The National tribune., 1891-03-26


wa, soon -coyervd that the enemy was en-
vtlapiug both al my ilanks, and Gen. Kan
som ordered nae tn Withdraw from the neld
Tn. was able 10 do with only some 200
ol 300 Iucn; the rest having been Killed,
wouud,d and captured. During the entire
engagement, i saw nothing aud heard moth
ipp of tnc ourrali0us of the cavalry Of Gen.
Lee. except portion under the command OF
Col Lucas. ID is true that the nature 81
thr ground did not admit Of ms successful
movements 4 cavalry rs ot infantry but u
is evident tbai IL tins large body oi moun ea
troops had been properly handled they
yould have assisted materially in prevent
iug the disaster that occurred during the
engagement.
Brig. Ger. Cameron. with four or five regi-
meuts came up aid held the enemy in check
fOr a short in,c;
EUT IT WAS TOO LATE,
and he WAS compelled TO fall back with con-
siderable S. The cavalry fell back IN
great disorder The immense waEon-traln
of Gen zee which blocked mp The road,
prevented aul getting Of the artillery, and
Nims', b.l cry. four guns; the Chicago
Alercaniile Battery. ROdman guns; klauss' s
Ind. batlory. -four guns, besides some small
feldpiecc@ with the cavalry, fell lnto the
hands 0i the enemy.
Ii s. proper 20 remark that during tins
engagement Grn. Banks exhibited coolness
and great personal courage. Mal-Gen
Franklin came upon the field about The Time
oi the arrival Of CamrT0n's Division, and
was cou- picuous for las galanlry. The
rout continued mp 20 the time oi he appear
nnce az Gon Emury's Corps, which checked
the further pursuit OF the enemy, between
sunset ana uaIk.
Daring the night the army fell back TO
Pleasant Hil, where Gen. smith was en-
camped.
About . O'Clock m. on the OH an order
was given 5o coutiuue ihe retreat and The
Thirteenth Corps moved out upon one ol
fhe roads lcaGlag % Grand Ecare, win
orders iu wal. one hOuraijcr marching some
Two or three mIles NMie resting al thls
POINT we could distinctly hear the rapid
discharge a' artillery and small-Hrms, ndl-
eating general engagement between the
opposing 10 ce,s al Pieitslni Han. NJ orders
Ntre s,ut to as 30 retuIn and tHus tne
army was deprived OF 2.500 good men who
were auHIUus 10 participate IN Ihc Il Et
After lhe tngaE mcnt at Pleasant hlll, IN
which our uTms were successful, the army,
IN spite 81 tl3c circumstances oi Gen. Smith
and other, las ] WAS repeatedly lnirme0),
Tctrea .ed te Grand Erore, and fortified that
place. AS sIon as the troops on tie trans
ports had returned, The reIeat was re umed
with Ihe greatest rap.dily, tie troops mSroh-
inE day aud night. AT Cane River they
were disposed @ dispute our passage, attack
iBg us al ihe same Ilne in the Trar Three
divisions oi iuI niry waGed the river and
hy q nl movement dislOdged the enemy
from Jhc s'reng posi- ion he had chosen,
while Gen. SmIt dtove him back in the
Tear IL was q licult TO tell which was our
front and which our rear after Inc fight at
Pleasant Hll
C0NTINUING THE RETREAT
90 AlsXaudHa, we fortified shat place and
plac au immense force nj work upon the
dam D Erd River, to enable Commodore
Porter ID lCi the gunbGats over the falls.
Some iilHc N.s occupied Ia this work, during
which ] na;iecd considerable quantities Of
cotton placed on the levee, hui by whom
and ior - bai pGtp.se dld not ascertain.
As soon as tno gunboaJs passed the fails the
army mHvea down the river 10 S!mmes! ort,
on iilC Atchaiauaya, at which point TIE cam
paigii Biay Doe said 10 have ended. That the
amy YVES ,crrhly perated at he manage
meni az Gen. B nlls during Tins memorable
eampai- 500 no one 8cquaiBed with the facts
will deny and without repeating any OF
the statements ihat have been published
hitlCr.a concerning the same, / can only add
thai b was q mo-t unirrtunHte affair.
