Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-25
Gen. Burnside Is in washington.
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GREAT BATTLES IN LOUISIANA.
The Three Days Fisht-Final Victory of

our Troops.
NEW YORK, April 23-The New Orleans
Picayure Of the 10th instant, received by the
steamer Mississippi, says:
The first battle took place on the 7th. in
which the Union cavalry, after skirmishing
with the enemy and driving them for fourteen
miles, until they got two miles beyond Pleas
ant Hill, came upon s, 500 Rebel cavalry, posted
In a strong position under Gen. Greene. They
and after spirited contest, driven off the
field. Our losses was about forty killed and
wounded; that of the enemy about as heavy.
The Second Days Battle.
On the Sth, Col. Gandrum's brigade Of infan-
try, with the cavalry, pressed forward, and
finally met the Rebels in strong force under
Kirby Smith, Dick Taylor, Mouton, Greene,
ana brse and az uslg hs Rebes
came on in force, Gems Banks and Ransom
being upon the field. Franklin was sent for,
but before he came up the Rebel successes had
been great They made desperate charges In
mass, and were desperately resisted. The
losses on both sides were frightfnl Finally,
alter Franklin had come up, the Federal force
the enemy were checked with fearful slaugh.
ter by two brigades under Gen. Emory. Night
put an end to the contest. The Federals were
guns were lost On the Rebel side it is known
that Gen. Mouton was killed.
The third days Battle a Unisn Victory.
BY falling back General Banks had effected
innction with General A. J. Smith, and ar
with effect. General Emory had charge Of the
first line Of battle, with Generals Mcmillan,
Dwight, and others. Behind Emory, posted in
hollow, was General Smiths forces. Skir
mishing was kept up until about O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the rebels came mp in their
old style in masses, in three lines Of battle. Our
batteries opened upon them with terrible ef-
feet The Nineteenth Army Corps was grad.
ually forced back. The first line Of the rebels
had been entirely broken up by Emory's re-
sistance, but the remaining two pressed on.
The Final Charge.
Now came the grand coup de main. The
Nineteenth, on arriving at the top OF the hill,
suddenly filed over the hill and passed through
the lines Of General Smith. We must here
mention that the rebels were now in but two
lines of battle, the first having been almost an
INITIATED by General Emory, what remained
having been forced back into the second line.
But these two lines came on exultant and sure
Of victory. =
The first passed over the knoll, and all heed
less Of the long line Of cannons and crouching
forms Of as brave men rs ever trod mother
earth, pressed on. The second line appeared
on the crest, and the death signal was sounded.
Words cannot describe the awful effects OF
this discharge. SeueR thousand rites and several
batteries Of artillery, loaded to the nsuzste psth
grape and canister soere fired simultaneously, ana
the whole center Of the Rebel line wGs crushed doon
as field Of ripe Whedt through suhach toTnddo
had passed. It is estimated that one thousand
men were hurled into eternity or trlgntfully
mangled by this one discharge.
No time was 1iyen them to recover tnelr good
order, but General Smith ordered char8es
and his men dashed rapidly forward, the boys
OF the 18th joining In. Tne reoe.s Iougnt boldly
and desperately back TO the timber, on reaching
which large portion broke and fed, fully