, 1863-11-22
FROM LOUISIANA.
1he Disaster ut Bayou Corteau.
A Union Regiment FLaaksd and
Captured.

| A'e4 ~ lug tGlI, consisting Of TWO dI
!on comr aads q ty isAaief Geuesai Wsi:xei Il
tnu thlsd division BY Brzxadiar General Groy
GIstNo divisions OF the 18Th army cnrns nv
oe1 ueEeFals Wasabarne and Rutbr,drt. IL,
! ebn1c force nndcr MaJor General Frsnllin
Mhseoed 70 Ope!o1&As &nd DArro's Landlne
latge cavalry force, uadsr Bdcsd;ol t,sne1.'
Lee, h!ch drove the enemy frosu tbe.e po'nts.
noo tneu secuted the couatry.ia tba. YicIni,
y; Vhey overlook only Irstisau baniis q,
fsnel tsoops, and they capturud, Killed aud
WGrnied eoine Of them.
d.7. 5ac AT .5s,ny % remained IL esnp elgh. Or ten
! 1efMato, bnt hack to Ca.Elou Crow 3 aTor1 aI1ti
teFf1illon baEou, filc 18th carps 10 takn m
| qaaitcts At the f4rMer place, tha rlnuteante s
a. tae latter. BnrbHdgts' division, consisr-
nE e.. - 9rst brigade. under Col. o~en, The
Nenetal CkmsFou's, to WasAburne'S aiSisinS'' >
the other NeH 16o.iA) wa3 urasFed to ramn
= We edke Of Tic woods, tho xirht fcstinV OK
J. yype!oass4 foad. WITH the prairie In
Gener,, to Il wssnh., ~; dangerous. position.
snsstnlsd at Ca1 rloa Crow S.,ou % three e1'ee SnG
nan nlles away, with cxcsilept cover OF
WOODS on the rtEGt lcz the ensuay TO alvancs
ana prairie ltunt and rear xud Around :: nnf
s.e us1eiA posted bis Pickets strongly, and
aaa L1s aftlhety IN good positions, sad dis.
Isomniiy nd effectively. The dsy faiio vim @
tsday. Soy. 81 The encmy's cayaifr hexan
! sekfn!an1ng y. With oIra, but M.er . siIort tisn.s
~ back ptcktta upon tho rirht Tsrs
oosoleo, and an hour before daylight Inc br1.
en1e waa ordered under afua, ~
Co., Owen, With hia stat, rods 10 the front
n t1an!ae tie position Of the enea,v. sri
TT FMsIned an hor.. during which tiuu CAPT.
Err QtS fcde with soMe iueu two tuIlus on H.
-nont OF Ne it:kets, aud she11rd he woods
MNn section Of the Seventeenth Ohio ba,te-
.si TS1ls a,s o. 1he EShty third oaio reei
nsht flank The firing ceased. 4 forsSs m
uatn, tnn otg'oaiis ordered BY General Bo,oridSu
10 go Wlsh a. csco1t 1T ntnc n. m. xss nor
e'aned u by order OF the General. and
- ahe Ele hty-third Oaio wa deogua.ed nj
;1stn eo q n. 70 g With IT.. Scarcely hid tic
wnsa tae ticketa on our light bcg,a ltinv.
"leu Col Owen or1ttrcd the rrcIm,nf r,
nn1h themselves in rsAGtnyss. at the sans
.ahe VI ln,oF1oarE Gen. Burh.Idsa, A ecetton
s,.,se oa s,ene,1 Wa now ordtred 10 that roint.
dsata vas sent 10 bold tls bsidve a.d ansT
ea5on u ihs fk'rt Of The wooa*, and TO throw
0of e9tr11ithert Ia 4dvsFce to feel mr fha ~.
sAy. ~ tolcc and po.ition. liorse artillery
"a @"as sent out but oar iorrcs IL the t1e!d wars
!p 11psef OF thc tire, and 1t was called In snd
ehettd The woods nhereyer man thn xrd
Asn.tslt 7oGr cavalsy md nIcxtts nnT III
.hto ~ ahe hoods, Gen. Bart.idge no = o:drrrl
~ tue Aueth lut1lana to adyauca. Iiouttnant
Acnatason, Acting Asals.ant Adult act Hen.
