The Oxford falcon., 1866-05-17
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We opPI lhe folloziag anicle from
the AaEinaa 3fmrs. . weekly paper
Published Il the City Of Mexico, by
Ez-Goy. HehIy w. Alien. Of I.0uisiaBa:
10 lhs month Of May, 10 lhe year Of
grace, 1861, We leiI cur planlalioa IN
she gOodlY PARISH q wea Balon Rougs,
aboul 8 mlles from lhs capital o. Lou.
Ialana, and uenl 70 he uaFs.
After de esVluFs Of New Orleans,
= brigade el Ee8ersl iFoops ives sent
uP GO AaGon ROGgU and lheucs 70 Al
landals. our planlsll0a. 70 Be suauaFed,
that is, e eal end destroy De eogniEy
aFuund.
The Calonel commanding the brig.
a8s. we sgp pleased % ssy, 0id BE duty
as q g0u3 soldIeF, aad governed his
troops as vel GO volaslesFS could be.
BE did Hgl permii any acts Of Vsndal.
ism 10 Be committed ss were enc0uF.
azs3 b Beaa Butler asd bic psl
Weiissl. ~ behaved 10 every manner
asRgood sad uVgighi el6eeF.
On leaving our premises, however,
De iGok assay Wilh hin q very Gns
uhiie h0Fss and . new Eagliah doabls
haFyslle3 shol gun.
Time passed. This brigade was
cent up un3eF command Of Gen. viii.
liams 10 YickabuFg. and assisted il the
arsi sssaua made upon that heEoic and
deEoled city.
Failing 10 she attack upon Visks-
A=sr, i Sas ssss kssG SC Hssss ssuzs,
whsFe, 3 few weeks afterwards, i wa
sagaRed ia 0ne Of he blo0dlesi haulsl
81 the var.
On lhe ssh day Of Augusl. 1858, was
fougha ihs battle Of Bal0n Rouge. The
Federal General Williams fell here.
He was 8 gallant 0ficer and mach
respected By the COHfsdsFaies.
Il thia haftle Gen. RreekinFidgp
perEoTmsd individsal acts Of herOiC
valor Whieh The lsiuTs historian will
aoms day FeeOFd.
Dasiag the Rehg we gses shis same
Coluael Comm'ding bis brigade, meant.
Cd on biz fouT white hofss.
We ehaFgsd him with cur command,
CaPssTe& his Fsss, ss@ sSeTi the fed
before o. We Gsll, uufoFtunasely, aS
vs thsua. anA as hssh sFE5es lhoaRhl.
mOglsIIy uoaa4sd. Our brigade hsh.
- wish viSssTy in their 0WH han8s and
lell bark wilhoui q leader. This Ped
.VFal oliceg s@w Il al. rallied his men,
aud FsiuFned an3 carried or his ahan-
daned guss-Nim's battery.
A few weeks afterwards q kind
friend visited m, several miles back
fEom Baioa Rouge, uhsFe Ne we're
kaFsring between life and death, and
sai1 that be wss going 10 NeW 0Eleana,
and asked Il be could serve uA We
ted him Ell Ws Waaaea Wns q Jar d
prunes end = hgile zen and loaf ssgar
De bis arrival in New Orleans b.
wus immediately surrounded by Fed
eFal oiicsrs 10 ieAgn the news fFuu
Rasoa Roags, and amoag cher shiag
thy did us the hsaOF q inqmFiRl
WhsiAeF Ws esula possibly live Will
haah leRs skoi Away.
0w fFisn1 aal8 them that il was
very bad ease, bot that our surgeon
had some little hope fog our recovery
Among DE party wss he Colansl. II
asked IL be cuuA serve ne in any maE
neF. Our Eriana Aaaaea him o.
mam4san4um and ted Aim thaa Be IA
rsina Ihsn D anh The Cslousl yer
generously inslaee O. taking ehaFR
Of this mssteF. and I'D not only SEQ
~ he sFiieles 90 much aosded. hul Z
he nms tine aeai g ths follswinl
message:
aTeil Col. A. thal ] admire him 60
his hrageFys TIM J saw him faii ii ID
bauie q Basoa R0ags Whils lesdinl
his brigade gsllanily IN The 6gh,, asl
@wuula hsEe Roaa % his aasisanse, b
nmus FatAeT COO Rol just then. Say
him thai took bis horse frun N
plantation as q military necessity. B,
ihalaa Cd Amy judge. Whsa de NJ
is oEeF, will FeaaFa hin his hogss I
CO eqaally as good.
Ths aboTe prDmisea being duly CO..
si3sFsa. ue take he liberty of addFes
iaF 40 Ihia oiesF The following leHel
CmN o. MR1He0
February ah, IseS
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