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St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
slcKLES' CORPS.

The advance of Jacisoa's raen, May 8, to
the ground recently occupied BY Howard.
had quite cut Off Sickles' corps from the main
body Of the Union crmy. AS soon as Hooker
was aware OF Jac,ssons coming he had or.
dered Siczles 70 attack his right flank.
TIE plank road, which appears ia the cen-
trail part q the map, leading from Chaace,-
louisville to Fredericksburg, vas the most
holly contested point on Me..r33 ). Sickles de.
terrnined to reta.e this from Jackson and re-
join the man Union army.
This he really accomplished He mado @
brilliant midnight attack and bayonet
charge, and retook much of the ground lost
in the afternoon
TIE First corps useyno.Gs1 up to this time
had taken no part in tho fight They were
al United States ford, on the Rappahannock,
four miles north Of Charlottesville, Gen.
Doubleday temporarily il charge of the
corps. Word was sent them late in the even
ins TO come with oil speed to the scene OF &C.
ton. Doubleday obeyed at once, AS they
approached Charlottesville they heard the
roar of Sickles' midnight battle. At once
they filed to the right i'll line, singing John
Brown" with roar that made the dark
woods ring again. It had an inspiring effect
on the disheartened Union army.
In the Charlottesville fighting Of May 8
Maj. Gen. Amiel W. Whipple was MORALLY
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
FIGHT or SUNDAY, MAY 8.

That night Hooker laid his p,ana for tho
cattle OF May g. He sent word to Sadgwick
who, with his corps, had gone down the river
below Fredericksburg, and crossed it, to
come up and attack Lee in the rear, while
Hooker himself attacked in front.
All night Gen. Pleasonton had been fortt-
flying the bill Hazel Grove, knowing it to he
m important position, but Hooker directed
him to abandon it and fall back into the new
line Of battle he had ordered SickIes to form
So this important point was lost. The Elev-
enth corps was sent to the extreme left,
where Meade was, to be reformed.
Both jackson and A, r. Hill had been
wounded on the evening of MAY 2 The
command of Jacksons corps was given to J.
E. B. Stuart, the cavalry general.
At daybreak, May 5, Stuart began the at
tack on Sickles' new line The Confederates
speedily took possession of Hazel Grove, and
poured a deadly fire into the Union lines.
Sickles sent an urgent request to Hooker for
support. But Hooker had bean hurt in his
head by the conclusion of ball striking
column against which he leaned. and was
dazed and senseless. There was no head to
see that Sickles' appeal was granted. al
though the cTns Of Meade and Karnslas and
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

the Ieorganlzed one or Howard were lying
idle on the left The Union army had no
commander. Only for this, it seems likely
that Charlottesville might after all have
been Union victory.
Gen. Sickles fought til his ammunition
gave out. At that moment French's division
fell upon Stuart's corps and caused it to re-
treat.
Meantime the Confederate Gems. Anderson
tho Union center, under Slocun,. Leo en-
deavored all the while to verge to the left cid
join Stuart. Slocum, French and Sicklcs lay
between. They fought the battle that day.
Sickles' men fought desperately. They le-
pulsed five Confederate charges, holding their
line only with the bayonet et the last. Then
Sic;les fell back to new line.
Such was the situation at charlottesville.
wien word reached Lee of
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
'ssToNEwALLn JACKSON.
out a moments delay.

Jackson himself rode forward in the moon
light to fir Cecoanoiter the position. He
went out beyond his own picket line. Dur
ing his absence the pickets were changed
Finishing his inspection, the general turned
his horses head toward his own lines TIE
Confederate pickets mistook him and Lis
staff for Pleasonton's cavalry. They poured
a volley of musketry into the advancing
horsemeD.
The volley killed or wounded nearly every
man Of the escort. Both of Jackson's arms
were shattered.
"a my wounds are by my own men," be
said afterward.
He was placed upon litter, and borne to-
ward the rear. But the terrible fire from
Berry and Pleasonton's guns raked the woods
and the litter was struck, end one of the
bearers killed.
jackson fell from the shoulders of his men,
receiving additional hurt. lie fingered some
days, having IN srm ainp.cased. Sunday,
day 10, he died.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

