Washington telegraph., 1862-06-04
Mai Rogers Report of the Battle On
Little Red River.


Little Red River
Brig Gen y. -. RuAyE-
Having been able in my first report, 20
give you, from Tie battIe fell, but hue
rlcd sketch Cf our aSirni.h OF tic 18Th
INST, d"tul L but jn>, 20 my command,
NJ send yNn more complete return. In
obedience IN orders, started from the
river bank opposite Ltiis Rock, on l1th
inn' at : n Al and travelled until = }
a. NJ, and stopped 10 rest awhile near
AH>tlr. ih-n pruer ~ tU within Or
'n..os # fhe cucmJ'- camp. There
wa< jti' NJ Ivy Gapt. lAii@man, a. guide,
a+l ear.y y IcXI rl1lniuE silred wifh one
LaDG!cd men, sImPy ID ascertain the
>iFenzth and GispD liiDu uf the enemy. 4
hai advance Du; Aa.t Way ~ the eueuy :
camp when my advance scouts .uil back
and lrf1rmed me t..at a frraEing p-rty of
the enemy ad gone Yu supported by two
cnmpanleS NJ Infantry and twO uf cavalry.
Z immediately hlitci. aud sent back Lieut..
Ayers tU brug up III Viii laste the main
. body, 300, lefJ behind. waited for re-
lu.orreaueGls about Aaif ln hour, when l
rroeycdet. NJ tae ra4i, abyut 4 mile froai
7 tie ictrIs! camp, cpuce4liug my men 10
,lc brush /, with Carr. Chrismln, aI~
, ya.c.d tc within : niic Of the federal
! ollni, when sgme w My men came up III
.nrmi..- mc tinr fht Cusmy'S teams were
rc'uuIa4. Immediately returned 10 my
n'n- .gas I..crc jpiLal uy Capt. Hicks,
w.IA Gj 4ee, iaeil4.n& II NJ Cap. Hook
cT'=--nI. III my eit.rc fi.c- 100 men.
i.uarL anAiuu-!y rre.HiyFc1.Ignts, Chs
. ,Lfn.5 would soon ~. e. iEeir camps.
l4I my clDiyc ieft .Ht ~ Fight, uutwitL-
>and!n- the rdi-, lr .e,e lie opportunity
vt inscsecp;;n@ tAom. AIy force 1 divid
rd .ufn thfec divisions giving c0mmanc
II tlc fist to Lieu. Grady; VI tile "a {,
Capt. Stoke, and ut the al to Capt
Hicks, aud moved forward al the charge
uirrtin. TILE enemy IN Whiinay's lane
where they had taken shelter in the cor.
u Il W The Irucc
ordered hlnE mlvcma. on the left
riruyIug down ihc fence, and as socn as
| drove them back from lhe field, order.
4 atl headed charge M ihe lane, sup.
;arjirg Lieut. G.aIy an4 Capt. Stokes
.Iac rrnA'ct 1t This timc Wa at In high.
c>r ls.giug al! Up tic lane and o. boil
.idy~ iu rlu htlls Lcut. Mcdonald ful
lu the cpouing &C i,sc fight at thc mOutl
WIT thc Lame, FOREMOST iI tLe f-ht. Ii
atuu' irn minutes ric i4nc was cleared
- deadly w.s TIE lirc III Oar Slot Gun
ali -iN >hul-cr=. Willie about 20 wcr
.#"a.u- ihcir escape acTuss tie field T. ID
right, CIrf. Chri,M4u headed these, kill
luc and tiiyin- hem b-ck 10 and acros
tie road intJ the bushes, Whe.c they wer
t0.lUwcd ani cat iO pieces Many Of th
enemy fought br.yc!y. rstusin. 10 sarren
dcr and fell while busy rrlOaling. Thos
who were forced 10 retreat took advanfa.
Ut iuucCs auI brush Us cover, aud but t0
FILA ir rvlrsau-,iur must have inhictei
sIoat injury to our !uIces. I attcmptc,
aud ordered rally, us NY men were scat
tered iur ncar Iniie along tie road Il
pursuit yI :hr cuel!y, lut was able u c0I
l,ci Only a >u.iicicncy tn hold In check rh
enemy cavalry wAo we're advancing IUwl
uuun a.. a. Soon m tAcy had char-el
Iu ai.Ain raugs VI .ur guns, We fred
ai.iUg about ,.x. whc4 ;hey rctTeatgd
ii.tf-+ +AaAitF i@4- 1AAAf A- AiEtE IEAAlaAGL
meuis we're coming ia from their camp
luxaf.crwarl> detIl. .mcnt 0f 80 mur
we've scHt back % r.c.ycr Tie bodies o
tA. dead MI B. Mcdonald, "a L.eut.
camnany / killed Gun Lowry, compan
. l. missing; Jas Leyerctt, company
, slightly wounded; or of the Arkansa
r troops killed and inisaing-ten badl
wounded.
: The enemy's los i now asceriained {
be go killed, wounded and missing. W
j took 10 WI their holscs aud mules. an,
{ destroyed ! auibulauces.
Too much praise cannot be given to th
entire body NJ men engaged, Every ma
VA, hero II j. impossible fyr o. 70 plI
ticuiarizs when All fought with lhe gal
iautry aud bravery If Ing tried veterans
H. " ROGERS. Maj Comd'g
Drt. Col. par>on's Reg.
irxas nra,ryoru