St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-03-25

court. Many others We're klllee
and wounded. Two men from
the Twenty-eighth tried to carry
me from the field; the one on my
left was shot, the other tried t
raise me but was not able. ]
ordered him to his command anc
I was picked up at shutdown by
four of my own men and brought
to the hospital at 10 o'clock thai
night.
Colonel Armant was killed back
of me in the charge, and Genera
Mouton by four of the prisoners
just captured, so was told.
Those two officers were both
great losses. The whole line OF
the enemy was routed. Our diyi-
sion captured about $500 prison
ers, about 300 wagons, % canons
and quantities of small arms and
ammunition. Our loss killed and
wounded was about 1900, the
enemy's loss 1900.
Our army received at shutdown
5000 or 5000 fresh troops, which
took part next day in the battle
of Pleasant Hill, where the enemy
was again routed.
General Taylor in his History
writes that in the morning at
Mansfield. a part of the Eigh-
teenth Regiment opened fire on
the enemy's cavalry and routed
them. It was my company B.
Eighteenth Louisiana.
A. NJ. Herbert, a federal.
writes in his History of the War
of Secession, that the Red River
expedition was a blunder Of the
department, and that General
Banks at Mansfield had received
a disastrous defeat, losing in that
expedition at least Ia, 900 men.
What I write on the battle of
Mansfield, I have seen with my
eyes, and was told of the disas-
trous defeat by the doctor who
attended me and by my own man
who nursed me.
The following is the official list
Of the dead, wounded and missing
members of the 18th La. and
Yellow Jacket Battalions, con-
in the battles of the 9Th
and 9th of April A. D., 1864, at
Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, La:
Colonel L. l.. Armant, killed.
Co. A, Lieut.. A. Castillo, com
handing; wounded, Corporal
Bernard, Soldiers Cleo
bule Bernard, Jacques Duhon.
Go. B., Capt. S. A. Poche, COM
handing; killed, fag-bearer b.
Bethancourt, soldier Arthur
Merig; wounded, Capt. s. A.
Poche, Lieut.. j. S. Webre, Lieut..
F. M. GAMER, Sergeant E. Gan
Ter, soldiers A. Babineau, Jean
GAMER. I. Mire, F. Below, E.
Co. c, Capt. VIM. Sanchez,
commanding; killed soldier Viii
Welsh; wounded, LIST Ser
geant Paul Sisson, Corporal Eu-
gene Haydeil, soldiers O.
Lusignon Landry, G. /
Coker, A. Lague, savimen Carte.
Go. D, Capt. A. w. Hyatt,
commanding; killed, Sergeant
Labauve, Corporals Al
zee O'Brian, Octave Ransonnet,
soldiers Hycomel Com, Alexan-
Ire Breaux, Desire Thibodeau
wounded, Capt. A. w. Hyatt,
Felix E. Nunez, LIST Ser
geant Gustaye Broussard, sol
liers Adcol Broussard, Flavius
7roussard, Mozart Dugas, Alex
Estilette, Sosthene Breau,
Breau, Alcide Guidry,
.lacide Guidry, Lucien GuiIbeau,
)dellon Berard, Cesaire Castillo,
Theophile Richard, Baithazar
Risner Thibodeau, Ju-
Patin, Jules Roy.
Co. E, Capt. Ben S. Story,
ommanding; killed, soldiers @.
'heriot, H. J. Thompson wound
d, Lieut.. Thomas ID. Melville,
w. P. Reed, T. j. Bell,
oldiers M. Fletcher, D. Trahan,
!. Trahan, j. Cedotal; missing, !
S. Demorauville.
Co. T, Lieut.. L. M. Hargis,
ommanding; wounded, Corporal
S. Mudd, soldiers Chas. Bar
er, Ernest NJ. Ferry, F. j. eau
ct.
Co. G, Capt. H. B. Stevens,
ommanding; killed, soldiers w. !
Brewer, Lesson Derouen,
hos. Doyle; wounded, Sergeant
'rauzen Broussard, Corporals
os. Singleton, W. Hanchez,
,ldiers Ernie Kennison, Edw.
ergeron, Joseph Broussard,
lex Guidry, serosin Mathew,
lcide Landry. ]
Co. H, Capt. T. j. Lavery,
om%manding; killed, soldier j.
ossot; wounded Capt. ]. Z. La
cry, Corporal P. Conner, sol
ers v. Boudreau, E. Constan-
ne, Jos. Richard, G. Fl. Richie.
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