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ry(olotal1From the 40th 8?e^ib;ent.ntParticulars of the Carrion CrowFight.skirmishers ibe wlmle line, prepared to U^AVV 5-“ir'UTiWr ATodvauce. We lest nm„h vaiufilo timo : . L*~L!2,' . * !in waiting for tl:: 2tl brigade to form up- ; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.on our right. Had thev hern in Iin»** no I .——.—__i'ra.-si!V-The Proinptne*!!* of tlic 40th Saves Batteries.soon qs our brigade was. tho retreat of GEXEIC *L HOOKER COtl™°ew towards Opelousas, would | PLEXFJ.Y VICTORIOUS, have been measurably cut off. As thev : _Fla c — Cam ed andh-:esofIdbe.*ie?r-26-ostOn* TiO‘~r- iOO Pri* oners, is Killed* nuUabout 100 Wounded*ReUillosa fOO Prisoners,abou^ IOOKilled, \v»th Proportionate Lossin Wounded.came up, however, in rear cf the 1st brigade, and bad to march farther to the j right, tho delay was no fault of tho men, | nor the commander. Col. Slack.Before we moved up, a large oavali v force was seen to go towards our rear, •**n the left, near two miles off. The artillery, proper, o! our brigade, opened0lt; Caphm's 5.000 Prisoners40 Cannon.andThougiThel:hc my Retreats ftreat Disorder.tnChattanoooa. Nov. 25. —Wo are com* j upcti them, but apprehending that they j pletedy victorious. Tho enemy is totally;Camp 3d Disisios, on CarrionChow Bayot*. La.Noverabeer 4th, 1863.On the return of the expedition from rer 1 Opelousas, tin* 1st Division, under Gen. | Burbiidge, was left at the camp former* I ly occupied by the 1st and 3d Division, | eight miles from Opelousas. The 3d Division encamped about font miles east of that eaqjp, nqd twelve miles from Veymillion,st U^tsiuu «»t cupipu me grtniuu:cssi-ionraa, lurmerly occupied by the 34:1’., 11th, out' j 30th Indiana and tlm 20th Wisconsin, of our Brigade; the 2d.I WiscmGn of thonoI* lidfiu-valueir.d o;onlt; i W Div ion occupied tbo ground of tho ; camp of the -!3*h, Bet ween tho 23d and I tne other regimen's of the 1st Division, ts* there ie a strip of timber ha f a mile wide in.er-eotod by a fordable cteek. Tliis wji'ds extends to the tight wo)] up towards Opelousas, and some two or ‘hroe miles to the h It.retween ’he camp-* o: the two Divisions, 11;is a p/aiuc some three mileswide, hounded on the right ’»v timber^ —whici) i-.'ins that in front.«*Or. t’ne 2d, the 1st divisive, was attacked by a small r**Ud f».»rce, and out Division was marched out nearly :o the scenu of action. The retreat of the r jels allowed us to return to camp. On thomi* d.av our f r age trains were attackeda- ‘’iuh-^u points and driven in. At a;dnnia‘ion, the house of which is in plainview from our enm^, a Captain ol thog.dth Twa, was killed. Two or threemen of the same regiment and threemen of the 30th Indiana, .ere capturedin that neighborhood. The Captain wp.a in lt;barge of a smail guard, over foraging, ■ wagons. lie *»bsorvod some mounted oo a n .might, bo our own cavalry, soon stopped firing. It turned cut, however, that ifI w*s a rebel force flanking us, to attack our camp. On the right, at a long distance, another column was seen going to the roar. That, it was soon ascertained,| was the principal part of the 1st Division,j which had moved to the right to escape j the pressure of the rebels, and were now j forming on the right of our division, to I drive out the enemy, j Proceeded by our skirmishets, theline went forward, through the woods,over the jgteek, and out upon the prairieHere we passe.1 the debris or! the camp of the 1st Division. The rebels had only time to rifle the trunks and j desks of officers, r.nd set die to *1 tents that had boon standing. Thev carr'ed ' «:{f nothing more t- an private proper’.' i Ammunition for cannon and small arms, was piled up in the wood uninjured,showing that the rebels Fit in as r*t\»fti • ^; h.uste es they advanced.Arriving on the edge of the prairie, on our old camp ground, the line wheeledto the right and inarched about half arouted and dri.it from their position.;Our lose is -small; tho enemy's loss is;heavy in prisoners. Finding that Hooker fc 1 . *was so successful