Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-22
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vi this place on Monday last via Houston
| I've have not seen the Colonel, but find tho
Following information from him in tho
Houston Telegraph of the nth, which We
(ransmit to our columns:
II We had the pleasure Yesterday Of meet
tnc Col. b. Warren Stone in town, just on
his way home from his command near Don
aldsonville. From q few moments onycr-
shton with him, we derived some addition
nj inflammation regarding the movements
there, down to the 9Th inst, when lie lett.
He says the troops, of which his regiment
was part, werc engaged for twenty-five
DAYS in the swoop made upon lower Louis-
! lana which resulted in the recapture of
that country. 1t wns an expedition Of great
I hardship. Day and night they were in the
saddle, and constantly moving. Men were
so much tatigued that they dropped from
/ their saddles.
/ After the fight at Brashear, and the cap
ture of the forces there, the troops marched
/ down md attacked Fort Defiance on Bayou
/ Boeuf and took it. They then moved on TO
/ Thibadeauxyille, and thence On to Donald
/ sonviile.
| Donaldsonville is & small place at the
| point where Bayou La Fourche makes out
Of the Mississippi river. The Bayou is
navigable for gUnboats, etc. Above the
town is Fort Batter and below 1t Fort Don
4 aldsouvilie.
The attack Of June 20th was made upon
Fort Butler, and not Fort Donaldsonville
by order of Gen. Mouton, though it was IN
der the immediate command of Gen. Green.
I #. ln mt uo 10 ~
Inns, Green's and Hardeman's regiments,
while to Col Stone was assigned the attack
on the town Of Donaldsonvilie. He moved
off to accomplish his part Of the task, took
the town of DonaldsOuville, and held it two
hours, all the time being shelled by tho fort.
BY this time the portion of town where he
was. had been demolished by the fire of tho
enemy, and he was about to move his reg
imcnt out Of fire, when he heard the shouts
of our men making the attack upon the fort.
Ii was not more than fifteen minutes before
all was over and our men were retreatine.
The account our correspondent from Phil
Inns regiment gave of the storming o the
fort. was correct, so far as il referred to
events that came under the eye Of the wri-
ter. OF course he could not have known
what other regiments than his own were
doing.
! Col Stone says it was believed when he
I left that Col Phil ipps was wounded and
/ a prisoner, and not killed as was reported.
7 After the fight, Coils. Stone and Lane
were on picket duty on Bayou La Fenrche,
within a mile Of Donaldsonyille for six
DAYS, when relieved by Philips and Har-
domans regiments, and sent with Sims
battery to the banks Of the Mississ ppi be-
low Donaldson,ille, TO annoy the nayiga-
tion Of the river.
! The whole loss in the fght al Donaldson
vile. has been reduced 10 az, including
killed. wounded and prisoners.
4 Our troops now occupy Bayou Dcs Ale
mands 90 miles fiom Il Lourche, and ~
from Aleiers.
I The spells captured in the briiiihnt ex-
redifion in Southern Louisiana amonni g
about 10. 600 negroes, 1900 horses and mules
millions Of dollars worth Of commissary
stores. farming utensils Of recent imFerta-
ton. machinery. etc, etc. Many Of the ne.
eroes have been reclaimed By their owners
most Of them and the other property hive
been scattered through the country
The troops are in good spirits, and sine'
resting from their fatigue trip, are Ia ez.
csllcni condition. ready for any work thes
nav be called upon 10 Do.