The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-01
CORRESPOADENCE.
Thibodaux La, April 90, 1897.

In the issue of the Bee of New Or
leans OF April s instant, was published
q telegram sent bv the undersigned
from Corlntil Mississippi on Atril s.
1862, JUST thirty five years previous. Il
reproduction of one printed at the
latter date.
1t was originally sent. in Englist.
bnt was translated into French. |
give !: below in English with corlec-
ton Of tile names, many Of which are
wrong m the French translation,
Corinth, Miss. April 10, 1862.
To Laforet and Desmare.
The killed in the Lafnurche Creoles
are Alcidr Gueary. Ulysse Hymel.
Douglas McEvers, Edmund Rouvert,
BelIsaire Aellee, Angustr Bondr+an,
Joseph Brogden. Aurelien Levron,
Prosper Barrios. Victor Paris, Florian
Rouge, Magloire A. Dantin, William
White and Amadeo Abadie.
The wounded are, Utysse Bourgeois,
August Cherami. Jules Falgout.
Joseph Leonard Franklin Ancnin,
Paul Thibodaux, William Burke,
%horuStiH udS, AUlUlIH fttIEpZ,
Victor Knoblocl, Dnzelier B%oudreaux,
Marcel Ledet, Captain Gourdain and
Lieutenant Gautreau were wounded !;
Major Bush is safe.
in he Latonrche Guards. George
Qnlcksall, Thomas Corbet aud Prosper
Leblanc were killed.
S. T. G%RIsAMoRE.
Company G. 18th La. Infantry.
took It for granted IN preparing
the dispatch that those who were left
on the field after our bloody repnlse,
were dead. In this / was mistaken.
Those who were killed were Douglas
McEvers. Edmund Rouvert, Belisaire
Achee. Anrelien Levrnn. Victor Paris,
Amadeo Abadie aud Prosper Barlios.
At the period Of their enlistments
Douglas McEvers was "A resident and
practising physician at Lafourche
Crossing Edmund Rouvert resided ia
Lockport. he left il wife and was a
brother Of Mrs. Julia Breen. \. we'll
known teacher in T~t.ibodaux; Bell
zaite AcIlee WAS raised and lived n-a.
Labadievi,le, vas a brother of Theard
Achee Of Labadievilie and an uncle Of
the leading baker Of this town
of the same name; he was a fine
soldier aud had been promoted to be
a corporal Victor Paris a French
man, spme 40 years old, residing III
Terrehonne. On the morning nf April
8, when going iuto the battle lie pulled
Il twenty dollar gold piece nj Of his
pocket, handed it to one Of lis COM
rades with Instructions to send or
give It I" >nnie II whom lie named,
adding II will never see tie sun set
again." He was killed in the first fire
that we received in our fatal charge.
Amadeo Abadie lived just below
Thibodaux, vas a brother of Miss
Abadle, living two miles below Thibn-
danx ut this time, was about IS Years
Of age and an excellent, obedient SOL
der. When the command was given
by Col Mouton to charge the enemy
Abadie remarked, "now ia the time.
boys. to show your spunk. if you have
any" At the first fire of the enemy
he was shot dead, falling right before
me. with a ball through his neck. ]
suppose it broke his neck as he never
moved after he fell. | noticed him
closely as | was falling back.
Prosper Barrios resided below
L%ockport and was a member Of the
large and prominent family, bearing
that name, now living in and near the
town of Lockport.
Thomas Corbet was a native and
resident Of ..Thibodaux, a brother to
the unfortunate paralysed Louis
Corbet who is seen on his self i
pelling carriage, on the streets OF
Thibodaux everyday. George Quick
sail was an excellent young man, who
was "a clerk in the store Of Richard g.
Co. IN what is now the Empire House,
| do not know where his birthplace
a Prosper Leblanc was a member
OF the Leblanc family vino were nu-
merons below Lockport.
These soldiers were all killed in the
disastrous charge of the 18th Louisi-
ana Regiment about 4 o'clock on Sun
day evening, April s.. in a space Of
five minutes or less, when one half Of
the regiment was either killed or
wounded. The fate of the wounded |
will give later on.
S. T. GRISAMORE.
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