New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-29
Scott's Louisiana Regiment.
The following letter in regard to this regiment
we take from the Baton Rouge Advocate;

The following letter in regard to this regiment
we take from the Baton Rouge Advocate
PULASKI TESS., March 18th, 1861,
Sunday evening Keeps Company was driven in
from Spring HI, near Nashville, with the loss of
their wagons, blankets, etc. No one was killed,
and only one prisoner was taken by the 5000. Yam
KEGS who accomplished this great feat This pri-
soner was one of the cooks OF the company, Steve
Combs, a f. M c. of Baton Rouge. Poor Steve
and his fellow cock had but one horse between
them and after alternately pulling one another off
for some time, the Yankees came up and caught
Steve, chasing black John into the woods. Darkie
like, they didn't have presence of mind enough to
"ride on tic"
The gallant Iberyillians burnt the bridges in the
face OF the enemy over the creek and the river
that intervened between the Yanks and our forces
in Columbia.
.scott's Regiment and Bissell's Cavalry, from the
county in which Columbia is situated, were drawn
up in the streets of the town, but Scots ORDERS it
is supposed, were not to needlessly expose the
town to the shells OF the enemy in futile attempt
to harass them. The citizens were not adverse to
fighting, and when the troops marched into town
toward the enemy, the women were wild in their
demonstrations OF enthusiasm. Amidst the waving
of handkerchiefs and the tears of excitement and
regret from those gallant fail-ones, the regiment
filed down the street and fell back upon this place.
All along the road these demonstrations were ex-
hbited, and when our troops suddenly turned right
about when SIX miles out, and marched rapidly
back into Columbia, expecting to catch the Yankee
forces divided, the people again gave way to the
patriotic enthusiasm that fills them all in this Sec
ton.
DR.. Wood and Henry Jones went up to the bluffs
before we left and fired at some of their advance
guard but the distance was too great to effect
anything. Capt. Ksep also took pop at them.
They returned the fire, and although our men and
the citizens who were blazing away with shot
guns, rifles and pistols were behind ledge of
rocks, still the bullets came ripping very close to
them. Two struck in the rock behind which Jones
was ambuscading and one played i" Yankee Doo-
dlen close to the Doctors ear.
The bridge was burnt, the enemy could not
cross. Scott's Regiment was in the same predica-
ment, and, in obedience Of orders from Gen. John
ston, Scott fell back.
No people in the South excel these gallant Ten
nesseeans in feryent, united patriotism They take
Confederate money for their goods, (when they
require any, which is seldom,) even when our
troops are to leave them and the enemy are to
take possession of their little towns the next day
Whilst the depot at Columbia was in the posses
sion of our troops, the planters were necessarily
hauling all the grain and meat in their possession,
and shipping it South for the use Of troops the
coming summer. Five hundred Of them are in Bis
sells Cavalry, which is with Scott. The leave
friends, property, home and ALL to follow the fer
tune of their country. Even the little boys of Co.
lumbia last Sunday went up to the bluffs and under
fire of the long range weapons of the Yanks, banged
away at them with horse pistols, shouting at them
to remember Bull Run, etc.
One of the wealthiest plantersin the county came
n rife in hand, and said that he had but few years
to live, (he is s2) and he would die with the Loui
siana boys.
In Nashville but six of the citizens have turned
coats. We have seen citizens from there every
day, and making allowance for exaggeration, the
place must be hot one to the Yanks. Over 1900
have been killed by outsiders" or deserted since
Buels occupations Apparently reliable men from
there say that Buell. has $4,000 men with him
$4,000, they assert, are rag tag and bob tail, but
all. including 5000 picked men, are well armed
and equipped. The rag tags are small, puny men,
two-thirds ignorant even Of our language.
They have duplicate bridges made in Cincinnati
from plans furnished them by the Yankee who
superintended the construction of all the railroad
bridges on this route and as fast as one is burnt
they ship on and erect another. s.R.