The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-10-26
THIBoDAUX LA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 1895


ana extending tn he maraiS.
.h:S entire force WAS hafly armed
With .rns of inferior quality.
Ganf .}amel waS n,derera Ia pass
bel ind ii,e n,rais and at.acl, the enc
my. on the fink. by Il rnad some
va 81, three nil above High wc-,is
nd fences olstSucted the view nt the
enemy Tor Il short while. As soon rs
he herane uncovered the Bitteiv
opened upon him. and once Within
infantry ange the rifles began their
work, which checked the advance
The Tetfetals lav down IN f.,e tall
grass, whence the efforts of their off
c., '."nl,i not remnvc them.
For 20 ar so minutes the fire WIS
rand item lofi, lines. when the atz
nuhiton OF the Battery WAS exhau>-
ted. and Il Fesit,;,i tac- WAS ,ilScoa
cred approaching under the i,vee tn
attack the right ilauk Of the colifea
rrate line
Col. McPheeters. commanding tie
Crescent MAS killed. Capt nai>iou If
the battery was badly w#e'' ted :. -
men o' the Crescent and tit- .;,;iers
We're killed. The fire of the enemy
being concentrated uron that =partio3l
of the ,ine Of battle The order at
iet,,at VAS given. when he Goufts.,
et.'f,S tel hste.s. Will, Il loss of ahout
l5G Who Ne.e captured. Ignorant Of
the natnte and depth of the mara>
many OF them made vain efforts to es-
cap ihrnugh it.
Gen. W-iizel, on1 being Informed hv
his prisoners of the Weakness Of the
Confederate force that had held his
| advance at bay FOR so great length
Of time could hardly ciedi. the fact. :.
| and r.Hta,ll lletl that such soldiers " ere
toe gallant ta hc imprisoned. aud i'm
mesi';iteiN raio,ed them all eyeep; the
Giiircrs who We're sent to New Orleans
aud confined f3r saine time on Il vessel
IN the iRt ts.
u" scattered ;emnants of TIE Con
tede'afe forces reformed below Laha-
dievlle and hivonackcd fox the night
which vas cold one, followed hv u
frost almost equal to snow. The next
day the, fell back 10 TIihndaux aud
SchIievtr. took the cars for Berwick
bay which was crossed during the
night. The rext morning they moved
mp he Archat,alaya as the snake from
the Federal gunhoats became visible
| as they were steaminy MP the river To
the Day.
he plan designed by General But
Iet to capture the Confederate forces
WAS admirably conceived and had it
been properly managed wuald have
| been Il >ncreSs.
ten. Neitzel did his part Of the pro-
| gr;Mlme too we'll. But he did lot
tnke into consideration the fact that
the strong north winds wunla blow
out liz, tides from the Bay. and make
the stream impracticnhe Tor the pas
sage Of the gun boats. that we're de
! laNcd two days III the month IF the
Asch,falaya river, during which time
the Confederates crossed over the Bay
and We're safely hivonaeked on tie
West side Had Weitzel remained
| quietly ut Napoleanville for Is honrS
the Federals would have captured the
entire force.
/ ls the meantime. the unfortunate
citizens who wei- left here-princi
nally old men. women and children
whose sons, husbands and fathers
| We're far away-were in n rendema-
MUM Of wretchedness. aud anxiety
that he most vivid imagination ear.
nos produce. The Federal forces
hivouacked on the Acadia plantation
just below town. provost malsnal-
ruled with IL high hant. slaves, in
toSieated with their sudden trans
latlon from bondage to liberty
We're rude and hoisteious. carving
away from their former owners every
thing that they conld lay their hard'
ap0n from Il carriage To a Wheelbar
ROW. entering into dwellings and plan
deiing them before the eyes of tn,
prnWietors.
TnoSe W ho wcle hcle Will rememheI
those iat~ whilst memory lasts. For
tanately, life was not brought INTO ac
tion. and only the bridge over til,
iiayou was burned "A senSriess uct o
vandalism for which there WAS no eX
cnsc. Bat war is simply destruction
So it always has been. so it will ever be
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