The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-10-27

camille and Nime', besides parts OF
Others, In the hands Of the enemy,t
the artillery being unable Co get
back ON account OF the wagon
trains. Our loss, especially IN ON.
GERS, Is heavy. Ont ol four brigade
commanders aud the 81 and 9Th N.
visions, Col. Raner IL the only Que
left and Ien. Ransom, ranking OIL
Ger OF the "a divisions. Is seriously
wounded. Drs. Weatherwnx and
Lyon, OF our regiment. are both
missing, and also Capt. Dlmmitt, Of
Co. +, and Col. Connell. ot the 18th,
are both wounded, It Is feared fatal
", and left ON the field. The total
loss of Cos. ID, G, X. L and L, all In
the fight. Is 30. Charles Johnson, OF
Wyoming, Is wounded in the arm
and James Gilmore. OF Canton, IN
the leg, not dangerously. Joseph
Hanna. David q. Tebo and G. G..
McAtkinson, OF Co. X are missing.
On the 9th the enemy advanced to
attack our forces at Pleasant Hill
Skirmishing continued all day At
two O'Clock the trains were started
10 the rear, the Sd and 4th divisions
following. At about 4 O'Clock the
enemy attacked our forces, fighting
with the desperation OF a death
struggle and with valor worthy OF a
better cause. They broke the FIRST
lines OF u army and captured four
pieces of artillery, but were finally
repulsed and the four guns recap
tured, and several others taken from
them. The fight lasted till dark and
resulted In heavy loss on both sides,
our men holding the field, but have
since beeneompelled 20 fall back TO
this place for supplies, which the
rebs captured the FIRST day.
have no doubt that this thing
will be oiled over by the press aud
the powers that he and made to APP
pear different from the real facts. II
Is no fault OF the men that the result
Is ms 1t il. They were taken up and
whipped by detail. and the troops
that should have been at hand scat
tered 30 miles apart when the action
! commenced. Although chagrined
and mortified beyond measure, the
men are by no means discouraged.
They are ready to fight at any time.
They have set no time for the war
20 end but win aght TIL the Gulf
freezes over and then fight on the
ice. The rebellion must and shall be
put down. IL the mosto Of the army.
April 18th. - Since writing the
above there has been heavy Airing
up the river, gunboats aud a rebel
battery trying to prevent OUT trans
ports. which have been following the
army mp the river. from returning.
They were up within thirty miles OF
shreveport where they found the
river enectuhlly hloekaded by the
sinking OF n large steamer loaded
with brick, stem and stern resting
on the banks. They We're Just pre-
pairing to blow Il up with torpedoes
when the news Of our disaster and
orders to return reached them. The
Pbs thought 10 stop their return
and as one Of them got fast and
swung around 20 the SHORE they 1T
tempted 20 board herr. hut one OF
the gunboats bet into them with
grape. killing the rebel General
Green and wOunding leo Others.
Yesterday a communication was ne
ceived from our surgeons In rebel
hands stating that our wounded
were well taken eare of,and that the
Colonel OF the 2Sth was not killed
but had lost an arm.
Our division on the left was not
|, more than 1900, against which was
mRsred not less than 5000 rshs, ac'
cordlng TO the reports Of rebel ofli'
GERS We have captured. A dcserter
! whocRme IN Iust before the fight told
our men that they had n regiments
OF achievements come In the night
before. Yet n our forces had all
been on the ground with Smith 10
) command have 40 doubt but we
; should be la Shreveport to-day aud
the rebs making for Texas Instead
ug our building Entertainments aud
whiting for them 70 attack ua.