The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-04-08

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ment thrown on the.hill side, Here
we rested Il few minutes, until heavy
firing II small arms was heard infront
An order came for us to march in The
diwctMn Of the iyidg: Wehad no,
pr6ceaaed far wAe1is WI wersisfred
uupn ~ tn enSpys iHfantryAwh he
| A9re posted ilrSE fhicket on our our left
We INSTANTLY charged them and
| drove ther back, when we We're fired
on by a battery about 200 yards dis.
tant On our right. I'VE charged the
battery viii, Mel b and Nc air's
regiments; sallantly led by'C Colonel
IIebert, taking it and driving them
from their guns. In this charge our
tbreeregiments becamemixed. About
this time Col. Hebert and Major T'un-
nard were cut off and taken prisoners
2she enemy on our left opened a
heavy FIRE on us; we Immediately
drove them back again with Il ,heavy
loss on their side. We then discov-
lered that the enemy's cavalry were
har,king us on the right, Capt. Grun-
nell, the senior officer in command of
our regiment, ordered us to take the
fence, as heavy body OF the enemy's
cavalry We're fanklng US OF the right.
We had scarcely taken our position,
when their cavalry made a bold apd
daring charge, and were repulsed
with heavy loss. At this TING it
was discovered that n large body of
infantry were Aanking us on the
left. Capt. Gilmore was Immediately
ordered to the lef. to meet the enemy
ia the thicket. Here a desperate
fight ensued, the enemy having been
thrown there in large body. The
Louisaai b and Arkansas troops fought
like bulldogs. and drove them back
with tremendous loss on the part of
the.encmy. This portion Of the COM
n,and then BECAME separated from the
other regiments. The men requested
Capt. Gilmore to take command,
which he did. AS he was forming
the knen IN line, We were fanked
again en- she: left, the men charged
again and drove them back with
heavy. loss. Capt. Gilmore then
secured flag, placed it in front, and
with the assistance Of Lieuts. Gcntlos,
of the Pelican Rangers, Morse Of the
Pelicans No. l, and Hobbs, of Nc
Rea's regiment, succeeded in forming
them into line. These young officers
showed great bravery and eoolne.s.
This command was from two to .ye
hundred strong, :lnl was the left Of
McCulloch's division. 1t was then
supposed they weresurrounded They
secured a guide and started for the
point they started from. determined
to cut their way out, Lut had but one
slight akirmish with fhe9 enemy on
their way out, they being the last on
the field. On the way; this com
,nand picked up adj stragglers on their
way out, and when out, Numbered
from 900 to 1000 men. Generals,
McCuflonch and Mcintosh fell early
in the action, and Col. Hebert taken
prisoner. The, regiments engaged
withdrew to the opposite eide Of a
large cornfield, and there lay on their
ar.ls for the night. A number of
regiments Were not engaged, but We're
waiting for orders. McCulloch' $
command were ordered to Gen. Prica
on the Telegraph road at 8 o'clock
p. m. ] will here mention the gall
lantry and GOODNESS of Capt. CRU.
nell in rallying the men throughout
the whole engagement. Arrived at
Gen. Prices CAMP near daylight
Soon after, our artillery and the enc
my's opened a heavy fire on each
other. Col ChurchilPs Arkansas
regiment and Whitield's Texas bait
TALBOT engaged the enemy"s infantry
on the ri .ht. The Louisiana, McRea S