New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-19
NUMBER 40.


bu, learned that IT Wa. mot ,o.a,,,- .----..
Lieut. Pierce was young man only g.. 81
years ofsge, intelligent, well educated. penero,,
and brave, Nod upright he was promoted on nv
recommending from Orderly Sergeant to Junior
Lieutenant and hon that to Second Lieutenant; !;
he was an officer Of ay own choice, and although
many of the company entertained dislike tow
ards him before the battle, ,Neyery one now speaks
in the highest terms Of hssra7e, prudent, but
fearless conduct, and Col Markspronounced him
the best fighting officer of the regiinent. He was
engaged to be married to young Iadsin Arkan-
sas, and well is he worthy of her tears-a>nobler
spirit she could not find to wed Or mourn. Besides
LIEUT.. Pierce, four Of my very best men, Sergeant
A. Fl. Ken,, Corporal P. Delany, Prvates John
SugTae and Michael Nolan are killed, and one,
Abran Cohn missing. Nine others of the com
paey are badly wounded, although but one or two,
are dangerous; they are doing well. Nine others
were slightly wcanded, four or Eve of them very
trifing. The loss Of our regiment is about fifty
killed and one hundred and twenty-wounded.
The battle was fought about twenty-five miles
from this place, and the banks OF the Tennes.,
see river. left here on Thursday morning, under
orders from Gen. A. S, johnson, and on the same
evening my company and regiment took up its
march for the enemy's camp, in company with
nearly all the fc4ces at this place., and bvouaced
that night about seven miles FROM here but only
for a few hours; and the aext morning., Friday,
amidst heavy rsn, again took up their march,
bnt SO bad were ths roads that they only advanced
some seven miles Sarther-taat day. being COM
pesaed to keep with their wagons; they again
birouaced for that night and for the greatest part
of it, were eXposed1so most violent storm of
wind, rain and hail; and on Saturday morning
again renewed their journey, chilled and arenched
with cold and rain, ara made their way to within
about two miles from tie enemy's outmost camps.
On Sunday morning, the line of battle having
been formed on Saturday night, tie advance and
battle began. The Federal camp extended about
three m2les back from tlfs Tennessee river, eom-
naene;ng at its brink, and extended about the
same distance up and down its southern bank.
Our regiments drove them through and from all
of their encampments, unttithey found shelter un-
der the guns of their boats. and that night, Sun
day, oar army quartered themselves in the Fed
ieral camps. On Monday morning the enemy,
having Been greatly reinforced, again renewed
| the fight, which continued With varying success
until about IL o'clock, when cur forces were com
PEELED to.give way before the vastly superior num-
bers of the enemy who wasr however, perfectly
willing:to auit the fight as he had regained
the positions from which he had been driven
| Icarnot give you anything like an estimate of
the loss Of either side, but you will doubt, see
allthe particulars in the papers before this reaches
you. We have captured aboat eighty pieces of
their best light artillery and great numbers of
rifles, horses, mules and wagons, and burnt and
destroyed vast amount of tents, camp equipage,
stores etc: Many of their officers are killed and
| many others are prisoners. large portion Of
4 their officers and men were provided with steel
armors to protect their bodies frsm musket rife
balls, but they very imprudently had them put or
the wrong. side; they should have had them in the
rear instead of the front of their precious persons
| New. Orleans will have many a we'll known and
| noble spirit to mourn the loss of amongst then
| is Capt. George Graham, brother of Davii
Graham, with whom you are acquainted, and Capt
| Campbel both of the Crescent Regiment, and
am much afraid that my old, warm and generous
heartedsfriend John Sinclair is amongst the slain
| il he Is, not, he is at least very badly wounded
but az, many of our men fell on ground now in
possession of the enemy, it is impossible to learn
anything certain of their fate. Some of our
wounded have come in, who were rescued from
the Federas by the Texas Rangers.
The enemy may thank his wealth or the vast
amount of valuable plunder and stores, with
which his camp was stocked, for his safety for il
was stopping to plunder, and then having to carry
| it away, that demoralized our army and saved th
| Federals from complete annihiaton. Their cam
was literally full of every thing that was requisite
to comfort or congenial to taste and nearly ever,
one in our regiment has some trophy-and some o
them valuable ones-taken from the tents of thu
invaders. One of my Corporals found three splen
did silk sashes, one of which he has given me, ant
Corporal Cartenich found some very fine apparel
which evidently belonged to some female; it is 0
rather odd character for q military camp, and as
do not know what to call them, or what they ar
for, will send them to you, for he has made me
present of them for that purpose. One of the al
ticles looks something in shape like crab net, OF
ly it has nice fringe around the edge of it and
short string on each side oft, but have no dout
you will be able to tell me what it is.
will to-day send to some of the city papers b
telegraph list of the killed and wounded of m
company as I know many of their friends ar
awaiting with painful anxiety, some news of the
fate would have telegraphed sooner, but sue
is the distance from the battlefield and such is tn
condition of the roads, that several days have bee
: necessary for the wounded, and even some of tn
we'll, to get to camp. II a truthful panorama
7 the road and its condition could be exhibited
the citizens of New Orleans, they would, a
I sure, be perfectly amazed at the idea Of an arm
9 retreating along it. On my way out on Wedne
day I fonnd many wagons broken down. a nd hu
Q dreds of them were going along in the wheels
which you could not see spoke, they being sol
circles of mud-which great portion OF the WE
| was hubb deep.
The wounded will be sent to New Orleans
soon as practicable J. q. FLEMING
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