The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-09-25


position, making Il very effective bar
ricade. The men We're resting on their
arms or furnishing them up for after
use. Pickets were placed on the side
walks to prevent people not belonging
to the League from congreeating ana
blocking up the passage. Barricades
were erected on nearly all the street
corners from Canal street to Julia, be-
tween st. Charles and the ievee.
General Badger was shot in the arm,
leg and right side. and while lying
there he was approached by man with
fixed bayonet, who seemed bent on
killing him. General Badger saw his
motion and said, 81 am going fast
enough; it's no use to kill me-" A by
stander, one OF the League, then inter-
fered and saved his life. lie was after
ward kindly cared for by the White
Leaguers, and conveyed to the Charity
Hospital.
In Sundays Republican we find the
following official memorandum of
Longstrcct,s Report.
The State forces were posted: Metro
politan Brigade, about five hundred
men {artillery and infantry ut jackson
square; First Brigade, four hundred
and seventy-fve infantry, at the State
1lOuSS. lhS pun NuS ~ AtOiu thS5S
positions until the insurgents came out
and attacked at jackson square, as we
had learned that they had arranged
to do.
A plan was also arranged for active
operation with the State troops, in case
it became necessary or important that
such operation should be ordered.
This plan was to move the troops
from Jackson square up tho lcVec,
including the main artillery force, with
the lesser column from same position
up Peters street, in cche1on with the
main column, the force ut the State
House remaining stationary, rs pivot of
operations and cchclon to two moving
columns.
Troops remained in position accord
ing tc original plan until 3 =. NJ, when
from information received t was sup
posed that the insurgents had changed
their plan, and were assembling ut Clay
statue on Canal street. The Governor
then ordered the State forces to move
out in accordance with the plan fui
active operations.
Arriving mt Canal street, tho leading
column, composed of two companies of
infantry and one of artillery, deploycd.
The mounted force, eight men, We're
then ordered forward to the Clay statue
to warn nOn-cOmbatants to clear the
street. The commander of the Metro
politan brigade was then to ridc for
ward, read the riot act and order tho
insurgents to dispefse. The cavalry
men, however, reported that there was
no organized force on Canal street.
The officer in charge of these men on
his return reported one of his men
wounded by some straggler on Canal
street. In Il very few moments after
the insurgents were reported to be
moving from Lafayette square to the
levee through Poydras and other
streets.
The position Of the main force of the
Metropolitans was changed, making
the line of battle at Il right angle to line
of levec. When this new line was
established the insurgents were seen
advancing, apparently to attack, cover
ed and protected by a slowly moving
freight train on the railroad track.
| 1t soon became evident that the
| attack was at hand, when the Metro
politan artillery opened with it's Calling
gun and two Napoleons. The insur-
gents still advancing, returned fire
with infantry, their artillery seeming
to be in disorder or confusion.
Under the fire of the insurgents,
! captain McCdIu, COMMANDING olc vi
the companies of Metropolitans, gave
a false alarm and drew his company
from it's position, and he soon went
over to the enemy. This movement
together with the accurate fire of sharp
shooters from windows and root tops il
all directions, had Il very demoralizins
influence upon the other Infantry com
pany, which fell back under the sever
fire and left the artillery exposed an'
unprotected.
General Badger, commanding The
Metropoiitans, iiSmountcd and assiStct
in serving his guns. He soon fell, how
ever, very severely (and it was fearc'
mortality wounded. The Mctropoli
tans then retired in some confusion
through Icfoupitoulas street rs far a'
the Custom-Iousc street front of Tho
. Custom-IIo louise building, many of then
entering the building. Those who die
not enter the building rctrcatcd tc
. Jackson Square.
During the night application was
made for a supply Of ammunition fol
i, troops at the State House and Jackson
, square, the State ammunition having