The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-22
Yhe, aastie,t or New Orleans.

Gen. darney mas exploded one tradi.
tion thnt' wins long connected with the
fight, which 'ts8s that the Americans
fought from behind breast works of cot.
fon eales, II asked Gen Jackson, Gen.
AdaiF and Gen, Coffee, the latter having
the Immediate command of brigade Of
the HeapesRes @ apd Kentuoky;ebarpsboot.
work ofIebth, II there were any cotton
bales used at al, and they all inswered
that the only works the Americans had
were Of eaflah phnnts tU5i and one. hall
feet high, rudely constructed of fence
rails and logs Lid twenty ,fousy inches
apart and thespace between them filled
with tesr:ss sssd tifthere had been any
works constructed from cotton bales they
must have known 1t. In 1925 I was
pf5paoted TO- Captain in the First Infan-
FIX aud aent 70 Nashville, Tenn, to 70.
crnit for my regiment. While there
met Gems. jackson and Gaffee very often
and. obtained from tho former MANY
details of the battle Of Chaimette that
are not In print"
".There was heavy fog on the river
on the morning Of tho fight" /" said Cen.
jackson, and the British troops were
Pctpahy,feSmed aud moving before I had
hYlsftaissmentapede. IBhtthe instant
saw their Information, said to Coffee.
by G.. they are ours2' CofEae's psr. Of
our line was on the flank, which extend.
ed into the swamp. About o quarter of
mile from 1t there was huge plan.a.
tiop drainage cana, glch as are common
In the Louisiana. lowlands. Hero Gen.
Ptckenhan1 formed his first attacking
column. His formation was O column Id
mas OF about fifty i've dies front. This
was formed under the fire of the few
regular artilieriets had in q little re.
doubt In Coffee's front, and that of some
cRtinon taken from man of war, placed
In o battery on the river and served by
sailor1. Coffee, seeing the direction of
the attack, which was intended to turn
his flank, dashed forward and said to his
men: Hold your FIRE until you can see
their Belt.bucEles." Tie riiemen were
formed In two rankb behind the ltyorka !
mentioned, and when tho frat rank fired |
the second was ready. There were about !
eighteen hundred men behind this ifaii |
cover, all of whom, were dead shots. and |
each had ono hundred bullets liz his |!
pouch and netesaaTy powder In his horn.
Tho BRitish troops came up to within
100 yards OF our works without firing q
musket. It was beautiful eight to see.
They marched as steadily shoulder to |
shoulder as though they Rese on review.
A. 400 yards .diatances the order vas
given them to charge. With o cheer and |
a. VfouEie sqaick ithey' came forward.
They wero aabouti sixty yards, distant |
when long blazing fash ran all along /
our line. It was as pretty a volley flrinR |
es44 ever heard or eaw.'H lSt&a pay. Il
~. Ihe smoke hung SO heavy. that for
the moment could not mako oht ius,
what had happened, said Gen. JacksoS1
'1p another instant there was another
ehhfp ringing volley that proved II came
from the IiHdtnei. called Tom Over
ton and DUNCAN. of my staff, and we
galleped over TO Coffee's line. Just then
the smoke rose, and I saw that the head
OF the British column had literally melt.
ed away. In front of our lines lay one
wrishi1B Nass; ylnaass ef Head erdd dying
fed.coats. The Column fecoiled and feiI ]
back to the canal, where they hnd started |
from, and we're then reformed: This
time The charge waa led by Gen. PaekSn.
ham IN person. gallantly mounted and
siding as eoollS and gracefully as Ii he |
Wsrsi sion.p parade. a Just as he came within |
range OF mF ;Aemen i sRWi him reel md |
t6ppls out of his saddle MORALLY wound.
ea. 9c5asefaiRaysi believed ho fell by
The hnllett AT a ffse nns OF color Ia, tho |
light who was q celebrated rlfle shot from
tieaA ttAkapas County OF T1onisiaha .ssafi