~ s.. oI Cot. UNen'e etifE, 1e1uained WITH him
NIL u ~ aolso Eas shot under tIa,, rallSinr
70 aiins up ths sa6,h Ohio 10 their suot1ogt1
s she heotsai erarely cheering on ths mon
ne enemy ara our own men warn npw - /
Glote together that 1t waa impossible to urs
t9s t9s a!saeIy. Captain Slick. brigade Inspec-
to, "ss 10 tlaee section OF the 18th Ohio |
1:selles1 ~ Ipsltou on ailght cmlnenca AZ
9Th Ohio. Wy toe
The Ninety Sixth Ohio we're uor hn},,,r
Z thc soAd on On The left aud Ia front of tho r1sn.
tei!a wisconsin, which wa. on the left or |
~ tGiapI he9casd. Of Company 4, Nlnssy.sIxth
91'o, called attention to / heavy c.vairr
Gree coming On tht left fauk. 10 surr,una
y, Dht SECTION Of the 3eyeuteeath Ohio
ta..ely = aaa - neeu Placed thero 10 hold them |
- 1a,a eesS. vae s,1sEensh. beiug now hA-d
nE toaT aa ranea ~ r. oasx s, hle sna:ny adraac.
i ~ tea oc httesa rounds each Gen. B. nav
sHee5td Coi. 0seu to rally them, The I.ttnr
eend !. Impossible 70 do 10 1t oacs. fhev
Z ;tite snt ii, 20 badly. Before succseiinE.
ne s -. Hslast3islssh ohio and Tw.ntT .iLIr3 We
ifes which 1t hal: It's ground pnder a i1sss.
:sons ffT1, tut making havoc IL. :he cue1nS's
snks. !, Iho gallant Cal Garpry. of fne
!, ,se1tJ-shs1d Wisconsin, Il u scriors Ioss.
ae E W va ssNemsd ~ his men, and Wis
aea eoarttging from ali points Il the roods
nj. fo1, Fte rsnnant eof Of the s.oR sao oa e; e;
Sek Into tie roods, and through tSen, six
iatassd xaFes Into opsn ground White
S,'a}tnE thc mea around tic battn.r General
sashon1ne rode u1 and l4formca them Ella.
c.eenents were cuutcg. =.
ne ealt9te q tbs SIXTY seventh Iadl.na
: - eutetea u tfont u y section OF the Ser
L1etnth Ohio battery. TEu e,emy'a cavalry
's!s '1;n.s snIro,undias them. when aeaera Bar.
'olontt to fall back He tIsobeyed orsers
1a thns nearly he whole ferre mas ca2tur.
d., Mean willie the General had tisnorn,sa
70 personally handled one Of the ptscca. and
IN such de1terlty Gid hs use cln,a,er
-, ,hsr &c y,nsmy were aiasaad, ap2aE:allY; f.
,'a4 Impossible 10 flts withau. killing our
VI mcn. Captain Rice, comm 4ndlag tIo
aNery, was conspicuous for his hrayerS, BY
tls nsne ths rebc1 cavalry hat s5a.Iy sur |
euhetd tie hasts:y. I'D ths order to nmocr
=. = s.a gwen, Ind they escaped into lie
..ood., but subsequently las; one Of .aeie
lesss. Cen Duso-,dge now ro.. forward
% Ordered the rennan: to join Gcacy.i
r5ne:on'e brigade Ia i Eor<a.I mp7emaot-
3e IRensy.third Wisconsin formius ou tho
k"ss 314e! A4eQtEu3Ht Get1uel Ntll. Col. 4
Eoore, Eighty-:hisd ohio, commanding ths
.u.re, and the Ntuety.stxty Ohio C5ione, !
:nTn, en- The lelf+ TO remainder fstl in !
noor CAPTAIN Walker, actins Major, Cap.sin
cdger Icing exhaastcd. A symn1nt Of thr
[xtJ.eeventh Indiana ieli IN under WsIor
:ars, Icntcnnct Colonel Hast.cr ka7irV.
ttd Two hundred men, kurrsutercd 10 tGa
'traS': cavalry. A freAa supply Of e;nu,uai.
{ aut cannon Arriving, the brigade moved 1.
rFsrd to the old position, threw ont .,aklt.
atht1s, w!th = section Of The Seventeenth i,
Lilo battery, or left being 1zlked ty cayAl- t
:. They sEept the whole woods until hAlt- /
" GcE. nuEor:dge facing a, Line in which | !
: lhe previous day VIC INST and akirralslel | =
~ :ts eaeinys cavalry. Oar battass TOOK | ..
>sit!nn, supported ~ remnant q t1a 5Ti- Ii
60 amounting to f'ur hnndEed nea. Tao
CT Neni Low Ito the old camp to bary md | I
.rc for The dead aud wounded. :;,I:. :.%t7.:,, I
I be enemy west ts6 to one: they werp
G0 ttrosg-3, 900 Is.iauiFy, 5t*mounied, and i
10 mounted infantry and cAva..x-khile r
{ Union forces numbered about O0 lcc,,. i
; and five hacdred cavalry. Ne wtfn :
rcstor to them In artillery only, and, being :
I'd NJ very abort racge, the cauu!ster aud : :
spe made great elauShtcr In their ranks. I
Is believed their loss 10 killed and wound !.
was much greater than ours. Ne lost '
ore heavily In Prisoners. %,~. :
-. AFE!AE:sS IN FRANCE. TX