New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-25

these cavalry bodies and GoodiL lost nearly 20 men in
Killed and wounded INJECTING however, 20 much dam
e-e gs he received Among lis casualties are Clpt
Becker and Lieut. Hall Of tie "a NeW' on veteran
Cavalry Lieut.. Hall has since died OF his wounds
Col. Gooding had narroW escape a pan pi'',rs
through ana tearing tue crown ont OF his hat ana
giazng the skin. lie bricaGe behaved very galantiy
covering Gen. EmOryB frolt untl his line Was formed
The battlefield Of Pleasant liil Is large, 0Ieh ed
which mad once been cultivated, but is now oYerCrown
with weeds and bushes. The atty elevated center O
the field from which the name Pleasant iiil Is Ken,
IL nothing more than long mound, hardly worth! the
name OF bill. A se-oiIcuar belt of timber runs
around tie field on the Shreveport side. Gen. Emofy
formed his line If battle on the siGe facing these No
Gen. McMillau's brigade being posted on the nsAi,
cen D.ichts on the center and Col. BcEcdicts t.c
Jeff Taylor's battery L. Is, Regulars Lad four guns
in rear Of the lett wing on tie l3to t4e sTryf
road and two The road in rear OF Gen. DWghts me-
/ HibbeId's Vermont battery was on the rignt.
/ In the rear Of Emory and concealed by me rising
ground. were Cen. Smiths tiied Ioors iGmcl "A tso
lines u battle fifty yards apart All his artillery was
In the front line piece section oF battery being on
the flank Of each regiment the infntry iyirg reT een
them. The 18th Corps was in reserve ~ tie rear aAef
/ Gen. ClmeIon--Gen Ransom having been wounded
the day before. Gen. Smith WIS COnmnnJcrn. ch"i
OF tie two lines back Of tue crest while Ocn. mower
was the Immediate commander Of the men. The CON
Inartcr OF the iiglt brigade in Gen Smiths nrst Ire
was Col. Lynch; the left brigade was Col ShawA IN"
second line also con sted Of two brgade, ilr F'&I
under control OF Col. - and the J. 70 COZ nuLdld D..
COL iil. Crariora's Sd Indiana battery WAC lO'dea
on the Xt Of the -th Indiana Infantry ana the yin
Indiana Battery the right OF the line uf battle. The
Missouri Iron Sun Balry and others whose and
numbers could not ascertain were HihO ia .liS Sc
ton II the bate.
The diminishing wac kent up With considerable viror
Until about o'clock IN the afternoon. whcn the kvDes
had completed their arrangements FOR the attack. AZ
about rms hour Gen Imuly's sfifmlsa hne MAS orNth
in on the right by the ReDcs who appeared m LARGE
force, coming through the timber above mehuOnco'
They reached tse open ground ana bowed On u
the attack ia three limos OF bite. Our batteries and
infantry opened with terrible effect dong great Au s
Ter with grape and canister while Che ntmys artillery
being in tAe woods bad position, lid scarcvy ans
damage
soon followed by D8iglts ana hchiIGns. The "ghi,
ing tsriGcoj soldiers .aylt nc,er a. surpassed
for desperation. notwithstanding The terrible havoc
in thor ranks, the enemy pressed hsTce% o.. slowly
pushing the Of the 18th Cops back up toe I, bd
bot breaking tleiT Aue OF battle. saaten ahG Oeis
.Sh Of the Rebels on tie night gave them possession
of TayloTs Battery ana forced our line stu infthef
back.
Now came the grand coup de rain. Tie 10Th, on ar
irving Al tie t1pQi te h. suddenly fled on over 30
hill and pnssed throlgh tie lines ~ Cen Snth. We
must here mention that lie Rebels in but two
lines Of battle. the first having been ahnOtt anlhatrd
By GeB Emory w1nt remained being forced back iitV
tire second line. But tlcsc two lines came on C1ntart
and sgre of victory
The Hr.t passed over the knoll and MI needless OF the
long ine Of eaauOns and crouchag forms of ~ brave
mCA ever trOd mother earth pressed Tho second
line appeared the crest aid Tie death s.al y ~
sounded ords cannot desvsse the aW fui effect Of
s discharge. Seven Thousand rifles and several bot
tf1fs OF lDifTy, eucn Eul Iohdfl 70 me WIN
grape AID canister were Tired simultaneously and the
hoe center OF tie Rebel line crashed dUwn as
Ee4d U. fpo heat through which tornado had passed
10 is estimated that COZ men kurri, 1tO eternity
or jri.hHuiiy Insggcd by this one dischcTge.
