Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-25
BATTLE OF CARBON CROW BAYOU.
CAMP 60rH IND. INF. VoL's,
A Letter from Jake.


baptized in blood, and l hasten to jot 1
down a few of the principal incidents,
that the home folks may know what we
are doing. We came in from Bayou
Courtableau to a small prairie called
Buffalo Creek, and eamped, on the lst OF
November, some eighteen miles on our
homeward route, the expedition we had
started on having been ordered back
toward New Orleans. Our brigade, (the
Ist of the 4th Division Of the 18th Army
Corps being the rear guard of the whole
army, on Monday we were aroused BY
the cry of "Rebels are comingp at
about GA. NJ, We fell in, and went out.
to meet them. At II A. NJ. the cavalry |
were driven back, and the Goth, support
ing two pieces of masked battery, adj
vanced. We ambushed ourselves, and
the battery opened on them They were
afraid of some Yankee trick, however,
and did not charge the battery, as we
expected We then drove them some
half mile and lost sight of them. We
remained until P. NJ, when, seeing
nothing more of them, we returned to
camp.
On the next morning, (Tuesday,) ats9
A. M the long roll again rallied US to
our places, and the regiment took a po-
sition on the right of the brigade. A
few moments satisfied us that the force
was not worth noticing, and we put back
to camp Scarcely had we broken ranks
when the pickets opened a strong fire on
the right of our line. Again we fell in.
1t was then about half past IL A. NJ.
! We moved rapidly to the rear and right
of CUR camp, a distance of half mile,
and in less time than | can write 1t,
| Companies A and B having been thrown
/ in advance as skirmishersO we were very
I holly engaged with the rebels in over
towering numbers. They advanced in
a column of regiments closed in mass,
throwing the whole weight of the attack
on our regiment, numbering about $50
fighting men. Col. Owen, who COM
mands our brigade, moved two regiments
TO support US, and cheered us on gal
lantly, seeming not to care for the storm
of bullets that rained around US all.
The rebels were too many for US, how
ever, and having held our position for
over half an hour against overwhelming
odds, our regiment slowly fell back,
which prevented the supports from form
, ing properly, and they soon gave way.
We were left to ourselves again, and
kept falling back slowly through the
woods for about half mile, fighting
, man to man, and from tree to tree, tax
ing advantage of every obstacle that pre-
5 scented itself to protect ourselves from the
: hail storm of bullets, which was worse
: than we ever met with at Vicksburg
= Jackson or Arkansas Post. The othe
regiments of our brigade shared our fate
: and when we reached the prairie in rea
of the wood we fought through, we say
the Sd Division of our Corps coming t
= our assistance, the old 18th and at
D. Indiana in the vanguard With chez
II that made the welkin ring again, on
e whole brigade rallied once more, forme
rapidly as one regiment, and Sn'G
d one at that Led on by Gen. Burbridgt
the Division commander, and Col Over
e. they charged on the rebels again, an
10 with the assistance of the veteran 8
- Division, drove them through the WOOD
II over the battle field, and for a mile and
lt L ~1e-ha-apd -tolinG-oUer 2aO nrlsone
IS CAPT l 4e41e not seen.
= r. UoeIzef commanded the REQ
Il, rlfc struggIe:@ '1tvvul, .,~-,s -
lg been forced to retreat an inch, and beir
i'll new trick, they required cool hea
OF and steady hand to guide them. Th
=. he possessed and used them, was e,
81 dent to all who saw him on that da
to Equally as well did Col. Owen sustai
st his reputation as gallant and fearIe
Of soldier. Gen. Burbridge was ever
where in the hottest of the fight. piv;r
y, o encouragement to the men, and direc
u ing the movements with his well know
~ skill
10 As for the Regiment, its colors sh,
20 away till they have only two stars. an
= the size of small handkerchief, and Il
u enclosed list of killed, wounded an
III missing, FURNISHED by our Acting Adj
N tant Hitchcock, who also fought YER
N well and bravely,) will tell their stor
The loss in the Brigade is mostly
u prisoners taken by a Cavalry charge O
D. the 9th Indiana and 23d Wisconsin
g Col Guppey, of the latter, was MORTAL
"a wounded and taken a prisoner. Tn
= goth Ohio had 9 killed. % wounded. an
q So taken prisoners. Lieut. Colonf
1t Beuhler of the 67th and 300 of his mer
1t were taken prisoners, one hundred {
# which were re-taken.
: Very Respectfully Yours,
JAKE.
P. 81 have seen Gen. Burbridoe
and he says he has seen and connie
2 over 100 dead rebels on the field wher
e they were burying them. He thinks tn
rebel loss will amount to 100 or Is
= killed. and 300 or $50 missing, most Q
whom were wounded and unable to re
!. treat IN the early part of the Sight. w
t VIII search for these rebels in a day O
q two, and when we overhaul them I'll re
port. Yours, JAKE
COMPANY A.
acknowledgement Jacob Borgar
severely and missing; private Georg,
. Obousrier, right shoulder.
Ntsstqg- Sergeant Joseph Kock,
DerFinger, ftcay Hlecneh;Ss u ESQ
Henry Schmidt, Peter Schoepfer.
~ COMPANY B. eaSlIz Il.
; Killed-Corporal Geo. w, McGarv.v
: Wonnded-Sargeant Samuel N. Car
ter, slightly; Corporal Joseph Howey
slightly; Privates Joseph Williams NOR.
tally; Andrew Hibner, severely; Joseph
Walker, wounded and missing. p
} :, M1LtSS5Rg--Sergeants VIM. b. Hollion.
;; NJ Baker, w. H Price; CorporaIs,
f. NJ. Williams, Josephus GARNER ::
n John 81 Bixler, j. ]. Gift Jas
W. Grey, Abraham Land, F. NJ. Norris
a. a.. NJ Stinnett, John H Workman. John
COMPANY C. u u ii
Kh,ttted-Sergeant Henry c. Endicott
Hounded-Corporal Thomas Richard.
son, severely; Privates John P. Caveatt
probable mortal; Thos R. Barrel hin
AtsStng-Lientenant Alex. Stallinos.