New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-29
The Enyirons of New Orleans.
NUMBER TWELVE.

4 Our last number brought us to the ever memo
rable battle ground Of the year 1916, upon which
was decided the fate of New Orleans, and
perhaps Louisiana When we visited. in 1916, this
famous locality, all the incidents Of the war and
more particularly, that Of the short campaign in
our State under the guidance Of General Jackson,
were then do vivid, general ineyerybod mind,
and withal 10 recent that it actually appears TO
the present writer as though he had been an eye
witness Of those affairs, "a even an actor, or par
tiopunt III those memorable events in Louisiana,
whilst, IN reality, he himself had figured upon
quite az important stage, quite as moving pan
Drama, at the same time, but some thousands Of
miles from the borders Of the Mississippi
Ills circumstance TINT is to say, the minute ac-
with al The local incidents fthatepoch
afisess from this source, that one Of his princi9
pals had actually been q participant in this
war had been at the line in 1914 and 10 as
! ii volunteer, and thus was enabled to desig-
nate every particular circumstance and almost
every little detail 81 Importance BIZ his own ex-
(perience. 10 mention but one Of these remein-
brances This actor Of the war scenes of that time
would recount, thatsron the day of the attack by
| Con. jackson, on the 23d December, 1914. down
the river upon De Ia Ronde's plantation, he was.
I'LL the first instance, with his volunteer company,
to the GENTLY road to which station part
Esof the army forces were dispatched; for in the
leonfasion ana apprehensioIlo the moment, 1t was
feared that the enemy, having landed blythe Bayou
Bicnyenu from Lake Borgne, d partof his army
might advance BY the way Of the Bayou GENTLY,
Eana thus enter the city by thesrear Hence, when
/ they received 4 counter orderto rejoin the gfos
] de uas7hie, 81 the headquarters IN the
i lefty propar, In ordar to follow the col
umn of thesregulars down the river, there was
ali indiscribable jubflation 10 the ranks Of the
/ voiuntee corps, and the band Of musicians struck
III HE well known air, & on peut,on etrs qus ID
1 slen ID sd fdsailies, When can we he bet
ter than iii the midst of our families, meaning, 81
lcourse, til defend their iresides.)
This well known martial air, and which If w
mistake not ii one Of the old national ones datns
Sron Tie time of the Huguehoss in France, eleotfi
fed every one ana me whole column moved Wit
rapidity towards The rendezvous of Genera
Jacksi,n. Never was such enthusiasm witnessed
stated our informant and stalwart warriors wer
moved ID tears by this general sentiment Of deter
mination I'd defend their households and freside:
Ii this manner Tie whole position Of the army we
pointed Out . d upon The very spot, every pa
isular position Of the veraI corps laid down an
4 faet such an account rendered as bat an actus
u eys Nituess ana participant could b enabled
n Thsa being afterwards reiterated BY man
aiaier persons with whom The writer ~ course (
tie anaae III eunnect don and relative, II now ofte
sestas te him that all these scenes hsye beeonl
i aasss Familiar, and aa II were, identhe
II ~ his fnHsnof II Our readers will therefor
1 Isxcsse e should W. be speaking
4 these ske tclaes ~ Il we had been liz the countf
4 414aj ts{ss I'M III. II ssss s !,