use ~ The fleet was carried in harges lashed
20 each vessel.
OF course the fleet could not pass undiscov-
cred A little after II o'clock the Benton
came within range of Vicksburg. Instantly
there shot up ail along the shore great lines
cs prepared torches
From all the batteries within range came
binding flashes and laundering roar. The
gunboats replied with broadside
The procession was an hour and d half
under fire, one vessel passing out of range OF
The batteries as another came within. At
Warrenton. seven miles below, the scene was
briefly repeated. The Union feet reached
New Carthage at 9 o'clock. having lost one
transport.
April q Grant moved his headquarters to
. point near New Carthage. Il was deter
tarsnined first 70 attack Grand Gulf, river
village. twenty-five miles bel-w Vicksburg
and one milo below the mouth OF Big Black
river, shortly tobe the scene Of such exciting
SvsntS But New Carthage was not near
enough to Grand Gulf to operate from SIC
cessfully Hard Times, a village several
miles below New Carthage, was therefore se
serted as the starting point
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
from a war Time Photography

from War Time Photography
low viclsburg through Louisiana, by way
IT New Carthage and Richmond Rich
mond was not far from Youngs Point,
Grants headquarters, on the Louisiana shore
New Carthage was on the same shore of the
Mississippi, below Vicksburg With New
Carthage as a starting point, Grant thought
to cross the river and get hold upon Grand
Gulf or Warrenton.
His supplies were at Milliken's Bend, ten
miles above Youngs Point, so he determined
60 move troops down to New Carthage from
Ghere
Troops were Get to work to dig canal
from Duckport near Young's Point, to con-
meet with chain Of bayous that ran from
Milliken's Bend to New Carthage. BY means
Of this canal 1t was thought possible to util-
lie the bayou for small boats to transport
troops and supplies
Grant now followed up his new plan with
great activity When the water subsidized 1t
was arranged to make roads and bridges,
and transport troops by land. Thus, partly
by water. partly by land, $1,000 troops were
to be assembled at New Carthage. Osterhaus'
division of Netherlands corps made the first
advance down the river, closely followed by
McPberson's corps.
But it was found that the artificial water
route was not even barely practicable" So
IL was abandoned and the troops advanced
by land
McClernand found New Carthage little else
than an island in the midst of overfiowed
landa lie therefore put in order new round
ath,ut road leading to Perkins plantation,
seven miles halow New Carthage, and con-
siderably nearer TO Grand Gulf. Miss. The
order tn move dnsyn from Milliken's Bend to
New Carthage had been given by Grant
April %. and by April27 Netherlands corps
was at Perkins plantation, seven miles below
New Carthage. on the river
While Mtt'lernand was operating below
Ticksburg. Steele's division Of Sherman's
corps had been sent to make demonstration
along Deer Creek to Rolling Fork, to destroy
supplies and divert the attention of the Con-
gedsrates from the real point of attack.
To make the proposed attack on Grand
Gulf. the cooperation of the gunboats was
necessary Accordingly, on the night OF
April 10, Admiral Porter again ran the bat
Series at Vicksburg At 10 O'Clock the Union
aeet started on its perilous voyage
The flagship Benton led, with Admiral
Porter on board Following came the La
Sayette. Louisville, Mound City, Pittsburg,
and the well known Carondeiet. Next came
three transports laden with supplies and am
munition. Cotton bales were piled high
around their guards amidships. The coal for
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
GRAND GULF AND PORT GIBSON.

So many ru1aors were ahoat In this part Of
the Confederacy during the last days Of
April about Grierson and his raiders. that
Pemberton was obliged to send troops from
the vicinity of Vicksburg and Grand Gulf in
all directions after him This aided in draw
ing attention from Grants movements at
Grand Gulf
April ~, the great day Of attack came.
Porter, with six gunboats, led the advance.
Behind him, and out of range above, were
the land forces, loaded upon steamboats, fat
boats, scows and all manner OF water vc-
hicles. In the middle of the river was Grant
himself, on tug, directing movements both
above and below.
Porter opened tremendous cannonade on
the Grand Gulf batteries and kept it up from
Ia. NJ till afternoon. By that time the bat
teries were sileneed for the time, but Porter,s
loss, though small, was greater than that OF
the Confederates The flagship Benton lost
twenty six men.
At 2 in the afternoon, Porter drew Off his
feet. McClernand landed his corps at Hard
Times, and marched them inland down the
river, crossing to the Mississippi bank again
at De Shroon1s plantation, three miles below
Hard Times, and still further below Grand
Gull. At dark Porter opened on the Grand
Gulf batteries again, and while he engaged
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

