The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-05-04
THE RED RIVER T
Hard Fighting Union Victory.
REBEL LOSS, THREE THOUSAND.
Union Loss Fifteen Hundred

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ng IRON the New Orleans Era is an
account OF the final victory of the
Union force. After some terrific
lighting at Z O'Clock Saturday morn
.ng, our forces were at Pleasant Hill
and the rebels were advancing, the
in front cndeavoring to diScov-
err our position. Col. .. =. Gooding,
with his brigade OF Lees cavalry corps
was sent ont on the Shreveport road to
The enemy and Draw him Oh. He
had gone abont a mile when he came
upon the rebel advance and skirmish-
ng Immediately ensued, and according
to the plan he slowly tell back. The
hight was very short between these
cavalry bodies, and Col. Gooding lost
80 men killed and wounded, in
ticting, however, as much damage as
he received. The 18th corps was a re-
serve In the real under Gen. Cameron,
Ger. Ransom having been wounded
the day before. Gen. Smith was a
C ,mmandef-in-chie ofthe second lines
back of the crest, while Gen. Mower
was commander of the men. The com
mander of the right brigade in Gen.
Smiths West line was Col, Lynch
The commander of the left brigaue wa>
Col. Shaw. The I'd brigade also con-
sisted OF two brigades. Crawtord's Sd
Indiana battery was posted on the right
of the s9th Indiana Infantry, and the
9th Indiana battery or the right of the
line of battle.
The Missouri Iron Gun Battery and
others whose names and numbers we
could not ascertain, were also in this
battle.
The skirmishing was kept up with
considerable vigor until about five
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
rebels had completed their arrange
ments for the attack. At about this
hour, General Emery's skirmish line
was driven IN on the right by the reb-
els, who in large force came through
the timber above mentioned. They
soon reached the open ground and
moved on to the attack in three lines OF
battle.
Our batteries and infantry opened
with terrible effect, doing great slau5h-
ter with grape and canister, but the enc
my's artillery being in the woods and
in bad position, did scarcely any dam
age.
Col. Benedict's brigade on the left
was first engaged and was soon fol-
lowed by Dwight's and McMillan's.-
The fighting was terrific. Old sol
diers say it was never surpassed TO,
desperation. Notwithstanding the ter.
rible havoc in their ranks, the enemy
pressed tiercely OF slowly pushing
the men ofthe 9th corps back up the
bill but not breaking their line of bat.
tie.
A sudden AID bold dash of the
rebels on the right gave them posses.
sion of Captain Taylor's battery and
they forced our lines further up the
hill.
Now came the grand coup de main
The 10th, on arriving at the top oftbt
hill suddenly filed over the Hill and
passed through the lines of Genera
Smith.
We must here mention that the reb
els were IN but two lines OF battle, the
first having been almost annlhiiated by
Emery. What remained were forced
back into the second line, but these
two lines came on exultant, and sure
of success. ThSfrst passed over the
knoll, and all needless ofthe long line
of cannon and crouching guus, pressed
on.
The Cd line appeared on tie cres'
and the death signal was given. Word!
cannot describe the awful effects o
this discharge. Ten thousand rifle
and several batteries of artillery loaded
to tie muzzle with grape and cann:s
ter were fired simultaneously and the
whole center of the rebel line wa
crushed down trighttully mangled b,
this one discharge. No time was Civ
en- them to restore order, but Smith or
dered a charge aud his men dashed
forward, the boys Of the 10th %joinin!
in.
The rebels fought boldly and DIES
perately back to the timber, on reach
ing which, a large portion broke anc
fled, fully 1000 throwing aside thei
guns. In this charge Taylor's batter,
was re-taken as were also two Of tn
guns of MINIS battery. The Parrot
gun taken from us at Carton Grow las
fall, and n or two others ~belongin.
to the rebels, one of which was consid
erably shattered, besides 700 prison
ers. #|
A pursuit and desultory fight wa
kept up for three miles. when our mel
returned to the field of battle, and thu
ended this fearful and bloody strug
gle for the control Of Western Louisi
ana.
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