, 1864-04-25
The RED RIVER BATTLES,
[Contins4ed Jrvn. Fr# h3e.

speed for the scene Of the momentar,1y expected
battle.
ers became vesy hot and n short tine our SKI
A A o.sswhelming fores: Ihs whels strength Or
ces and 1sp2 pe sae % ss on
line beeame heavily engaged, and ali our avsilsbe
By The masses q he enemy. Our let, Which ~ wa
weakened. and il was obEerved that = strong body
woods preparatory to dashine down md Sii tanf (.
ing this end Of our line. The danger was
phi, and imminent. t., bat there va no
doing great execution, in order that It nigh. not
bscoms h W Prize to ~ ihe enemy, and Gen. Lee sent
the battery. On rca ching the point. its removal
horses having been Killed IN few moments ~ more orc
spot and four Of the guns were taken, the other
two being dragged from the field by hand. The
havoc made In the ranks OF the enemy at this point
q tue action y appalling, the whole
s1x guns belchfng forth double charges OF crane
and cannietcri and some five Or SIX rounds we're
fired between the time the rebels LETT the woods
until the artIerJmen were forced from their pieces
As the rebels were in mase, the execution such q
shower OF missiles caused can be easily imagined,
The two eenior officers Of the battery were wound.
The forces that made this charge were command.
ed ty tue rebel Gen. Mouton who fell ahot through
The finhtjne m a'i i'm nsrta, NJ ocr In, ,~,.
rhort ra5ee nd to uae e4nresso sdc Ws ~ low @ az
t5e partiepants I'VE were holding On b the SKIN
oops IN nao oeen zen. ios ana anxious and wisttul
with his brigade came up, and gong at once Into
hntscst ~ sta ta .aG Date aSaln waved
~ Ihe inein.nt IT, IMPRESSION that ihs Veterans
aant shoas ySRt q lion TearIed aa dssps
snn5 h.. ~ .aS ~ ~ ne ugIeI "as slienStl,
hoii1v 3ta ~ ,I,ss ~ He1. !, ffahka, VINO d4shed
ard cheering or thepen. Gen. Banks TOO seemed
~ f'eg wneseSea me men "aveEed and
dseds o. artaa ana reea aaGae a tnsm 70 & renewed
snd vTsae+ IL t1,, AI aesh!e5s vaos Cos ClafK
n hsnd ma ,t . memnefs Of tne stan saber
hact nni nhsereI nS du1 On looe aaa
he unequal 1ght. ''' se'0''seu '0''n 10 e0n''0o'
snch ARE and noI W.'astana
men we're bearing M aesinst md In, e. 1ns,I1 XIV
ea7e w 4 al p6nt, and lie nc men i fe bael ae1es
y,+e,a +en,a.esuas i1e g1ounn ihey Yielded. unforu-
,ra ~ sar oeien .aem tne tlme Ihe
a1u H. wagon t1a.n 6locSea np the
a.r nd naes eItaapgea snemseye9 Win ne a5s
cnIis; III. ~ % put ane ratiT
pressing u.s. poesession OF seyera pieces ofsrtItorJ
q, The enemy followed or A. men step ,, step fo5
been ordered 10 siop and form is iIne Of battle.
the ret,eating gn,on troops passed through this
INC 1na io.mso p inc real. Ihe teoGls tnnK1ng
.S Gnsy On apd though. The nns nat hal Visible IN
inc Wooos nsiore tnem vas another feeble but des-
en EnnrV ansnSed LEY nj. trc co,s,.t,r ~
.mo a9 ana ne oracted tne nte 10 oe re-
sEtse1 EVE uu.n W fspsle were "tlu 1norl lanse3
Tom nn 1oh s nsn ana re- nssL M p9stsa
iS nnfea Gown qpon & the zoe that literally moved
.t;si NV qn,ht ~ "a rGpts h e" y 1as
Of their opponents bnt neither gave signs Of yield
ang, tna nsht eoaEtanl{ thre" her mante over the
i'lI.tes: ,,,,-~,..
Ihe two divisions gnder5ommand OF Gen. 4. J.
Sm1ths oel2nf1ng 10 th9 lSfh and I'm army c9Ips
Gen banks detcr1nineo. 10 withdraw his army to
ton which be gould theEs occnpJ, knowing that
ScnoTalized amy. In aecordanee 1i Vie this plsn
ron ths snen5s dion!, and the ias ofinareh taEea
ives satisfactorily effected, and the result confident
y awaited. So well wae tho movement conducted
e iee eoeg ~
nearly day the rebels had not the slightest snsp1-
cion ofwhat YVES going on.
\. TIE n,s,aa, an.an Il. pAss stonF Asn !1e7onr.
Al oclQeK on sAaufoay morning our forces
a were M a. flessans H, anu me Isbes we.e ID
TsncsoE, eayalfy N isont cndeavot1nE to olaeoves
o9I rosataon: 20. y. Goo0ing. WITH n1e 6t1gade
~, " tes S'Sn5 y. ras s.at "a tne SaleYe-
H. had sone .hont m,1e h:n H. H. s nnnn ~.
-thel sd1nncc sEirnish;nn -. @ alI
snS pSt 70 tn be f G,c he
ai nn1fna lat nrs1iv q NAV Iii1sd sn3 n1nd
- fn1'rf,nS hora|er mnch dan..na "uu az ~ ~
ccvetI. amfnr his a ssun1tes ar 1ssnt nacSarand
Lieut.. Hail. Of the ID New YorE veteran csTa5rVl
Enodn1 1 mede nnrrnV e.c.ne = XII, nsa.in1
thronrh the c,oxrn mn ~ h,a H,t md 1Ts5inse
In nF1n. The hriradc behayei yerv ',slsntir cnvs
erae Gen. Eory's frunt nntij his liza yrss sonned
nc1d, which had once been cultivated. but Is noW
e1evaieG cener ~ fha ne9 fro |b;ch ~ III Sss
Pie. eant Ui}l ia taken Ia nnh1nr mnre thar inne
c,rcu1sr hell of timber rnns sTnnn tna se,d nn The
Shreyeport side. Gen. Fnnrv formed his iine NJ
battle On the side facing these woods, Cen Mc Vii
lan's briendc being poated on the right. Gen.
left. Taylor'e battery, L. 1st Reculars. bad four
rnns IN he rear Of Tia lett vim IN te lefr nf the
ShrcrcpoEt road. and Two on Ihe road In The rcar
oI Cen. Dwight's line. Hibosrd's Vermont Bat
il ths rem Of Emery- and concealed. bv tho ,,s.
fno pTnnnd tere General smith;s trted tToons
forfne In Two lines Of batt]e tT vnr,is nnarf ii,
Ills artillery was IN the front line. piece section
Infantry lying between them Tho 18th Corps
WAA In reserve In the rear under General Came on.
Senefa1 dans9m 9; n;hHlog oeen woahasa tae aaS bo
thc fwoi lines h.rk of he rrest t1rhIte 1sana-si
Mower was the Immediate Commander Of the men.
The commander OF the right brigade In General
emiin9 nfet nne Wns & Co,. Lynsas ne ieE br4gade
n EiIsdos r.. +h+ nnSar III ~ III VI
and the leit commanded by Col Hill, CraWfora.a
Third Indiana battery was posted on the right OF
esh ~ H. Ell " 1u '!. W % naana .2
ennrI Irou Sr7, hstiarr sra o+ha-s xrIo.n $3.50