the north, while 200 miles down the river, at
Port Hudson, were nearly 1900 more, under
Gen. Gardner.
At Grand Gulf proper were $500 Confed-
crates, in charge of Brig. Gen. J. S. Bowen.
When McClernand advanced first to New
Carthage he had slight skirmish with
body of Confederate cavalry. Gen. Bowen
had sent three regiments across the river to
see what the Union troops were about in tie
vicinity of New Carthage on their first adj
vance to that point. But the movement was
not considered Of much Importance. Penn
berton's attention was directed at that time
to the Rolling Fork movement of Shermans
corps above Vicksburg, previously men-
toned.
For once Grant was able to deceive the
Confederates The attack on Grand Gulf
was surprise to Gen. Pemberton. He had
the impression that Grant was returning to
Memphis, to work down upon Vicksburg in
the rear.
On this superstition Pemberton had sent
word to Gen. Joe Johnston at Chattanooga,
and Johnston had ordered him to send troops
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28


son. Affairs began to loci, serious down the
river. Pemberton himself was at this time
at Jackson. fifty miles inland from Vicks-
burg.
There was buried preparation in tho Con
federate camps about Vicksburg, after Por-
ter's feet had passed the batteries.
Green's brigade was ordered to Grand Gulf,
and Bowen's regiments west of the Mississippi
were hurried back to the same place The
troops that had gone to Chattanooga were
sent again to VicEsburg
But there was little cavalry at Pemberton's
command, and this embarrassed him scri-
ously. 1t was at this time, from April II to
May :, that ''Ben. Grierson" made his famous
and destructive raid from north to south
through the state of Mississippi
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
DEATH OF sToNEwALL JACKSON.

The fierce shot from Berry's division ratified
through the thickets. Occasionally sparkle
overhead above the trees showed when o
shell was exploded But the Confederates
advanced no further. 1t became too dark
to fight. There was q pause in the combat.
Jackson was q hot fighter always. The
divisions of Rodes and Colston, who had
made the first attack and pursuit, had be-
come confused and entangled i'll the woods.
Jackson ordered A D. Hills divisions to
come forward frsum the rear and pursue with
ont q 1nnrr,nnf,c dala1-
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

wounded. He was
born in Massachu-
satts, 1927, and was
graduated at West
Point in 1917. Ho
served in thu
United States engi-
iieer corps till 1869.
Then the command
Of a brigade was
Civ en- to him. !.
While the Union :.
army was on the
Rappahan nock
Whlpple command
ed the Third divis-
ion of the Third
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

The English government can get
horses forearalry service in Canada for
ESQ. and has to pay ETA for the same
animals raised in England. An at
temnt ia being made to turn the minds
of English farmers towards horse
raising-N. o. Picayune.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
HOOKER'S FIGHT.
The Battle of Charlottesville
In May, 1868.
IMPENETRABLE TICKETS.
Across tho Rappahannock and
the Rapidan.

s'Stouewall" JacksOn's Great Movement
Around the Union Right-Sickles' Fight.
Heroic Death of Maj. Peter Keenan,.
sedswick's Corps Captures Marye's Hin
at tler;cksburg.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

there. Pemberton
had actually put
en- route 5000 men,
Buford's, Vaughn's
and Til s b 10 4 MS
brigades
April IS, Pc M
berton discovered
his grave mistake.
Buford's force was
already far on the
road, but Vaughn's
and Tilg b n Il MS
b ri ga de 8, 5000
strong, were not
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

A Chicago firm last Thursday filed
an order for two hundred aud fifty
tierces of lard, TO he sent tn Cnnstanti-
nople. The followers of Mabon,st
seem to have discovered that Chicago
lard does not contain 'any part of the
."-Omaha World.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

Wine makers are experimenting with
electricity. 1t ia said that if an elec-
trio current is sent through barrel of
wine the lianid loses it's rawnesa, gaina
in boanef, aud in every way takes On
the qualities that used to come only with
years Of age.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

their attention the
transports slipped
by, and went safe
below Grand Gull,
to De Shroon's.
Grants army was
now below Ficks-
burg. His objee
tive point was Porr
Gibson. a few miles
inland, and a little
southeast Of Grand
Gulf.
During the night
a negro informed
Grant that five
,.,sfnr, k,ay.>rr, IT,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

corps. After being wounded the third day
of the Charlottesville fighting Gen. Whipple
was taken to Washington. There, May g. he
and, May Z, brevet major general Of tho
United States army ''for gallant and meri-
torious services and on May be died
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

