The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1863-12-22
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the staff of Gen. Polk. We desire
nothing mere. than t" do justice TO
oil of our General Officers in the
field, and for Gen. Polk. personally,
wr entertain the kinh"st feelings, and
III, highest respect a. u gallant sol
Ii, J..
Our correspondent frals naturally
sensitive under the reflections up"u
hi, savori'" ciieitain- gro wing ont Of
lhr rv"nttul day of Chichamausa,
and We honor him.tnf the spirit with
which he comes up to his defence
/; i not our province to prononnr"
.iudgm.nt in the caste. but we have q
right to ask hin TO Judge by his own,
.. the feelings of Gen. Folks friends,
under the accumulated loads Of injus-
tice which - fashionable and pertina-
cior% ciamor has hcaprd upon him.
GonetHi ijragg'S friend. mean to de-
f"ni him, rnt thry hav" learned that
ia his CASE, forhrarance has ceased
to b. II virtue. No General in the
tir!d has occup;"! positions 50 trying
and responsible froIa the first gam
fire IN this grratwar He has al
ways had to face superior numbers
Of the best troops of the enemy. He
has fought his every battle with 0:Ic
arm tied behind his back, and with
the means NJ his command. :i- friends
maintain that 10 officer III thu >rrvic"
could have accomplished greater re-
suits. From shiloh t" Missionary
Ridge, he has Tough, and conquered.
or held his own against unrlua.
numbers of As good troops as the
world has produced. always saving
and executing the heroic ,nrn Ill gray
| jackc;s. He has again and again
organized armies which were taken
from him to reinforce other points.
Just before the enemy assaulted him.
/ Witness Murircrshoru', wh"r" | 600
men were ca!lci of TO defend the
! Mississippi front. Had lie k,p; them
! no one doubts the ruin of Ecsvcrau-
/ would have been the result. And IN
( his las, great battle while b" HUM d
! back the enemy on his right ana
! drove him across tn" rivrr and force"
him to burn his pont""n briggs, he
was overwhelmed On the !c:t hy Il
mass "i numbers which r.p troops
.ua,i, 81 i.rsil and blood could with
sand On that wing AN eye wi'urs-
states that he a!.d til" cA'Eai:cn>
Brcch !uridgr roc" mp and down IL,
line irariu!lv exposed /" death. ant
did alltnat heron. vnA!1 d, 10 en-
courage the men t" stand ;hr over
wh"hniug shock. 1t va il vain
ana he wa- InlccA 10 Ir,.s" from ;
drawn fight, the IS gl,Hr @p"ttaci,
bsing ~ secuted oI each say bal. y
i. Whipped il, "nc 81 It's "'I;',5>. VIZ.
amvt.ii * Tx" IN approach. 81 "q:ia!
( I;v al numbers, Il NI"'--" create
,ian C..ichauau:-a woI.! !..,v beer
won. Had luug$;rcyt'~ corps beer
there some one may rjacU ats. Ii
had. tn, cn, my would h.!div haF
made the &ttac'.:. III, Ia .lI- ;.h=t-na
Grant rxVrct> ! to"ver" IN bragg
,inil isacI array. ~ i; ~, III" en-"
nv has gained Lookout. Mountain
aul nothing more. IL prisoners an,
artillery We are cv,n, and in Kill %
and wounded III. odds are great!
=, against him. Their retreat Wa he
" conducted to "A point where it wa
; necessary to make stand to dct.n
III. railroad to knoxville, and ther
L the glorious Clrburn turned upo
and bloolilv repulsed and drove baci
the pursuing enrl.v. While t" til
nnprriudiced mind General l;rag
ha. done all tha; bravery and ski
could do in this last shock Of arm:
!; his d,t,m.r. will tild abundant ms
t.riai for criticism. IL ..t,il back
and amy General can he allowed t
! tall back except Hen. bragg. IL
. dad not beat, annihiiIte and r't up
, force twice as great as his o"m' an
whii" other Generals can b" pardon