American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-08-15
THE FIGHTsAT BATON ROUGE.

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All reports. both public and private,
confirm the great victory of Gen. Brock
Einridge over the Yankees at Baton
Rouge. A private letter written by an
intelligent gentleman of Clinton, on the
10 inst, says:
CLINTON, LA, Aug. 10, 1862.
The battle of Baton Rouge came of
last Tuesday morning; Early and as
usual the Yankees cut dirt thick and fast
before our little army, although out num-
bering US considerably. It was nearly
mile and quarter from the river where
we met the enemy, when the battle com
menced Our forces advanced immedi-
ately upon their lines and the batteries
under heavy FIRE from their artillery and
infantry, when they broke and COM
menced general stampede towards the
river along the main street running out
towards Clinton. our boys following close
after and dropping them thick all along
the street F.; they were driven to the rivers
edge Immediately under their gunboats
Our forces then returned to their posi-
ton out Of reach of the shell Of their
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charge throughout the day without any
damage. Their camp utensils and tents
were all burned their arms, coats and
caps were scattered along the street,
and several of our militia, who got in at
the close of the fight, supplied themselves
with excellent guns. One important fact
IN this battle deserves to be known
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enticed from their masters in the sur
rounding country, and put them in front
Of their lines the consequence was, they
were terribly slaughtered ; over one half
of some three hundred of them killed
and badly wounded they lay dead along
the street, Yankee and niger together, a
just and righteous retrbution. But for
the unfortunate failure OF the Arkansas,
our victory would have been complete
and splendid. She was to have attacked
their gunboats at the same time, which
she could have managed easily. She
arrived with six miles of Baton Rouge
the night before the morning of the bat
tie, when her engines utterly failed, and
she could not get an inch further. The
Arkansas has been since blown up. The
enemy sent some three hundred cavalry.
up the river to her position and some of
their gunboats to capture her and her
crew, but believe they have all escaped. F.
[ conversed with one of her officers yes
terdav, who informed me that they re-
NAMED on board to the last moment, and /
the only alternative left, to prevent the
enemy from getting the boat and arma-
ment, was to blow her up and let all go
to the bottom of the river.
The killed and wounded at the battle .
Of Baton Rouge amounted, on our side,
TO some $50 or 275. Our killed on the
field did not exceed forty. but several
have died of their wounds siuce what
1umber cannot say ; happily a large
portion was but slightly wounded. John
Morgan of this place was killed. the only
me we have hearn of from this neigh
,orhood. Col Allen of the 4th Louisi-
ina Regiment was severely wounded by
ball passing through both legs below
he knees and fracturing some of the
zones. but | am reloiced to learn that
is prospects for recovery ere favorable.
The enemy loss was conSldefaOIe.
1apt, Geo. H. Packwood, of the 4.h
; ouisiaua Regiment. who arrived home
asst evening, informs me that he has I
cen and conversed with citizens coming |
ut of the town. two orthree days since the
attic. who generally agree that the loss .
the enemy in killed, wounded, .
nd missing, cannot be under one thou
and.
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