The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
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Ryan, 1. T., August DIR. s. o. Young,
Adjutant General, Texas Division, United
Confederate Veterans-Dear Sir In your
circular No. you have placed the Con-
federate veterans at ease in the use OF the
pronoun /, and l suppose that you are
like man that | ate dinner with once.
lie returned thanks to his God for what
was spread before us and all other blessings
showered upon US. Immediately afterward
MS wife apologized for a scanty meal,
when her husband severely reproached
her for an apology following their ac-
acknowledgement from whence it came and
their Indebtedness. and wound up by tell
ing her that after returning thanks, said
he. let's stick to it. So you have said
you want to hear from the rs"
| enlisted in Bastrop in the company
raised by Captain Hiram Morgan in De-
cember, 1861, and was organized in Dar-
nells regiment cavalry. Eighteenth Texas,
at Dallas on January is, 1862.
lrt the Arkansas post our command was
captured, January L, 1868, and the privates
were carried to Camp Douglass in Illinois
and the officers were taken to Camp Chase,
Ohio. When they were exchanged in the
following spring, when Granburys brigade
was reorganized, and Pat Claiborne led
them in many conflicts that gave Thorn
glory and renown. but it is only known in
unwrtten history. l being in The hospital
at the time of the fall of the Arkansas
post, was thrown in the reorganization that
followed into the Seventeenth consolidated
regiment of dismounted cavalry, command
ed by the gallant old Colonel Taylor. VINO
was killed at the plum orchard at Mansfield
after leading us over aud capturing many
prisoners, artillery and army stores of
every kind. In General Morton's division
of Louisiana infantry was one brigade on
the left, on the right was General Polg-
macs brigade of Texans, consisting of the
Seventeenth Texas dismounted cavalry:
AleXander's regiment. Stevents' regiment.
Haupts regiment and Speight's regiment,
all Texas regiments and known as Polig-
macs brigade.
General Morton had retreated from Har
risonburg on the ouachita in Louisiana
before Banks advance into Louisiana un
III we were reinforced at Mansfield, La,
when We turned on the eXutant and con-
hdent Federal Sixteenth corps. l was on |
tn .sklrmsh line, commanded by the gall /
liant Captain Rector from Millican, Texas.
We drove the Federals from their advanced /
lines-their slSirmishers falling back, we
advancing, our main command being very
near behind our skirmish line. when we
came from strip of timber into the very
front of thirty-two pieces of artillery that
vas planted in a semi-clrcle on a small
in an old field and not over 100
Yards In our front, the famous New York
battery. known as Nimms battery, being
here. AS soon as we came out of the
woods through which we had just driven
heir skirmishers, they opened fire on us
With their artillery and their first fire
illed our lieutenant colonel, Noble, Adju-
ant Thompson fell wounded by the side
# the gallant Noble, and Captain Hancock
( company A. from Nacogdoches. and
leven of his men fell just to my left, be-
ng all killed by shell that struck a
Gaming tree and killed the twelve men all
II pile. Bur the order TO charge changed
he thing, for the Confederate yell rose
nd we rushed over that line of belching
annon that seemed to lift everything off ,
he ground with its different missiles of
but We soon had 1t and turned
on the enemy. We had captured Nimms'
artery among that thirty-two pieces with !
II the cassons, ambulances, wagons load .
d with quartermaster's aud commlssary
toros. and utterly demoralized the enemy.
ho We're mixed up among their tangled
'agons, dead mules, dead men and yelling
onfederates. who were coming with the q
bout of victory. being heard above the /
BAR OF battle. with an occasional Joke :
assing between the boys or a Request 5
,me fallen Federal who would ask for =
alter. as soon as assured we would moi '
III him, which they seemed 10 expect .
The Sixteenth army corps had fallen y
ack seven or eight miles. until they met =
le Thirteenth army corps, and they made !.
stand until dark, where they retreatsd !.
J Pleasant Hill. where we found them in :, y
rong position next day.
We had been reinforced by General sbeI. q
and Tom Green, and when we All sot y
Ito action on the memorable 9th of Anri, =
'u ought to have heard that rebel val, ,s
anks heard i. and could not stand it. Z.
9 retrea se again TO Natehitoches, and al
it'll the remnants OF his army ana wa :,
ant into the woods to rest and 10 ,aIe n
Ter what each had seen. 'a'A ~
have not seen any account at anvl,ima ~ =,
Polignac's brigade. and ii has been = 90 90