre ,bare
everywhere where thore was peril where there was an
enemy 10 drive or position V galn or the gaiantry
and noble bearing OF his young 'abel should moi
speak not that be Is rnodes, nc Il m.rto.
rious-a worthy scion of noble stock General Breck-
inrdge led personally several char and toward a.
siose OF tho action coming up to the Fourth and Firm
gentucky, who bad fallen back utterly exhausted bc
drew his sword, aud with appealing lock said in his
siear musical tones, "My men, charge THIS charge il
described to us by an officer who participated OF
me most signal and effective acts Of the battle.