Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-29

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tie battle % have lasted three dav.. .nd q
have resalsed favorably 20 our forcss On The
whole. % he frsi DAY. bat part q The
fsder.l forcs -as engaged. and tbs suffer
ed heavily Ga the second dsy Gen R.nk.
intssded % remain qaist Until has -bOls
force shouA cone Up. irn.Aisg "a.
her; uP daring he -hols day. And a. 8 4.
NJ. The trs becans very bot Der force,
~erS drisca bAek. and m,sch osnlusioa u-as
caused BY eo@ing upon a ~Agoa train. ths
hOrses belonging % -hich became frirhten-
ed. and rushed madly thrOugh the infaB-
try The enemy beloved three an.l h-gf
niles. coning upon the is;A corp. -Aich
vas anabushed o. rVcsive then. The shock
~as severe bet ,bsv fought bra,ely. until
night compelled = susPsnsioa q ths fghs
The i5sh ard i7tA corp. hal arrived a.
PlsasAst Biil. ard ;he force, we're nth
drawn 70 that point 70 await the events q
The n'Orr0-. -hich -as The decisive d,y
Tie following % the account given ~ the
New Oriean. Era. q tie
THIRD pays Trorr.
IA 0'ciock saturday morninrths rsbels
adsancsd crvslry N frout. endesvOriug %
discover cur position. Col. Cooling. wfih
ess brigaas II Lees cavalry COPS. Ms seot
out on lie Shreveport ro2G 70 Isset the ~
ecis snd dra~ them on. lie had gone
about q mile. Wien Be camr upca the -
bel advance. Skiraishing iulnletiatsIv en-
sued. and. ACCORDING % the plan. he slo-lv
fsll nsck The fghi was vsrv ,harp be-
tween these cavalry bodies. and Col Good
ing lest nearly forty men Killed and wound
e.. Sss iasictsd - much damage az ~ re-
eeised Col. Goo1ing Asd a nATs~ es-
cape. ball rassiag Through AID tearirS
the Crova out % his hAf. TIE briraas be-
haNsd gAllantly. covering Gen. Enory's
front. until has line "a. .orusd The bat.
tle-hsla Of Pleasant Hhl - a large opcn
bed. slightly elevated ia thc center. from
-hich 10 uans - tsken. semi-circuiar
belt % timber runs around the field on the
Shreveport side. Gen. Euorv formsd ~.
hae ~ battle on The sijs facag the wood.
lsylors battery 81 let rcgaiars bad four
guns IN the rSar % the left wing. on he
left % the Shreveport road. and too on the
road in the rear Of Gen. D~ ixht'. hns
HIobard's Vermont battery ~as on ths
rlghf. In The rear OF ten Emorv. a.
conccaied By rising grourd. vbsrs Gen
>mlths tined troops tortsssl IN t~o Ines %
battle niiv Yards apsrt All he artiIlerv
as IN ironi lns. a section 81 /. battery 80
M On The hank. 81 Zach. With infsntrv IL
ing between thea. Cra~ford's "a Indiana
tat;sry as posted On tbs rieht q TIE och
Infantry. snd he 9TH iudianA battery 90
The right 81 The Inns % battle. Ssirni.hins-
-as Eept Up ~itA eonsidersbls sigor vail
late in the afternoon. vhcn the rebel. bad
completed their arrangement fer a. asfack
About this time. ho-cver. Gee Emorv'.
Ire q "A IrnsIsacrs -src drirca IN on the
right ~ tie rebels. uho .ppcarcd IN lar--
nGaoer- coming through The -ood,. Thev
soon rcached he open ground and Moved
m three lines q battle 20 The ATTACK Der
battery ard Infantry opsnsd nth terrific Fl.
let. dong great .iasgh ter 18th craps and
canister. wtile 10 rcbel srtillerv. being IN
The ~ood' and in lad position. DID scarcely
sny damage tel B~uedict', brigaae %
Ia Jeff vas trs; gagged. and -as soon
followed by Gems. D-ight and McMIlAns
Notwithstanding the terrible hayoc ~ thcir
ranks. The rebels pressed frrc-ly on. slowly
pushIng he 18th rorps bark 90 the hill. but
not brsskiug their Hne u battle
saddcn an bold dasL % the rebels On
The right gave tb~m p,os.ession Of TA,lor'.
battery. and force4 our line stu farthsr
hsrk
No- came the gra5 cop ~ nszia. The
18th oorps ca arrisiug a. the top he LiIi
sue1elly Ted over the hiu AM ras...l
through tbe lines a Gen saith Tbs -
bcis vere nov but in tro hnss. % battle
the trst having Zen almost aanihilafsd b.
Ger. koory. ~haf rcuia ned benz forced
back Into the second lfne. but the t-s lire.
cane on cxuitsnt ard sure ofsictorr IT,
f-st passci over she knoll. and al he-dle..
~ the long lines q canuon add crourhin-
forms q a. brave mea a. ever trod mother
earth. passed on. The second line apr~ar-
81 On ne crest. and tLe death signal "a.
sounded. " or,is cannot describe tie a-fiI
rtrrf - this dis~harg~ a seven thon.ar4
nhss and several bsueries % artsIlrr,
kfery Eun loaded fo tie uurrlc 18th .rsr.
and canister. -crc frtd s,uultanssu.fg.
and tlc vhols centre ofths rebel line -
crushed down 80 a f-ld a. ~ uhssf
fhrugCh vhich tornado had p.ssni If 4.
esillatsd lat thousand men sere buried
lnto eternity. Or frrhtfliiv marclsd. L.
tbs ore dlschargc No tue ~as given
theui - recover thsIr good order. bat Gen
saith ordered q chsrgv. 40 h,s u,-n dash
81 rapidly forssrd. tie boys 81 tie Igih
COPS loiniag iu.
The rebels fought traveiv an1 tssrern.--
" oscs o. So timber. on r-arhin- -hieh
large pcrtlor broke sni rcd failv to
thousand fhroriar asiic fheir arms
In the chargs Iay lors taftsrr -as re-
takeu. ani aiso fro guns ~ y ms hsfsr-,
thc Farrott guns taken froru % last faTa Al
'arrion Cos. an 80 ofhers tsionzirr o.
tac rrbe.s. bssilss 600 prisoner, a ra-.
sait go dessItarv Gre 80 kert u- f8r rec
niles. rten clr men refined 20 tLc f.E
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