New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19
Report Of Lieut.. Wcifyel.

The following Is the report oil Lieut.. werner 70
Gen. Butler, in regard TO tue battle:
UR.pQn.R1ERs BAros Roros Aug I 1902:
GFsRRAL: | have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt of Your favor VI yesterday.
Your troops at thir place have won glorious VIC
tory. do not con ider that there Ia tie cH,t dan
ger Of attack foi The Pressn, bccause one OF the
everul accommodating PARTIES sent cut this morning.
md which has returned, reports five sb ,Idopcd
caissons on the Greenwel Springs Road. We have
sent out 10 bring them IN. This indicates n hasty
retreat on the part 81 The enemy. Our forces comb
not pursue. One half VI the men who leit the Toe
pItas - fight could not march mile. The conduct
a these men was nsluifeeDtly yOr u. The attack
was undoubtedly made upon re- resents'ions OF Reb-
els within our lines at our trools were nearly all
eek and demornlized, and Gen. Breoklnrldse un'
donbtedy expected, In Injunction with the ran
Arkansss, to max. y sueo. ssiul dash. IL was IA
complete failure The Ia.n 10 blown MP. Tier
troops were rcpulsef.
Gen. Williams disposed his forces as follows,
VIZ: Tie 4I i-coirin on ths extreme left on the
rigLt bank OF Bayou Gros-, with two pieces OF
Aanninp's Battery in the Agtenal gronnd. on the
Left bank OF Bayou Gross. 10 sweep The grounds on
tie leit VI We Miroontin 4th lbe 9th Connection.
WIZ posi- ed ON tie night VI the lth WiscOnrin, With
two pieces in OF center, aud two pieces IN rear
OF The righ. All vi ,besc Prices were OF Manning
Battery, and were sed on eithef AIDE Oh 'he Knoll
IN the Government Cemetery.
Next caIDe the Ian Name, posted in rear Of the
Bayou Sara road, and " tue kit OF Greenweii
Syringe road.
in rear Of Magnolia Cemetery, with four pieces OF
Everelts Battery under the oomnsnd OF Lieut..
Carru BIZ on their left on the Greenwood Springs
road. The Indiana Batury VI TWO pieces came up
to tie support Of these pieces aler the battle con.
mepcsd. Next came the Hh Michigan, P'ssed
across Tie country road Oh tue right oi Magnolia
Cemetery, snd Gcross the Clay Cut road, tLer left
supporting two pieces Of Evefotts Battery, posted
Oh the road on tie light OF the Magnolia Cemetery.
The 9Th Vermont was pos'ed In rear Of the 2lrt
Indiana and Gan Michigan. on the night OF the Caibo-
lie Cemetery. The 3yth has~sc usetts came next,
forming tie right, md posted about hall mile IN
rear vi the State House. supporting Minis Battery.
This disposition of the forces wa made with the
ruppostion that tho enemy would attack our left
Aal X, under the cover Of the ram Arkansas The
riyht flank depended upon gunboat support. The
OILY fault OF dispoeitoDIerhaIe rendered unavoid'
able by the formations Of tho grount-was, that the
camp Of the l4th Maine aud 2lst Indiana were
pitched in front Of their poeiion, In line OF battle,
and consequently came into tho possession Of the
enemy for n short time
Tho enemy formed line Of battle on tho open
grounds, bordering on tie Grcsnwell Syringe Road,
and attempted To draw our ioros out. Fuiing III
Ills, they advanced rapidly Oh tho ground between
the Clinton aud Clay Cut Roads. The whole brunt
of tie attack consequently, fell upon the l4tb Maine,
2lst Indiana and 9Th Michigan. As soon M it bs-
apparent that this WAS the real point OF attack
Gen. Williams ordered up the gth Connecticut, 4th
Wisconsin, aud one section Of Nnnning's Battery,
TO support tho left, and the Both Nefschu.etis and
TWO SECTIONS OF Nimss Battery 70 support the night!
You will therefore, that tho disposi ION with
the slight exception hinted at) and the Inanueverng
wers faul.less.
The conduct OF our troops was excellent. The
Dist Indiana particularly distinguished itsslf. saw
number VI the dead VI The enemy to-day in front
of the ground they occupied; but, not content with
the check they gave the enemy, this regiment Pnr-
syed him quite distance, strewing the ground wab
his dead. ,.,
The brave Gen. Williams fell in front OF The TN
Michigan. toward the end Of the conflict, while CIV
nU Iis men noble example Of reckless and daring
bravery, He was killed by rse ball IN the Ghost
Tho enemys forces consisted OF two Louisiana
r.g;msnts hle 4th and 3Dh two h-sisippi, the
81. 4ih, 5th, 9Th, 9Th. aud Sth Kentucky, TWO leu
mes &c one Alabama regiment, and is guns, ana
large guerrilla force Their attacking iorce nun,
befed fully 5000 men. Our actual force engages
was not over 300. Three compani's OF Tue W"
Michigan covered themselves with glory III recover
ing from a large force two guns posted Oh the right
nfe lilo Magnolia Cemstery, which temporarily were
left by our forces. These same three companies
captuied the coors Of the 4th Louisiana, nut eniy
after they had shot down four SUCCESSIVE eo,of-
bearers .a l,
Tie exact loss on our tido is not yet reported ou'
certsin IL il that Il 10 much less Than that VI We
enemy.
sn Sir. very respectfully, Your obedent ,ervant
q. WkITZEL Lieut.. u. g. Eng, =,
And Chief Engineer. Department OF the Gun
ksor.Gen. BUrLEn Comm andips Department Oh 'n0
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