No time wls given them 70 recover aeir good order
but General smith ordered charge, and tis men
dashed roqidy forward TIE boys 81 tie lSIh Joining IT.
he Rebes iouglt boldly ana Desperately back 20 the
timber. on TeasA!ag Inch large pOii4pa broke ara
He'd, fully two Thousand throwing aside hcir anna IA
ths charge Taylors battery was rcsakon w. Ees aso
tIo ~ IA ~
taken from us ut Carton Crow last al and one or two
others belonging 60 tie Rebcls. one of which vas con
and dsiiiory lght was kept up Tor miles when
our men retained 10 the ned Of battle,
And thus ea,ed tbs fgafI aAd bloOsy struggle foT
the control o. Western louisiana
INCIDENTS or THE BATTLE.
The accounts from all quarters ugrr IN stating thi
General Banks curing the entire contest showed the
greatest possible daring and vaioi as CID Ge-oIaI
Franklin aud the staa5 OF eacn. lie! WhI reap thcf
rewards In the grateful hearts and payers Of the Amer
lean people and IN the increased devotion ana IoVo OF
their soldiers
Cen Ransom when wounded, was directing the FIR.
Ing Of the Chicago bat,er!, standing among he men,
and he had scarcely ben removed when the Rebels
were in possession OF tly .pOt On which lie fA
Among the Rebels taken are thfee cHleLaht cciohcn
Col Efishin of Gen Lees staff had his horses head
blown OFF while riding across tie neld, by hIe' ana
would have been takon lad Of tie men pulled
him out lie succeeded IA taking IL Rebel horse and
leaving the fed on It's back. Col BIish.n lost IN ne
10
Bar Asdae on the fled nt Gettysburg which had been
mado q present % him. and Gen. SiBepguos sabeT, |
taken from him In virginia.
Col Robinson while dehnding the wagon train on |
the first day shot IN the hip. but refused 70 leave
the c,d for two hour. after IL supposed BE would
lose his leg In consequence but the sur cons now think
il can DO saved.
OWlng to some misunderstanding between Gen: |
Emory and Col Benedict the latter had been placed
under arrest but released 1T hs own reqH It pre-
yious the as. battle In leading lis men in the last
charge be fell dead pierced by four bls.
PARTIAL LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Bris zen. Hanson, 18th Army CoIps, wounded
Col au& Emerson, lat brigade, ,.hI'a'oh 18th Corps
wounded
18th Corps Killed.
Col Robu.on commanding cavalry, ID Brigade, wounded
sEcoSD NEw-ioEK VETERAN IiCaPl; ~, 9iIys-1 w
Beckor, Go. l. nce1, slightly Lieut. IAonn' nm %. H.
throat, since dead; VIM Nison, Co. thishi VIM HarFey
,1.ou Co n baud: John Stonr c. NJ a-m; SeIgt Gins b.
Morton Co. ~ lungs and shoulder Michael hLcs, Co r
q. ~. Hininsn Co. d. koocr Hack %. II Lieut.
FouRrzxSrn EEw.YonK C.yALRY-Captain Julius T.
Me- Aicll Co. e. ara aud tIsrt' fe"r WHO, GOA arm
Joseph Coouey, Co. c, E Rollins, Co. A. legs james
Thompson Co A. leg Charles hgg Go. IS high ;Aied V God
nm Co. L. hand jane. T. tcobus, Co c, hand; Suren o.
Emil Co. 4, lcgi John HgIfy, Co. A. kied Lieut. Geo.
nIne missing; Michael Gayna, CO. C. ann; Juhn O. in
mol, Go. c; WA Stokes &c Corporal Anthony keiey
tigu1rrsrn NV YoRt (CoaSisG LIGnr CAvALRr)-
Lieut. Elysrs Hammond o. ID, Al ed; capt. Ausus;G. ia
con- Co ID, wounded; OrporA Michael Weller 20. ID,
Norman L. Habrr Co d. leg; Sergeant Nm. Hawkins, TO.
X arm Corporal Gu-tavs Wagner. Co. X, killed. fIanci,
Noitl fvis 20 D. wounded Hermann GrattsAy u.,ine;
Hermann snrs, missii Ieer CaiaPGei Co. A. brussels
H. T. Dollar Co II knq flishtlyi Jonn Corney Co. Il Scr
q cant Mouts omery Nor, Co. Z.
OsK. ryraEp.ANp. bUHrEEETH NFw. YOrK-Lieut Col
H. Is. More ri{ht John Hlnranan, 90. g. face; soi
Onion White Co. &, f8i Charles Adams Co. Bi gfan JO
seph 5. Smith Co = Ugh lIaea'ee Lieut. H. - Ao's
vsv NJ (f.yf,d O. Il. inklr; scIg. john n. IingIus!