in hi iff movements against Lookout Mountain, the enemy evacuated that position during the night.; Hooker took possession early this mom-1, ing and moved South, and got on Missionary Ridge, somewhere near thobat lo field of Chieamatiga. He is expected to intercept the dying enemy, at tho north end of Missionary Ridge. Ho had the day before taken the hill near the enemy but commanded by the artillery, lie hadto descend tho v.dicv, bora madeanother ascent to the position held by the ri be is.Two ut successful assaults were made by Flu-man. but with the co-op -r rion ui tiieror.’rn he u’iinnblv gain-1 theno'dior. and completed the victory.* • •*The brigade of Gen. Strong, will) a, p-'ition of Gl-ti. LigtiihiCaVs hiigado,c n.posed th.o sl-M-mln/ party in the first assault. Thev were lepuh-ed, with quite a heavy lo-'s. after an attack persisted in f*..»i ai» hour, bug I* big re enforced, werevsous I citizen.monies ed. am in thinbur.drc s t a ff. com pv [) ro po s their fi c-'ivcdthen rCol. /thunkitht*y h. to set*he havcei ved11 k* : r ;their i cause honor lbsions tt»ivdTheAnd elrecrir»*hCGp1 iclb*W ** r♦ *Ir!ol-iheon.the»1! vor smile up along the? Opelousas road. The 2d brigade went the same dirontion, on the oilier side of the road.It was now found that the rebels were out of roach, and 'ho whole force turned towards our encampment.The camp of the 1st Division was el-enabled to hold a put of the hillIn this all * -];, (ten. Coarse was wounded quite severe-y in the thigh.The 37th Ohio, 7ih Indiana, and 1334 111 , were in tho ait.i- aA second aswilt was mado at 1:33 r m , in which Mathias’, Loomis’ and oneV'PO iSorIT-or I in CiIc i \ *ni(?entiiviv destroyed. !-• was run ; other brigad-. were engaged. The forceovc-i !» tliv n bei can ftlrv and rifled and ; m uch.i-d within iuyards ;-f thimburned by their infantry. We otoppod mil of tlm his! and works of the enemv,e.s; men in «Jvance, and as they were clothedI in tlie Federal uniform, be rode up and!der ; culuted tiiem. They sun.winded n^d*c of; sht him, and having taken the contenva* j.lles-Iso.thatand- . rof hi- pockets, and b.is hoots and coat, lode off. Several parlies were capturedorthounlotay a I itri* Ilion ; ide* , duxl toiiips : up the s e v -imve 1the same ’ay.On the 3-d, after a few cannon sh 4'. a courier from tlu front. br.'Ui’lit the intcl-lig.mce ihat the rebels v\: making another demcnstrritmn on '’*e 1 .*■-I Division, R.td that as they had dispD* ' some ar-li’lerv, it was npprelionded Ihfti g-iv-r* nl Rttack would be made. Our Div^ioov;as in line immediftt'dv. Beforel* . * ^ O l. . IV*' vi • « | • • % ^ . v -# 'brought word lit at (Lit. R'lrbridg? had agdri driven fire ?eheN b’u-k. Fho regiments were then dismissal un’.il furtive?in tlu: woods and gathered up some1 twelve of tiieit dead, whilst Gen Bur-''bridge collected whr was left of the. *** |piv/pertv of his regiments, r.nd reached ' our own can.p, on ti.«- return, iust beforedfi'k. ;■ The rebels carried off naosi of their i killed and vvounde.i, that lay out on tli-j IS Oppelousas road. We found twenty j.dead »-fcbeD and twelve wounded ones in !»tho woods, aloog wh'*: we passed;; through. The wounded of both sides, (so far as thev could be found, were•»brought hack in our ambulances, and ; this morning, tho rebel wounded werewit ore tl.ev were tlankcd and broke t T.o\vtolt to vi:t? re.-crventhis assaultG* n. Matin as was woun.lod, and Col. Putnam of 'he 3lt;d Ohio ki’led. Theirper'tent i-ii'orIs compelled tho enemy to mass lo ^ vily on his right, in order tohold the position of so tr. a.di importanceHoiil*!InHod »v fM.l !’,w;. ■ fri •RmMto him.\-About three o’clock. Gen Gr;Jnt start ed two columns against th weakened ^entro and it; an houi’s desperate fig'nt* ing succeeded in breaking the centre andgaming possession of a rid^; in whichthe enemy was posted.The main force wis driven Northward- isili. iIsent hack under a flag. They had sent. towards Sherman, who opened on them in word that we could have our wound- ; and they wor»: fojeed to break anti seek ed by ^mding for them. ■ safety in tiisordered flight down the westWe have lost 400 prisoners, 18 ki11-d. ! s-ope of Urn ridge and acr.