The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-16

Prof.. Bates. beg him tn nn,~ -
lowing 'nlluslon" by IN" ~ ws We III
who Is the State Historian ~, tyIes@f,
7, he says V" pages III.
Colonel Won elisa. wh..
was posted ut the foot Of Csnnt Drlgads
uetaoied regiment. and ssnt Hill
ward to observe the tuoye,un,,,' lT
force o small force that ,nntaa o this
the town towards our lefti s put u
was passing further 10 the rioi aoq What
his view. This regiment basa '. beyond
ceeded far before there re-" 10y pro.
emerged from behind u hill - su.,ndehly
OF the town. long lines II infant,sus east
Ell Tor at assault, which moved 'orfa
IN magnificent array. This laai. inward
| tnhht could do nothing b,,t ha s.sso reg
To its position, but this grnnd 5'en ~ ,baek
reaching from near the tnwn' uo,lmn
Creek, moved with tbs steaa H. Aoek
pnrade. They were the h,i ,.nsss y
Hays nnd Hoke, le1 by the fa,ns sles 81
lsiann Tigers. The instant thav o o,. Lou.
To- View, Stevens 10 the rlgkto ansles1
WITH oil his guns. and WejIar;,yp ehs1
Tickets joined In the cborns nla
slaughter. was terrible. Ricketts, Il Inc
his guns with canister and wi, l,aiEed
shots per minute, was Mt eyerv T Tsn lotr
hurllng death upon their rnn nbIsVoalgs
vens' fire was even more sfrefaiv,, ou.
shtllhded tho enemy. as II
"As tho rebsls cnme within ,u...
range Howard's infantry. who hal ndi1Nsket
completely protected by Tho st"n n yesn
poured IN yolley after volisv swss Mall,
down the charging host. BIT thu a}pa,n
olute body OF mon believed tbs,"s.a,,ss.
inyinoible, and, now, with ths ' nsas
both armies upon them. this MINK sm
gan q iittl % after sunset. thay wfa,iS 20.
break so long as any were leit h 81, ~ NV
whrd. The stone walls wsrs uos IN III !.
u bound, md when once atp p'snssa ~
Union mon Stevens WIS oblee1 b. s.s sne
firing for fonr of killing friend nn vd1s W.
alike, and Weideriok was nns M 100
stand tho shock, his supports md ,,1
own mon being swept back with = YAH; Ivy
winds force. But Tickets onaiIs dn' ~.
upon whom tho force Of the blow N.Y., NV
foil" Wv" nov
He then proceeds 10 give. from II.
tory Of Ricketts, Battery. n lone : nv NY
count Of the desperate lighting H. IT, ".
guns. too long to be here insertad -
WHitn CLOSES tnus
"But still they chung 10 their mn.
and with handspikes, rnmnSTs ss ssa
| stones, defended them with des,as,ausal
vhlor. cheering each other nm a"S
shouting, Death on our state s WIN
rather than give the enemy 6tr o6..y
At this critical moment Garr1llia -,
gade came gallantly 10 the rescits nj M
ths enemy retrented In confusion 'f I,
men again Flew to their guns, and wi NH
loud cheers gaye him some parting ~
lutes IN tho form II donblesshottsd ssr.
lister. Thus ended this grand claros u
Early's division. headed by the fjr,nfms
Louisiana Tigers, who boastsd tba
they had never before been rstd,lsed N
u charge"
Those men had followed stonewau
Jackson and they were Accustomed Il
such "parades +"
The Louisiana mon Of Hays brigade
always fought with such tsflactty thai
tho enemy regarded them oil "a 'afipsrss
but the Tigers proper had been dIsiand.
ed n year before. This narrative poss
on to say that they numbered I7t5 "a
this ocensiOu, md only COO u them "a
off, but tho fact is that Hays brirgA
numbered only 400 officers and men il
all for duty the day we crossed the p1t1
mac, hnd It's tothl loss in this affair M
2H killed. wounded and missing Y
shown by the original returns nov q
my possession. IT had sustained sops
loss the day before. Hays and Hokgt
brigades did not then o.; coed 900 nsn
My two other briR,uies we're oil In reg
Of our extreme left, on tho York road,
along which tho enemy's cavalry Wi
reported To be- threatening cur rsE
though Gordon had been sent for anI
arrived just MS Hays md Hoks's brk.
ades were moving off.
General LongstreGt says.
1T Is snid that the rendiest wayt
find weak point in the enemy's Inject
battle Is by the prompt and nervous fiji
from his batteries and his unusual dt.
play of force ut that point"
by this rule General Fitz Les AZ.
preached his weak point very eloSAf
when he asked for tho whole Of the vi.
ter, Of which only MS much as make,
three lines OF newspaper column hAl
been given for no sooner was the n.
quest made known to him thaD he open.
cd most nervous, may wild fire In every /.
direction, doubtless with view of shift.
ing the issue, md preeluding any fuf.
ther demand for tho letter. PerhaTs ].
would be more accurate to say that liz,
the cuttle-fsh which, when pressed
closely, throws out black fluid which
enables IT. 10 conceal itself from lts pm.
suer. he hns raised all this clanM
against General Fitz Lee, General Pei
dleton, Mr.. Jones and myself, IN. order
TO conceal the real point 81 enquiry o.
the former, and evadc response 70 j.
nm done with General L0ngstfeett
and Ienve him 10 'abide his time Until
tho omnipotence Of truth shall sptakp
his record" J. A. EAELY.