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rv From the 10thtolosal1Dg?ntParticulars of the Carrion CrowFight.•Y-The Promptness of the 4«th Saves to Batteries.fighting atskirmishers ibe whole lino, prepared to ’ UC Ay Yadvance. Wo lest much valuable time ^in wailing for the 2d bri^a^le to (orm up- ; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.on our right. Had they been in line as | -soon as our brigado was. the retreat of GEXER aL H^Othe rebels towards Opelousas, would; PLETF4^Y VI€' have been measurably cut off. As they 1 4 _came up, however, in roar cf the 1st* ~ .brigade, and had to march farther to the HO I apt UK'S *.000 PrisonersOKERCOW VICTORIOUS.andtb-;esOn*. Lo-':- too Prisoners, is Killed. n»Uabout 100 Wounded**yofddheL-ieer-66-ostverCCS^si-ionVABRcUil losii. lOO Prisoners, about 100 Killed, with Proportionate Loss in Wounded.right, tho delay was no fault of the men, nor the commander. Col. Slack.Before wo moved up, a large o.avali v ’ force was seen to go towards our rear, I mi iho left, near two miles off. The ar- j tillery, proper, o! our brigade, opened j40 Cannon.Theuij cm y fir treats Great Disorder*Ciiattanoooa. Nov. 25. — Wo arc com* upon ihem, but apprehending that they j pletely victorious. Tho enemy is totally!j might bo our own cavalry, soon stopped . rou’od and dri.c i from their position.;that it ; Our loss is ?mnll; tho enomvhs loss is jCamp 3d Division, on CarrionCrow Bayot*. La. Novembeer 4th, 186.3.On the return of the expedition from Opelousas, tin* 1st Division, under Gen. Burbiidge, was left at the cr.mp former* ly occupied by the 1st and 3d Division, eight miles from Opelousas. The 3d Division encamped about font miles east of that camp, apd twelve miles from Vey.! million.si UTIhiuu .Hcupipu me groctim | lurmerly occupied by tho 24th., 11th, ou^ i 36th Indiana and the 20th Wisconsin, of /uo ; our Brigade; th.e 23.1 WLrmdn of iho on. i Div’ ion occupied tho ground of tho ‘1J0 ; camp of the 16 *6, Between tho 23d and 1 the other regimen's o( the 1st Division, the re ie a r.tnp of timber 2-a f a mile wide in.er-eotod b a fordable cieek. Thiswjeds extends to the light we]] up towards Opelousas, and some two or ‘ hree miles to the h ft.1 etween 'he camjo o: the two Division;-, there is a prairie some three, milesfiring. It turned cut, however,! was a rebel force Hanking us, to attack . heavy in prisoners. Finding our camp. On the right, at n long dis* 1 was so successful in hi*fthat Hooker movementstancc, another column was aeen going to • against Lookout Mountain, the enemy the roar. That, it was soon ascertained, ; evacuated ihat position during the night.; | was t he principal part of the 1st Division, Hooker took possession early this morn-;j which had moved to the right to escape ! ing and moved South, and got on Mis*.the pressure of the rebels, and were now ; siouary llidge, somewhere near tho bat loforming on the right of our division, to Geld of Chieamauga. He is expected todrive out the enemy. \ intercept the Hying enemy, at the north jFl •—Cned an Thouv i o u sciiizv n.or.i ed. a in C. hur.d s t a ff.com jprop.theircoivethirdthenCol.t truth ey to sehe hPreceedcd by our skirmisheis, theline went forward, through the woods,over the jgrsek, and out upon the prairie WuiAl. Here we passed the debris or! the camp of the 1st Division. The rebels had onlv time to ritie the trunks andend of Missionary Ridge. Ho had the; desks of officers, nnd set tireLentsresidua;3u-va*meEndthat had boon standing. Tiiov carded d-ff nothing more Gan privnto proper:;; Ammuniliou for cannon and small arms, was piled up inshowing that the rebels It*it in as great ; haste as they advanced.the wood uninjured,Arriving on the edge of the prairie,on our old camp ground, the line wheeledto the right and inarched about half aday before taken tlie hill near the enemybut commanded by the artillery, lie had to ueseer.a tv* tho vAiev, kora mad6 another ascent to tin* position he’d by the jn bids.Two ui successful assaults were made by Sherman, but with the co-op -mion j ;»i tiie con!re h.e uhimafelv gain 1 thej z?po-i'ier. and completed the victory.