Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-11

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5000 men each. or'at least As, 600
men. T" I'm this estimate he does not
include the disisisGl d General Lev
Wallace. the post bellum author Of
ben Hurr,'' who was reported to
have been lost en- route to the battle
field, and who only appeared upon
the field OF carnage after the signsl
defeat Of Grants army. Grant him
self was at Savannah, ten miles
away and did not reach the hattie
field until 10 a. M, and take CON-
nand of his army in person. after
1t had been repulsed and driven
back with great slaughter at every
stand it had made, when it was too
late to have retrieved the ignomious
reverses of the day, even had he
possessed the superb brilliancy and
military genius OF Bonaparte, MARI
borough, Caesar, Hannibal, or any
of the other unrivaled military he
roes of the world, who have en-
blazoned in imperishable characters
their names upon the pages OF his
tory.
The battle of Shiloh commenced
a little after daylight on Sunday
morning. April 9th, 1862. by the
Confederate cavalry, driving in the
Federal outposts, in the vicinity OF
General Sherman g command, which
threw them into confusion. but from
which they soon rallied. and the
firing became general on both sides.
As we rode of the battle field. we
saw some one being carried of on
litter, wounded. Tom Hunt, an aid
de-camp on the staff of General
Hardee.. He was a member Of an
influential and wealthy family. AL
though q resident OF Jefferson coun-
|ty. Mississippi. they owned a large
| plantation in Tensas parish. about.
| six miles from Waterproof. He was
personally acquainted with most OF
the "Tensas Cavalry" and when
be saw US, exclaimed, Boys.
they 'yegot me. but give 'em hill"
About sunrise, when the Minnie
balls were flying all about us, Gen.
Johnston rode up and had a con-
ference with Col. Adams. While the
column was halted. a Lieutenant in
one Of the Mississippi companies-I
knew bis name at the time. but can
not recall it now-was struck by one
| of the flying missels, and fell from
his horse, dying almost instantly.
It occurred to me at the, time that
General Johnston was exposing him.
self unnecessarily. He rode of, how
ever, after be had finished his con-
ference with Col. Adams, and I
never saw him again, although we
were in close proximity to him when
he received his mortal wound, and
heard Of the unfortunate occurrence
only q few moments afterwards. His
death was AZ great . blow to the
Confederacy - that Of Stonewall
Jackson. 1t was . case where the
defeat and capture Of two armies
depended entirely upon the life Of
| one man, a. the sequel demonstrat-
| ed conclusively that his successor in
command was mot equstto the esner.
gency.
The 9Th company ok5hs "WaAIa.
Iineton ARTILLERY. = Captain Cithheri
! Slocumb, Of New Orleans the 9TH
Ter four companies bad already been
| sent to ViYinia-had been organ
| lied Just in time to arrive at Shiloh
| and participate in the battle. ]
think it must have been about 10
O'Clock, on Sunday morning. when
shells began to explode about Us in
lavish profusion. some Of them pass
ling over us, while Others exploded
| in the mud and water. throwing it
upon us in sufficient quantities to
| still further soil our otherwise dam
aged uniform. They were only about
ONE hundred yards from us. and
casting our eyes in the direction
| from which the cannonadine was
taking place, We soon saw that It
was the Washington Artillery -
A courier was Immediately Dis
patched to advise them to ceess
FIRING at onca. A thew vero maxine