Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-10
En- OF HISTORY.
| !, the thirteenth Ar
|1ssssa n. !, in the Battle
F,1ssI na in lsoi'


w " October you pub
p =, vonr Washington
~ liy " which, among
sSt .,trencc is made 70 the ne
ie " took ut the battle Of
,tes THAT after my
Htlllers las he styles
,,S%nland) fired a vol
sSlnmn, they leaped
y, S shout twelve feet
sa.nt X force to fight 4
v ~ 4 half dozen of my
~, NJ harmed, aud that
l sss was with other
Hsllps .erDss the river by
smn a pain and led Aby
.iI"ip pillow, who followed
Sd ,l,nbnats and punished
h. Y The official Reports
ls sas. who participated IN
'll issIIl and which are pub
g t'sD series | of "onleial Re
~ isioion and Confederate
is s,r tl,a. your correspond
'ns' mich mistaken in his
ny ar as It relates to my
s% ~ regiment was
y !, belmont, and |
I. " comnanding officer
Y. ~ having under my conf
.Sii,Icn to my own regi-
n rSs the Thirteenth Ar
sSa N tee Beltzhoover's bat
i'S rs day. ,,'o Of the battle Gen.
AVER from Columbus with
e. before the engagement
IA and made preparation
If,ht The troops, lIiciuo.,iS
! s',' About 10 o'clock in the
.iSntl otter one p. m. About
\. G,n. Chatham crossed the
"a liz Il. .taf' and without any
~,I.Imv regiment and two
| ~ regiments against the enc
,7,,,5tbeni, other troops COM
Ia'g aud joining in The pur-
| ea,q avs in his report which
! ysember 10, 1861: "Cnder
M. delivered in person by
"a ~ Polk, on the morning
EMS. / crossed to the valley
.sl "a the Missouri shore,
mt Of my division, and
5,'.nsitle placed them in po-
,,rIt awards from the river
i In siih Col. Tappan's regi-
.si6l BsluhOover's battery,
i i, Tie large force
enemy adymcing on the
essmpmeni at that place.
.med ID liltdbattle with Col.
N. legImes on the left OF Col.
Smgs lsny, and with Col
Kkats kcman's, Tappan's
Brser, sinents on the right.
Greralhe forces into posi-
ybz&Simishers We're driven
la.5gs took place between
JAsgfSes." Again, he says:
sfiEpssible longer to main
|UpsaBn without REINFORCE
sailumunition, | ordered the
! lin % fall back to the river
/ III Gates, further, that the
|AsEsd, wounded and miss.
Iaed which 562 were of hi.
(saand Tappan's regiment
Ep,rt shows that the loss of
I1twas II killed, 10 wounded
sitiHg,
.kaiham, who was in Column.
! lhe battle began, states in
that about 1890 p. m. /
orders from Major-General
rng TO the river one OF my
that upon arrival at the
be found it impracticable
bis troops over the river
lime, owing to q brisk can.
IN the enemy upon his troops
leamers, and the enlbarka-
troops was suspended for
lime; that he proceeded to
! on the steamboat Prince
Iaii and to rally the large
oops them on the opposite
river and attack the enc
Hank ; ! now quote his own
Upon my arrival on the
'lde of the river ! found the
Of the Thirteenth regiment
volunteers, Colonel Tappan;
.lmpt Tennessee Volunteers;
walker; and Thirteenth
tennessee Volunteers, Colo
7, Wright, formed and anXi-
am confront the enemy.
imen,s, with others, had al
cred severely in the engage
ne forenoon. In II few min
Three regiments formed in
er my direction, the Thir-
sansas in front followed by
and Thirteenth Tennesse e
aaIIecIly back from the. river,
enemy's transports
Gai Intending, if possible,
Y, In flank. Advancing
U mile, ! suddenly came
" 81 mounted men, who
Z and found to be Illinois
~ az the same moment and
" 10 front | discovered q
! q troops, the Seven teentlI
soi. Logan's Illinois regi
Va up in line of battle. l
Y ordered my column for
y lormed in line, In 9
vine, the Thirteentl
On the right, thanked
second and Thirteenth
win some detached com
II other regiments, ana at
led uron the enemy
'fillc fire and which they
returned, but under til,
uiilng fire of our columns
soon wavered and were
'oh with the bayoret an
routed, and under the con
nom our columns in pur
augh,ered from that poinI
lew hundred NnrlS OF fheil