* vThe brigade of Gen. S’.rong, with a p-'i tion of Gun. LigiitheaF s biiga [e, c- n.ros**d tho s'mrming parly in the first assault. Thev were u-pub-ed, with quite a heavy loss, after an attack persisted in (V. i an hour, bir, b ing recahoced, wereceivetheiriheiiC 1U shoneIdsionS lifl\TAndrecr(Dp1 icI! •w •» rt t.lt; tteerv-*rs ofvriidc, h.'U'.ulcd on the rig he :y tinaoerlo] -the ion. therdlvor. ?whic'n iuins that in front.•*On the 2d, the 1st divishm was Rttack-od by a smali p‘bd fvirce, an 1 out Division was marched out nearly :o the scenu of action. The retreat of the r jels al-loK-cd us to return to camp. On tho no* day our f c age trains were attacked at ‘•idb-^ai points and driv* n in. At a pbiniR*ion, the house of wl-.ich is in plainmile up along the Opelousas road. The 2d brigade went the same duration, on the ether side of the road.It was now found that the rebels were out of reach, and 'ho whole force turned tow arils our encampment.The camp of the 1st Division was ei-onabled to hold a pul of the idll.In this alt a :k, Gen. Coarse was wounded quite severe-y in the thigh.The 37th Ohio, Tih Indiana, and 133.1 111 , were in the aitm-hA second ass-uU was made at 1:3.) r m , in which Mathias’ Loomis* and oneIT'!in (I •(i \MiV 11* wI «m our camnwnt.—Ood) .'.11'OS-I Iso. thatfindri irort-hoContain of tno 28:1\ T -wn, was killed. Two or three men of the same regiment and three men of the 36th Indiana, .ere captured in that neighborhood. The Captain wr.a in lt;barge of a small guard, over foraging wagons. lie. observed some mountedr;men in advance, and as they were clothed ; in th.e Federal uniform, be rode up and 1 dor ; ?»luted tiiern. They sun winded cml c of; fih«.»t him, and having taken the content of hi- pockets, and h.is hoots and coat, lode off. Several parlies were captured the same ’ay.On the 3 1, after a few cannon sh 4s, a courier from ih„ front, br**Ui’ht the intcl-lig.mce i»iat the rebels v.: making another demenstrati^n on ‘be L*-l Division, r.k! that hs they had dispD* * some* ar-li'lerv, it was nppreliondelt;1 ihai g-n r-al Rttack would be made. Our Div^mo was in line immedit'dv. Before thel * • i ^ Dr.. • V. » » « i • ' f V ^ •* • — »brnu d.t word that G*-n. I’urhridg? bp.d agdu driven tl;e rebels Iro-k. Kbe regiments were then dismised ut:*iI furth.e?• -rd-rs.At noon sViarri nrir.g \v ; i earil ir? BioA Gwoods in front, an 1 now one of Gen.Washburn** messengers rod*- in and -m-V snounc**d ’ Int the rebels wt-re in from, in h**nvv b rce, and tv(r-; driving the 1st Division btff *re tliem.Th.e 16'' fell in withoti'. (;rder^ f*lt;»raGt-n. Caineton, and marclo 1 out, without waiting foi the brigade. It was overtaken just outside of the encampment by an r.id of the General, with orders to tun; ff the road and fall in the column in its proper place. (Wo b-.-'d the sec* Ictt, j on(] place in raok in the brigade column,and ! and arc on the extreme left.) Theckv i Colonel told the aid he would march on 1 a short distance .an 1 wait for 'he brigade.ovct b» the rebei cavalry and rilled and burned by their infantry. We -.topped in the woods and gathered up some 1 twelve of then dead, whilst Gen Bur* bridge collected whr was left of tlie pi^perty of his regiments, an«l reached ‘our own camp, on the return, just beforedn ’ a ,■ The rebels carried off most of theirkilled and woundo.i, that hv out on th-j.1 Oppelousas road. We found twentydead rebels and twelve wounded ones inthe woods, along wh- •*lt; we nussed; through. The wounded of both sides,so far as tlu-v could be found, were•0brought hack in our ambulances, and this morning, tho rebel wounded weremost entirely destroyed. It was run i other briga h. were or.gig.-d. Tho forcematched within twciiiv yard * :-f the sum** •rnii of tlwlt; his! and works of ihe enemv,HiH• iw is ore they were Hanked and broke the wing tu vhe re.