Scnronly aHy niliceT la the army fHroned the
movement In the beginning nearly Ell rom
curIIHE iu tiIc aIiuiun tliat il woEld be pro-
ducIiEn 81 ue gard. li WIS current um0r at
tlIc iITne aaf tfc wloic movement originated
tn Washington and WHs simply designed 90
ma-E Hn r.H-i. ion, the chief object of which
YVES o. IEuura lac cattou. large quantities OF
which NCil .1aoNu 10 be- stored "a tlslt part Of
Louisianl.
The hstlc Mansfield. or Sabine Crossroads,
was lsu-i.t i.s any division Of $50 mcn, with
the Hs-.-t. e. 81 3 small division commanded
hy Ena.1f-u. GsncroH, thai cahle upon the
fcl6 Too .tc 10 retrieve the isastrrs Of the day.
0pFug--a tu a. were, according 90 the statement
ai l-Ieui -Bru kichard Taylor, Who WIS ln
command, e-13-uearly four 30 our ono. ]
had served uHder Gen. Zachary Taylor, the
fatheI I'd hrn Richard Taylor ar BUcua Vista,
in tHc A.rA can NHr, aud knew something OF
the h-li'IHE pruprHsitics Di The Taylor family.
8n lns work entitled " Destruction and Re
c1IstrHa ia referring 10 Tie battle Of Mans
lciG iIC -Ers:
My confidence OF success in the impending
enEaraHait YVES luspirrd by Hocnuate kuowl,
enEco tiie l-'lcrM movements" This shows
thai be- Snow tie bulk o. the army
WkR a9r o. SUPPORTING DISTANCE
Of the bead Of tho columu Ia his front Tie
Iffi .t.ti I'D Aitt NlAtlhOBN OF Tie aLn
knew th.l iiIr front and rear 0f his cslnmu
wfTs ff.aras hv distance 81 20 miles" And
ln sist.i.g lsis force be- SAYS: had on tht
hrla Boo iuIauiry. 3 OJO horse. aud 500 ar1il.
luFtnlcni in sll 5.r00 men,"
Do the f,d.1ai iHrres had been united ~
flgcF hluHla have bseu iu view OF the proba.
blItig. ui general engagement our iorcfs
would have been about three 10 their Que, Ia
stead oi tieIT being four 10 our one as Was Ia,
case on tHo ath ui April Referring TO ihJ
hattie. he sHyE;
" lIe rH,mt showing no disposition 10 ad
vance, ai 2. 90, j ordered forward movement
Of my Wiuic iiuU. The Hrdor OF Moutont
trooTs, especially the L0nisianiaus could no
bc fcstfHlArd l,y their officers. Crossing Ga,
lcld uHncr q heavy Erc Of artillery aud small
afms ho civ'-lon rrachrd the icuco. PAUSED fo
amunrni tb GrlW breath. then rushed into th,
WOOD on tsc tiscmy. Here our ioss was severe
6cu. Aoutnn Was killed as were Coils Armand
Beard, ai'G Walker, commanding l.th, Cucs
crnt and 2eth Ia, of Gmy's Brigade. Mai
Naniie.d %! tag Crescent. also fcil aud Lieut.
tui. 1.UcS, 81 lHe same regiment was mortalll
wounded. PlIrnAcs Brigade. on the Left q
Gry's. ..o suffered heavily Col Noble. I7tl
IrEa Ult. uIauy oibcrE WAS killed AiltIu
ly NY rsiultre 10 await the movement q
C.ufri. lr column. ] WAS saddcued hv ~
rroair.ifuu al ilsc many dead aud The pleas
urru t.rtHfF was turuad 20 grief a. / COUNTIES
the fearful c1si at which Il bad bcun won
isa.t tIu'. nu IaIa. boo toe "IIYl War h
AmrrIrH, IrIrrruE 90 Ihis batt tir. saws.
EalEs. Wliu hHd brcH dcsifuua 10 be- presct
an flila tIa .t.r rr IT0uifIiiY Yeiolied PRANK ItH