April q McC1ernand's corTs, four divisions
was moved down on transports to Hard
Times. McPherson's corps was coming By
land.
The gunboats were to attack Grand Gulf
first, silencing its batteries. Then the land
forces were to cross the river and rush in and
carry the place by assault
April 20 the grand attack was made.
At this time there were in Vicksburg and
its vicinity more than $4,000 Confederate
troops. The defenses proper extended from
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

Haines Bluff, near
the Yazoo river, on
t h Q Confederate
right, to Grand
Gulf. They were
manned by 1900
men, under Gen. e.
L. Stevenson. Bach
somewhat In the in
terror, at and near
Fort Pemberton,
were 1000 under
command Of Gen.
Loring. Five thou
sand more guarded
the Memphis and
Corinth railroad, to
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
sEDGWlcK's MOVEMENT.

Hooker had ordered Sedswick to cross the
Eappahannock three miles below Frcdericks-
burg. He was already across, when, Oh the
night Of Mayo, he recei yed Hookcs's order to
"cross the Isappahannock' and follow the
Charlottesville road till no connected with
Hooker. He was to destroy any forco that
came in his way. Hooker had forgotten that
Sedgwick was already across aud on tie
south side of the Rappahennock Hooker had
forgotten his first order to Sedrwick.
At daybreak, May $, Sedgwick reached
Fredericksburg. Early had been left With
his division to protect Fredericksburg. lie
occupied the heights on the right. Maryes
Hill, where such fearful scenes had been en-
acted il December, was in the center
SedSwick stormed Marye's Hill and took
it. 1t was defended by a brigade under Ba-ks-
dale. Co.'s. Spear and Johns led the Union
assaultins columns. Spear was killed ard
Johns was twice wounded, but the hill wcs
taken. Fredericksburg was captured. and
Early reiterated along the plank road toward
Lee and Charlottesville.
The attack on the fortified heights Of
Fredericksburg was planned by Gen. John
Newton, division commander of tho Sixth
corps. Gen. Newton was born in Virginia,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28
OPELOUSAS
Female Institute.
Opelousas, st. Landry Par. La.

fNNEgEs sNATaTUTsON will resume du~
-R- ties Monday, September 81 b, 1895 under the
Immediate supervision of Mrs NJ. NJ Hayes
tit,t Mrs. NJ. \. Davis, with competent assist
ants. The scolastic year consists OF forty
weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION.
Preparatory department, per months SO
Academic I" Gfs
Music with Use OF piano Z" 90
boarding., including washing, lights
and fuel. per month. ............1 6 90
Embroidery, WAX flowers, painting,
drawing, each, eXtra............... 10 90
incidental fee. Observation-Disclosures. 90
DISCIPLINE.
The government of this school is at riet bus
t'altnta no iard tasks or restriction "A are i'm.
"ned but every student must comp) Y with tho
fiits, ana must prepare up To the measure Of
icr ability, the lessons assigned.
tilr course of study and mode of instruction
ne designed to tram the mind q the habits of
'",ri1ci thinking and thornuY h investigation
\" student will 20 a0weI to enter higher
,Sses without thorough pr .paration. Parents
iId Stsaluiats may rest ass tlred that the ulan-
iier>, health and morals ri their children and
warts shall receive due attention.
NO dtiiirtioh lor abs ence, unless IN case OF
tr"tracted illness. - 10 location OF this town ia
heal' illhi ana easy OF access. The boarding
ela 'iehe Is uhae' the Immediate charge Of
MIS-. ita!es h"ar tefs will provide themselves
vi,h s.s Gk ,ts arr towe.s
EOi pa .ic"IIay :. 1 res !,
M2e. ii. n. HAYES.
,us q "r:nc'. ia
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28


