Shreveport weekly news., 1863-03-02
Captain Caddo Light Horse
BurnSitc'S on to Richmond.

We az" permitted to make the fol-
lowing extracts from letter written
10 our fellow citizen, Mr.J W. Mal,'r.
Though NOT late. the description viii
bc :ouuL interesting.
Maj, Gen burnside was
put in command. and /: was also re
solved t. chang" their has. Of op.r-
atoms, from where it then was to
.>cquia Creek. and advance upon the
l:rhrl Capital via Frederick ~Lury.
-ItIch!uulu and Pc; unac Eailgu&a
To cary ont the lIan successfully.
il became Errcs-:.rv. inst TO secure.
Frederick >burg - :: -:;r!iu" point;
art. to d" this. the army Il: t;rn.
burnside. mov,r. Gown quietly. and.
IL ,,ry supposed, without the know
ledge OF Gen. l.rr, expecting /" effect
III. passage n; The Nap}Ahaanoch
and tIc caV;ur" Of !'.,..rric!> ,hUr-
"ln.o~; without opposition, "ii i}nyn-
side ,ra~ DOOMED 20 meet with 4 sad
disappointment. upon l.l> arrival tr-
fore and orl"-,ir I'rr""rlek ~hvr&, l..
:ouAd ;hnt Lee !... tai. : ante. ,,A'r,.
:lll check mated all lis A.;.s:e.i,
.aJv.ilr..;S, and WAS present :t!,!
ready 10 1tyr Kim Il warm reception
au IN, So"ti! side "i v,.l,.ivNs, ,u'.,
il i.r should advance i.rom hl.!i. this
bgoa,,! the grand array Of thr ro:o.
unac 10 i l.a.:, where II remained
threatening - cross and give b"I:ir
20 array. for near a in"n'h. III The.
!nran;!ln" an army "1 about 100000
t,;,d been concentrated, w.:h ;:,- in
.entinn Of trylug IN crush ;hr bravr
.ittl. army ct I've. tv :orc" Of. mum.
h-rs. So, on The IltM iD"ccr.hrl}, J,
burnside having c":"r.c''.a n! las
vas. 1rcpara.to!a ~! an advance. Is,
>A;vG 10 throw Ia, pon;oon L,.Gs.s
ac.oes nv N2ppahannocN, opposite
aAd below l'rc,.rrick shil,g. pgrpua
tory 10 crossing over his army, the
Southern shnyr Of The river bel! :,
:h;ckiy !ilrd with nur -isarp$ho"'rr~.
i i!r bridges had to be constructed
under y ca!liug fire from them; they
however, succrcdrl in getting A,l,
bridges over by til. ass, stance ol
,heir artillery. which WAS posted in
4 commanding position on the oIpo.
site heights. int no: until several
hundred Of the base iigelinss bad
paid the penalty Of their hrllish
crimes. During III. day and night
Of the 18th, the entire army of Burn,
side crossed over. and early on Sat.
urday morning, Ike 18Th. the ba,;!,
opened with great fury and d-,-r'nin.
alton. Our men We're strongly post.
cd behind the hreast~ orks aud s;vu.
frncrs. of which there nr. gr,n,
many in this vicinity; III" .n.nl Y
.ln- up in fine order, and mad. re.
peased and desperate charges hoping
by means Of their gsea; superiority y
,h.ir works. hut our hrav. buys stool
their ground like heroes, and as ,h,
/ massive lines of the. exultant nnG
confident enemy would approach,
they would pour into their ranks {:
perfect hal! storm of bullets, which
moved them dowa by ,honsanas.-
Onr artillery too. was posted on hill:
in the rear OF our lin. of battle, anc
rnkcd the enemy with grape. Shell
and canister making terrible s!augA
ter among thrm. After repeated .f
flr's they could stand i, no longer
and finally fed from the field. broke,
ron,ed and whipped. IN many place,
the Yankees charged TO within tiir' ,
PAGES Of our lines, ard the siauchte
was terrific. | do not think ,ha
much over half Of our army al thi
point participated in Encouragement