, 1864-04-24
CHICAGO, SUNDAY, APRIL n, 1864

General Ransom having been wounded the day be-
Tore. General Smith Eas commando der;in-chief Of
the two lines back Of the crest while General
Mower WAS the immediate commander Of the men.
The commander Of the right brigade In General
ns in: o
two nrieales. the right under control Of Col. -.
zId the LEFT commanded BY Col. Hill Crawtord's
the sosh Indiana infantry. and The Ninth Ind1aaa
battery On tho right Of he ne Of battle. The Mis-
soqri lfon Sun bsttc5y. and Others whose names
bs esoa bate were n
The sk:'r;m,!Aaing W. kspt up with eonsidet,ble
Tor attack. Al about this hour, Gen Emory's sli7-
h IT, ass cf s
oten GROUND, and moved On to the attack in three
lines O. battle. Our batteries and infantry o2cscd
Tn tsbs e tss es, T1h
being IN tho woods and In bad position, did scarce
y any dlmaCc.
ssas s3 se & e e.s ~ ass ait s.
The fighting was ter1ifc--old soldiers say It never
vas E1lPas5ed for desperation. Notwithstanding
cd nereelr on, elowly pushing tho men Of tho 10th
Corps back up the hill bnt not breaking theIr line
Of battle n sudden and bold dash OF the rebels on
aid !oTced onr Inc stiii further Back k''. N'
Nov smt1hs grand eoup e main, TIE 10Th:
On aft1S1h at the top or tho hill, suddenly filed of
Gset the Hill and passed through tho lines Of Gen.
Smith. Ne 1nust hero mention that tho rebela
weze now in hut Two lines Of battle, the rst hsT-
Eehaa!ned being forced bacE into the Eecond Inc.
But there two lines canae On exuitaut and sure Of
The first paeeed over the knoll, and all needless
or tie long line Of cauuo1s and cuuchfny forms OF
10 1 hraTe men a ever trod mother eaIth. pressed
e. Rs eePaRsd M ssa ad
rc1fbc the awful effect Of this discharge. Seven
thousand rifles and several batteries Of artillery.
leter, were fired simultaneously, and tbe Whole
ee1tef otthe rebel line wns crushed down AZ
.a ae:a q 1'Ee m A. thtou:h which tornado had
Trre hurried into eternity OF ftichtf1Ily nansled
BY this one discharge
No 70 time M vas given them to recover their good
Zen M dashed rapidly forward, the boys Of the 18th
jointngip. The rebels fought boldly and dcsper-
ael3 Tack 70 The timber, On reaching which larse
fpe aside Their ANS. In ills charge Taylor's bal.
t.ry VAS Eenk.n, A. were aieo two OF the guns Of
Minis Battery the Parrott gun taken from Us at
longing TO Tic rebels, one Of which WAS considers
and desnltory tight was kept up for three milee,
% Gi saded ns ae s So3 s1uss
for tie control Of Western Louisiana.
,he3,h, IN !ae o9Eine d.y ths commanding General
THE Los.Ec.
The Eew Orleans papess do not state the loss
sustnint !: on either side. But from other sources
we learn tlat the Federal loss In the three days
battles canpot he less than 5000 men, viz. 700
Killed., 500 rounded and COO prisoners besides the
wounCed who fell into the hands Of tho enemy.
-Four steamboat loads Of wounded men came down
Red River on the 18th inst. Besides these casnal-
tiee, the army lost twenty pieces Of artillery and
from 800 to goo baggage Wagons and their contents
OF munitions, clothing, &c. :.
The rebel loss In Killed and wounded is fully
equal to onrs, but in prisoners only 800 men; also
three or four pieces Of caunon. The New Orleans
papers put the best face on the disaster possible,
and cover mp the blunder and dereliction Of Bauks
attfrlly; but murder will out -'
p. INCIDENTS OF TIE BATTLE.
Gen. Ransom, when wounded, was directing the
hItng Of the Chicago battery. standlny among the
men, and he had scarcely been removed when tho
rebels nee In possession Of the spot On which be
Among the rebels taken are three Lieutenant CO.
onelE and SIX Majors.
c9l bttzblp Of & Gen: Lees tta had hs ho.ses
shell. and would have been taken had not some OF
the men pulled him out. He succeeded in capturing
Brabin ioat in his trunE, IN tie baggage trai the
eaah taken from Gen. Darksdale on tho field ut Get
tJsburg, winch had been made p1csent to him.
and General Vi1leplRae'e aaber. taken from him in
Col Robinson, while defending the wagon train
On the rst day Wae shot In the hip, but refused to
I'd he Eouid iosa 1s leg in cnmsconsnr,. hnp the
surgeons now think 1t can be saved.
Owing to some misunderstanding between Gen.
Emory and Col Benedict, The Latter had been placed
under arrest but released At his request. preyi
last charge he fell dead, pierced by four balls.
Another Account OF the Hattle.
wo nnd the following account OF the disastrous
-. 49, e.,, 1n.* T.. 49, M, ".:tsa ,aA"1. =.
On 1ae en- lne'., III Inc Lacon (ili) Gaseae. It
Is taken nom private letter written By Lieut.. L.
GnAfD EScony. Anr{, H. fat4.
n, ,he 9Th e h,1 ono ~ thc Tnnst terr;ac strn,.
slss Of the wr: Our division was II Tic IRON. ana
x IN 1 d X au 70 ~ ssau 1a1 1olE "
S IA na I b ~ ~ ~e t Ts'e Hane
tHair pnhe1s o t II nHn te +, nes
thsir ndvanee;
re- 'sem m Na,Snoenss a, On the Gtn insf
5ac called Pleasant aile tho road Winding thrau..
Lee who commands the cavalry d tho expedition.
Ss ena sse 'is @ hiS asa ess s asnS I'D
wounded, and that be haa driven them eight miles,
to ta1slodse them Fith By cavs'r and asHng for
u camp here Until Gen. Smith conles up, aud then
more on them In force" 1t vas cyident to him
:hat the enemy rould m.kea successful stand, but
e,5sz.5 Gsps BaHks ,ai and Frsnkn thought
distsion Of the 18th nruy CORPS, to take the 1t
brigade oI hia division, aud slaft ut q. m and as
elst Gen. Lee IN dislodgtng tie enemy.
At three o'clock Gen. Leo started, meeting the
enemy some eight miles from Pleasant Hill, rout-
lng hm and following. him III line Of battle for
neont eight miles further, skIrmIsntng with hun
ne entirr defiance: Here We los, the gallant and
brave Lieut.. Col; Webb, Of the 77th Illinois, who
was ehot dead while leading his men on the enc
mas rear Euard: E gut HlIea from Pleasant HlII,
and iour IRON Mansfield, We came to a large PLAN
tatlon which was undulatfng and surrounded hy
heasJ timber bnt On the further aide the belt was
na11oW and opened into another plantation Of
smaller size, Before wc entered the frs. planta-
t!on tho I'd brigade came up to the assistance OF
the 1st, end the 18th regiment was thrown forward
as fktI1nishe1r, and Nina massachusetts battery
posted or an cmtnence, from which they shelled
The opposite woods, tomethlng ike mile distant.
The enemy coon left his position, although It was
4 ycEy good one. -
We advanced the 9TH diyfaior to the timber on
the opposite side Of the field md cent back fortho
ID division, Gen. Cameron Commanding and for
the Chicago Mercantile battery. aui II fniiana
battery. bo1h under charge Of Can't, White. Chef
Of Artillery, detachment 18th ARMY Corps. 1tter
gaining the opposite side OF the HeId ia hsjtaG