shroon's, on the opposite side, at little place
called Bruinsburg, there was landing place
for the feet and transports. From Bruins
burg good road led to Port Gibson.
Grant trusted and benefited by this infor-
nation. BY noon of April so, Netherlands
whole corps, $4,000 men. was on Mississippi
soil. At4 o'clock Netherlands four divis-
ions were on their way to Port Gibson, four
teen miles distant
At o'clock in the morning Netherlands
advance, under Gen. Carr, was within four
miles Of Port Gibson. Here there was
slight sllirrlish with some Confederate troops,
who withdrew. Tho Union soldiers then lay
down upon the ground, armed as they were,
to I'd b till daybreak.
The tide in the fate OF Vicksburg had
turned. Pelnberton, at jackson, kaard Of
the bombardment Of Grand GNf, AfSsll 90,
BY telegraph. Then the telegraph wir4 re-
iuii ~ -,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

and was graduated
second in his class
at West Point in
1Si2. He entered
tue engineer corps
of the military
service. He distin-
guished hi M S elf
during til Q civil
war. After It's close
he was employed
on harbor aid for
LITIGATION work. He
is known to farnc
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

as the cnSlneer who GEN. JOHN NEWTON.
blew up the obstruction known as Hell Gate,
in Long Island sound
Gen. Gibbo1 was left behind, at Frcter-
iclssburs, and Sedgwicls pushed on after
Early down the plank road. Earlys force
whipped. Lees destruction was certain. Lee
heard of the coming OF Early and sent out ract
of McLaws' and A:.dcrsoa's men to meet
him and make q stand Tho two forces
joined at Salem church, half way between
darkness fell and there wss no more fighting
Sunday, Maya.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

20 Pemberton sent 1000 men TO Grand Gulf
from Vicksburg. Late April &C, after hard
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

marching, they reached Grand Gulf. They
were the prigades of Gems Tracy and Bald
win TFay were hurried on toward Port
Gibson, Where Green's Confederate brigade
St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-28

pats, was making
HiveIy denlonstra-
ti;. Between this.
ana Grant at Grand
Gulf, and wild ru-
slloi-s Of Griel,son
inland. the Confed-
crates knew not
where the blow was
to fall.
Hearing nothing
from Bowen. on the
of<ar,,S,ayr ,f A,,r;l
, 1888-09-27

Oertel has extended his advocacy of
mountain climbing, as a curative agency,
to other forms of heart disease besides
such as are dependent upon or associated
with corpulency-namely, to all forms of
weak heart, " and also to ~valvular de-
fects. For this purpose he prefers re-
sorts surrounded by mountains, on the
sides of which graduated walks, of in.
creasing difficulty, and extending up to
between three thousand and four thou,
sand feet can be mapped out. 1T is by
no means a matter of Indifference how
you walk up these ascents. 1t is to be
done in a strictly prescribed manner.
The hills are to be assembled slowly, and
the pace must be as even as possible, with
no talking and no Interruptions. This
may not be attainable at first, but it is
the end to be aimed at.
Then the pace and the breathing must,
in a sort of way, keep time; with one
step the patient should make an inspira-
ton and with the next an expiration;
both acts should be equal and regular in
length, neither longer nor shorter than
the step. On foot is raised with the be.
ginning of the inspiration and put down
as it ends; the other foot makes its step,
in the same manner with the expiration.
These precautions must be infinitely OBJ.
served, or palpitation and difficulty of
breathing will be induced. The patient
may lean on a stick, but he must not
pause often in his walk; but he may rest
for half an hour or an hour after the COM
pletion of one of the appointed tasks.
The cure will be slow and gradual, re-
quiring great patience; it should last from
four to six weeks, and il NAV ave to be
repeated several times in the year. -
Home Journal.
, 1888-09-27

The yachting party of the car and his
family has been quite an idyl. The impe-
rial party picnicked on an island; a boat
was filed with provisions and all require
ments for a good lunch, but no attend
ants were allowed to land, the car and
his family having resolved to enjoy them
selves al fresco and all alone. And they
actually laid the cloth. lighted the fire and
cooked the fish and made the tea them
selves.
It must have been n grand sight to see
the autocrat of all the Russias with his
coat off, making up the fire. He owned
afterward to having grown very tired
over chopping the wood and being on his
knees trying to make it burn up; the
princesses came and had a blow at it, now
and again. to encourage him, and the
czarina busted herself meanwhile cutting
the bread. Ali how good it must have
tasted. that luncheon on a little island all
to themselves, and far from the din of a
court, the strife of politics, the fear OF
conspiracies; and how 10th the parents
and children alike must have been to
leave it and realize that their summer
holiday was nearly over!-London Mod
ern Society.