The New York herald., 1863-05-27
GENERAL BANKs, DEPARTMENT.

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The Details Of. the Advance rrsm Bra
shear city 10 Opeiousas-Operat
Along the Roate-The Pursuit. or che
heereetfss8 Rebels-Oceupation OF Ope-
1sesas-sketch OF Acting General Good
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osR oPELoUsAs CORRESPONDENCE.
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shall now attempt TO give you slight Of
operations from Brashsar City this place. We efs
Brasbsar City April IL. The advance vss under
General wei'ze who after starting up ths bay three
mikes to whore ntersects Bayou Teche, had ring
from sugar house. Op tho Opposite side Of Berwick
Pay our little earthwork fort fred few PARROT
Shells and weitxe had trouble. He follow
cd by division, General Emory, First brigade,
Colonel Ingraham having the advance, followed by the
Second brigade. General Paine and the Third brieado
Colonel Gooding, bringing up tho rear. ISeltcpant
Colonel A. Foster being the general officer Of the day,
assumed command OF the rear guard and prevented
stragglers and pagng. We found hands quito full
The Ono Hundred and Seventy fifth New York regiment
detached from the brigade and ordered TO embark
upon tr nsport Meanwhile long line OF wagon trains
brought up tho rear and thus all slowly proceeded
TO Pattersonvile all the way cavalry diminishing
with tho enemy. Meanwhile the One Hundred and
scventy.Gfth New York. on the opposite side OF the
river depoyed 10 guard against batteries In the rear
Of the main body our side. long train Of pontoon
They landed and made bridge to cross over the
little bayors which intorsect everything here. Thus the
One Hundred and Seventy fifth placed upon
the main island strip. OF land lying between the
Bayou Tecte and the Atchasalaya. The map here Of
little use, a. all We found even our most
correct maps sntir ly at fault Meanwhile the
body entered ttersonvile and encamped for the
night The 1t trg was 10 get In the trains. For hours
they slowly deGled at night were all safely in their
Matt, al fha nd
and Gen. Emorys division guarded the Aanks Patterson
VILE was considered conquered city. Here IL that
lost the Diana. Here TOO, the people were hearty In
their DEM poimton O. everything Union The soldiers
treated tn m kindly enough; but was plain It needed
but word 10 fan Q hsmo which would have led
to the greatest excesses We found plenty Of fami
lies who seemed delight the idea Of the reception
we get whom should try the foftincatons we
would meet the next day Meanwhile the officer Of the
day established his pickets and took supper with
farmer, who pretended 10 Union sentiments, where
pckcts were enlarged railroad runs, projected 10
rum from Berwick City Opelousas, and followed the
line OF IT, Is graded, but not completed. The regu
generally keeps 10 view In accommodating
this road upon rebel picket station. II had
tent fishing tackle, &C.. and volume Of Chaucer took
the latter, and mounted rude tower they had made
which commanded view for long distance Evidently
the pickets were m Of refinement and taste.
hope NAV rot lose ~ IN q similar manner Snorty
alter breakfast the army moved in tho order be-
FORE General weizel having the extreme right Of the
ne Colonel lngraham, with the First brigade Of Gene
raj Emory, and General Paine Of tho Second Brigade
with five batteries and tho second Rhode cavalry
the main body and Colonel Goodney, with the Third
brigade, in the II the same order all day
the opposite north side OF the bayou Colonel BryaL
with tho Ono Hundred aud seventy-nfth New York;
marched parallel with the main body. Captain Eis, Of
this regiment dcployel far In the advance
and opposite General weitzel's brigade as skir
mishers. and very hoty engaged all day with tho
Eighteen Lousi,n, infantry In the afternoon he
hotly pressed that Lieutenant Gesse with half Of his
company took the bayou side, and Captain Ellis, with
the other half, the right sbirng the woods and Captain
McCarty, with Company A, took the centre. Col Bryan
reported TINT he too holly pressed, and tho Thirty
| FIRST Massachusetts sent over TO support him.
In the afternoon tho main army had reached the
mys works. and for half an hour on artillery duel ensued
OF the description. The object part 70
try night TO feel the enemys works and prove their
position and strength 30 that could commence the at
tack understandnPy IN the morning. The enemy seemed
bayou the rebel eunboat Diana took very part
and plainly delivering her fire. At last the firing
wno 70 fail and T lie DOWN. The
our side was very small. General Parks unexI ec!eiy
his shot beside hlm. This taught greater
cautop. The army bivouackcd ON the Geld and after
pping slept as soundIy as q 10 Agiers our last camp
Early the next morning the men we're aroused, and
everybody seemed ready 70 do his duty II pretty
well known among the troops that General Grover
getting far 10 the enemys rear, - that they were de-
| feated by u We would drive them into his hands.
The enemy had field abouta mile and q half broad.
bordered On the north by the bayou and on the south by
thick woods On the side Of the bayou a large
mansion which the enemy had set On dre the night be-
fore 70 prevent our creeping upon them unperceived
| This was In pretty thick woods
Immcoa,.ly beyond this and from the bayou COM
meaced their ferncations consisting OF . breastwork
L and ditch 'front.' The ditch old
plantation ditch enlarged and deepened, and had
work. which commanded the bayou. This earthwork
commencing bore across the 1od 70 the woods
MT discovered until ato IL the day Behind this work
liue Of rife pits and still further back was SEQ nd
We were % take these works comm uded by artillery and
sharpshooters. The Diana near US as she dare
but did not oome up as near as haa M been hoped she
be hotly contested, Colonel Goodipg was ordered 10
take that bank with his entire brigade and hold It, and
drive the enemy not pressing them beyond the lines on
Mean while the main body advanced, and IN ar
tiery die ensued with varying success The whole line
engaged in skmishing, and on the extreme left,
the cnemys Ere seemed very severe, an attempt was
which drew upon them FIRE from the masked
battery beh nd the woods compel them 10 retire.
works, and wh such rapdity that they seemed
o much larger battery than they in fact had The Star
riacd g,n In fact at dark but o progress had boon
made Dut 10 drive them up IL their intcnchmeuis, aud
were reaay 70 attempt 10 storm then IN the morning
Colonel Go ding, with his brigade sent 70 the
north bank 90 above alluded h BY means OF tho repaired
bridge partly destroyed by the rebels We ei
with the FIRST Maine battery and found there the One
Hundred and seveaty niih New York and Thirty-nrst
Massachusetts and squad Of cavalry IRON Capt Magec's
squadron. Tise sSrting towards line Of caiapa
| trees Beyond the trees was large field mile and
half long, having the bayou eide
and wood on the other. Through and towards
| tho enemy ran several parallel roads, all
smooth. trss ns them deep plantation bitches and
or roads. Al out the middle OF II tall canefc.d
Half way up the fed and the bayou large sugar
house, supposed 70 be occupci by tho enemy Beyond
an% also the bayou the smoking ruins of
buildings which had been burned by the enemy the night
before Al further Of the Geld the enemy
field works. q mmencug at the bayou, the lines all
the way The field being abreastvork with ditch
in ront, and lew rifle pits in front of n A. each