-cvves. In this assault G« n. Matliias was woundtoil, and Col.Putnam of ‘he ffd Ohio killed. Tluitper-s'tent i-imrls compelled the enemy to mass lnnvily on his right, in order to hold the position of so trvvh importance to him.About threo o’clock. Gen Or?int started two columns against th weakened centra and ir. an lioui’s desperate figiit-ing su'.Ccetlod in breaking the centre and j. - , • i \ ‘ 1 1gfiinuiij possession 01 ^ 1,1 vrhiohjthe enemy was posie l. !The main force w'is driven Northward1ll i vM.l!Vw 1. ■ fri • liw| '1In 'lt;sent back under a Hag. They had sent . towards Sherman, who opened on them in word that we could have our wound*; and they were foicod to break auil seek ed bv voiding for them. ' safety in disordered tlight down the westWe have lost 400 prisoners. 18 kin**d. ! shape of thn ri-lge and across the Chiea a,.a luo wounded. \Ve have about 100 : niaibrn. We have not less 'ban 5 UOCaV?cioruniotovalatn*;tionide*?holt;lr to hips up thestV*aaverebel prisoners. Their loss in killed find 1-* |wounded is not known, as thev carried ;. »off all that they could find. They have ;•- « '« * 1 -i - ‘i.;ii ,i |with a proportionate !o^ in wounded jWe had eight guns at work on their eav- j f.lry, on tho ou’or prairie, near half an i hour, and part of the time ai vciy shortprisoners and perhaps as many as 10,'K'O. Gen. Ilookcr will probably intercept the Hying enemv in the vicinity ot Kossvdleg i-m m;1 #1*/. / Umi*,T‘u rt*reports tl.at we base ink*.nwhole cor-)**, ipa,IkAOiiattanoooa, Nov* mher25Wesp-CRr .» ** • • *n'\Ktie0 WC'U Is.0 i 1- *4,1 ^ j Bv that a short rest might U; obtained,e oi Werebel , com- -is tai »when it would be of service.The brigade was .low in getting out.The ivgiinents wcie detailed t- r .mainbehind to guad cam j*. arid more timeloo, t1' o A*«—* _heuvdv. As our infnip'v fell back,• *i..*y took ;3vantage of the trees, and kided and wounded a great many.J) -Fr-lt;m information gaD ered from pris-occic, it is ftscei tained th.at tin* rebels r.ad belt;• n re inforced from Alexandria and fre.n Texns. Their forces D estimated at : IS? 000. The attack reached from our front around, on the left, to Vermillion ; Bayou, twelve miles back. The pickets cf the 10th Corps were driven in, the ; telegraph wire was cut, and men eaptur* ied, on the road between here* and Vermillion. A party of forty-seven men,4 ' - *I belonging lo this brigade, captured at ! Vicksburg, and paroled, were returning to the regiments. They were armed bv Gov Morton, with muskets. The rebel •cavalry raptured five belonging to the jhave had a brisk engagement this morning and hay** Given the enemy entirelyZj a moh Irom Lookout Mountain, and a con* Gderable portion of which they held up to this morning. We have also takenMission^ y Ridg,- fiom him this mori.ing and the troublesome rifle pits in possession of which yesterday's engagement, left• • »j ^them at i s close All firing has ceased for a sufficient time lo warrant the conclusion that Bragg has retreated, certainly loosing all the ground and strong points in our possession for which we have been lighting for the last threeCD jda vs.Chattanooga, November 25 —10 p. m. The captured artillery is n ported at about 40 p ecos.General Hooker captured five boxes ol new muskets on Lookout Mountsm. We are in entire po«r-o«?sion of the field.We have control over the railroad andI;\Vwinmmtbhtithming'•VI)VI?! :M *• •LA . -I • • i •I 11th Indiana.who were -traggting ahead, ; river at Bridgeport. Two boats camebut kept fut of reach of t] main par'v. ; through litis morrdng.rming the .Eleven men of our re_drmtit reuclmd our : Our !‘st-s will i.oi am*'unt to morerelcn-tak• • i it*ased,The 46tl; mnrched ori-n *.r.d v.-^ - •*-*, r*. * i • f ^ r. w *,* . I t i * ‘ * * - » * - ijoin*fromout of.re woo-ts,’ nmar.1,was tI1!utT v 1 y. until *-n de.sl.in^ • ont. w hi-i) the u trrust, and wocamo jus1 a: ti e regiment returned.ll, m 5- e i kill* d h a d 2.5 30 w u n d ;• • IinThe rebel cavnh v that Harke*! the .31 three dav one ration s.. Division, came aroun i in our reer to ourr*. * .iL ;lt; .rap.i ith at diivc- ’ Tin* m vVo th.-.*m go 'ion, and hear’! tl regiments th.at hid; Mi-dun Ridge.ri trL /flic l* I I t 1 • o i m n f: r 1 n rif I IMss lias f‘C*.-n most brilliant, is ren,rLe l t\v- miles • vond?(Uf r f » -!I It
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 28, 1863
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