New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-26
The Nineteenth Corps-story Of nm Escaped
Union Prisoner-Anairs in Texas-The
People Eager for the RestoratiOn Of the
Union--A Dull Day in Camp-success-
ful CavaIry RecounOissancc.
From Our Special Correspondent.
HEADQUARTERS NiNETRRSTH ARMY CoRPs, !
Near New Iberia La Oct. !, 1858. }

From Our Speciel Correspondent
HIApQuARrERs NixErRRSTH ARMY CORPS,
Near New 'Ibefia La Oct !, 1908
THE NINETEENTH CORPs.
Your readers may be interested in a perusal
of the organization Of this corps append list OF Its
present division and brigade commanders Major Gen.
Wm. b. Franklin, commanding Frst Division, Brlg.
Gen. Godfrey Wetzel; First Brigade Col. Geo. NJ.
owe; Second Brigade Col q. r. Gocdingi Third Brie
aae, Col, X. b. Merritt. Third Dision-Brig. Ger.
C. Grover First Brigade Col Lewis Benedict Second
Brigade. Brig Gen j. W MCMILLAN. Fourth Division
Col r. g. Bcckwith: First Brigade Col H. W.
Birge; Second Brigade, Col. I. W Cahill
The Second Division has been consolidated with The
Third Annexed Il the roster OF Gen. franAlins stan
MAJOR WickhAm Hoffman, a. A. General
COL h. /. MoincpI, i,sih y. Y, Acting 4. ln.recior
Lieut.. Col J. O. Chandler Chief onar,erins,;cr
MAJOR J. II. Rsuch Medica Director
Cep, II u. woodun. Chief Comsni.ssry Of snb,i'ience
Csit. H. W cls.son. Acting CLiei Of ATtilleIy.
Capt 4. ". Chapman 9TH Mich Actns Judge Advocai'
Capt T. h. Annable, 2S'h Mass, Acting Coam''sry q
Capt. !. r. Baker Is, L. 5. Cavalry ADO.
Cspt. Gee. Franklin. l.; la Vols. \. u. c.
CAPT @. \ shaw. Additional Aid de Camp 4. u. &.
rr', Lieut.. y. Lyon .7ih N y. \. {. ,.o.,...
oascer
Asst Surgeon N A. Baldwin l75d y. y Medcsl rurve,
STATEMENT OF AN EscArKD UNION PRISONER.
Sirollirg about camp this morning mot party Of
Texas refugees. among whom was sailor from Troy
named Jnmes Ceder. he was captured from ON board
the Anderson
lie was confined at Camp Grosse, fifty miles west 81
Houston for four months, when he made his cscnpo.
and succeeded in reaching our advance post append
some extracts from his statement:
Five Union gunboats lay at the mouth "f ihe no
Grande yigantly eyeing the contrahand trade, and
offering protection TO Union refugees Nearly ~ goods
imported into Texas were Of Northern or Mexican
manufacture Very few English or French invoices
had been received Of late The Harriet Lane was ni
Galveston but needed repairs which could not be eject
ed Al that port She consequently considered use
less by the Rebels He states that all the forces In
Texas are conscrIts Including the divisions Of Kirby
Smith ard Magruder II Is generally supposed That therc
,-r no, over - rooI,s the State. Three companies
of Germans were stationed at San Antonio but they
informed Mr Ceder that ey would never serve nganst
Bsyou where ne found company as garrison force,
aud 300 desorters from DE l0usiana cavalry regiments
hiding in tie woods ihc consoriptlor has been most
forOu ghlv enforced upon al white males from II 10 -
years o age The conscrlpng officers received orders
from Gen MagTudeI 10 shoot at once ~ Abolionists
all liable 80 conscrplon who hesitaied 10 Con TIE Con
.ederaie uniform.
Al Houston he found many UnonIsts as also large
bers who bsd become sick of Rebel rule. Al Bean
.no,, e4Vey@ t'a,e were many who vet uphsid The
cause Of III, CQn;cierier L...yvndrs ~ fecei'cd
yofon 20 the Union lie coD,snds that in general the
Union Army would be rsesAed BY the Texans ".ih
There Is nothing 10 be ottaincd for food save corr
bread and beef II Which staples there aro abund
ante Nclv little cotton hHs been planted but wheat
az, goii ehiumber TIE praric' ,.......r CT.
a.. ucgfOlr iAth ~4llrh lH fT4if'
can sometimes be had io their keeping. french inter
rence .ccms neither TO be expected noi dosI'd hom
bblt expIc,..5ft IS "ssa"'"i- 0''~-
A DULL DAY IN CAMP.
Under the leadership OF col DAVIS OF Tie - ifx1s.
,l. =, and 9d Cavalry Brigade Let out ~ al early
tn,r .iis morning for Vcrmiion'e 10 mak'. recon.
nni.arce I'm force. Awaiting their report nn move
mo- =. nf imroriance have been made. hbn have been
'rd nde The si;y oi Killing tine by siudiOn-
Contemplation OF the ordinary routine OF hld dnaes
and incidents. -, al
Iu visiting the various brig >dt dquaicrs passed
,l.e f,rcuoou very aCTeealiy. Afrr dinner spi''"
NV hirnkes under sn umb ayeons China Tree for nap
bIi was interrupted by the advent Of party ." M""',u
ioragcIs composed ia equal pars IL soldiers iu I"In
sieIs. from iher saddles dangleS or" ~ -
.f o.. cointenances expressed cOs!d' I'D" 'h'l'l!
a. Ia the rtimatn result their hliaf"r'd rApr non
~trid orcis against p1isging have long feoA ~ 81
,c,cc M thc lHth Corps ana the cullfih N'f 60
tn the Ounld house and lrif fni"ns si"p~h ~ i"'"!
ioar Lou!s. The poultry was sent I" ne hy,l h'4s
tn CAyALKY IEcOSNoISsANcE.
AtNpIn ,aptau j. Z. Bnker 4. ID C reported to
c,cr,f trar - that the cavalry rccOnnpi5,aDcc bad
me, " ith q succes siu termination Ihey penetrated t
The hank, Of VeTulion Bayou. twenty one m's apn'
Sev Ib.ri. No ioriihcaiions were 10 be seen. len
ies his aide Of the bayou they came upon i"Ice "i
uenrly two hundred Rebel cavalry VINO formed ~ me
nghsitIe hui Intimately ieircated without skirmish
procendng TO the bayou the bridge leading across was
fYd IA he In flames aud our forces were consequently
uro,euicd from crosiI Ig Skirmishers were advanced
10 tine ed gc of the bayou ana our dTtllery pHiccu III
commanding position musketry hro was nam
ined upon both sides for nearly thirty minutes With
,ss ON our side of three horses. Colonel DAVIS en-
csrnned uppn the Vermillon road this side OF the
bayou.
Advance Of the 10Th Corps-Obstructions IN
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