^s • he Chioa R..u loo wounded. NVe have about 100 : niHUfn. \V»? h.avo not less 'ban 5 00 rebel prisoners. Their loss in killed and ; prisoners and perhaps as many as 10,ou0. wout.ded is not knosvn, as they carried Gen. Hooker will probably intercept I ho off all that they could find. They have; flying enemy in the vicinity of Kossviile/ujrivMi*. »••» t. i; f It ' J% J i * • r i •i \ e lak*. n i■».»/% i.;n .i.4 T% i)rvi-rsAt noon ^'narp firing w j i card ir? MsoI Vwoods in front, an.i now one of Gen.in»-re }'.)pand •nt* from inWashluM r/s messengers rotnounc*-d that th rebels w1u;avv h rce, and wt-rc driving the 1stDivii»m btT*re tliem.Tho 46'.' fell in vvitho!;'. lt;u*dc*r from Cii-1•. Cameron, and march*--1 ml, withoutwai'.ing foi (lie brigade. I: was overta-! ken just outside of the encampment byan r.id of the General, w;:h orders toturn ff the mad and fall in the columnin its proper place. (Wo bo'd the sec-^clL j ond place in raok in tho brigade column,and ! and arc on the extreme left.)with ft proportionate !os in wounded j reoort^ that we h-We had eigiit guns at work on their cav- i Chattanooga,airy, on the outf-r prairie, near half an hour, and part oi the time nl veiy shortTbiNiugh the wood^. io'.*, C'c-vImuvhy. As our inf«n-'y fe]] back,took a-vanmge of the !re:s, and kided and wounded a great many.Fr--m information gaC ereci from pris-ii is ascc-itained tr.at the rebelswhole corp-*N ov» mher25Wc.ost* • *0EC1l.ad been reinforced from Alexandria andliave had a brisk cngagem'-nt this morn • ing and hnv»* Given tho i-netnv entirelyt/ — *oh Irom Lookout Mountain, and a considerable portion of which, they held up to this morning. We have also takenMissionn. y Kidg'* fiom him this mori.in/ and the troublesomc rifle pits in possession of which yesterday's engagement left• 7Dthem at i s close A!! firing has ceasedC aVi ,chanBpaidIkA itSP ' On!t; n n\V , -M* Hi •frcui Texas. Their forces G estimated at i for a sufficient time to warrant the con-12 COO. The attack reached from our j elusion that Bragg lias retreated, certain-Li front around, on the left, to Vermillion | ly loosing all ; Bayou, twelve miles back. The pickets j points in oui cf the I3th Corps were driven in, tho j have bt i telegraph wire was cut, and men captur* i ed, on the road between here and Ver- !strong 1uthe ground and possession for which we -,-n tighling for iho last three^ jd a y s.Ciiattanoooa, Novi*mbcjr 25 —10 vWit! IM111 amn?me tl.-be -Thecky,i- nsieWeofColonel told the aid he would march on j a short distance an ! wait fir 'he biigade. Bv that a short rest might ho obtained, when it would be of service.The brigade was .low in getting out.million. A party of forty-seven men, , The captured artillery is n ported at belonging to this brigade, captured at ; about 4U p ecos.'Vicksburg, and paroled, were returning! General Hooker captured live boxes olthemuto the regiments. They were armed hv Gov Morton, with muskets. The rebel cavalry raptured five belonging to therebel | Ti.e iv giments wtic detailed L v .ryaiunew muskets on Lookout Mountain. We are in entire posr-ossion of the field. \ We have control owr the railroad and • river at Bridgeport. Two boa's camoinggimoree:IC'Ts ubehind to gua d 1;.camp,and moro timetakISC-d,join*boraaki-ngifts.to cars out a.V *. s;i: «•i)tarougu nos io*ut.-ng'l% *\\ a i.r:n:ng tne»The d^il; mm cl m- n *.r.d vvagon train-of .heaV. - (W,!s’ nmar *h was t d- * n u:i* * iiJ'Tf 00 an rtrain came tail andi * - mI...ru.iA I5TV IK.3sa•:nn of op ul-ij AS !lt;.! h i a v h i r \ w h.«* w ! eF wly. until s -n de.sl.ing .t. when the ■r.ist, and wo:;•* of actii'U.wis (Fverted :j tho G; roc -. is surround*r.oi ainUfjt to more t. in 5*ei kill'd and 2.530 wound:-! in three dav- onerations.-I11S3 has been most brilliantTh-* mv is ren.-rU' 1 two miles- 4Mi-ion Ki-lge.0,1 n -1IMihi.s 38!G'ass, 32 i IndianaOhio, .and Majorlt;*killed.tent r1J«'i;n E. Smifii and Gjh.ncl Avuiy, 1-2 I Nt ’v York are* rep r:** 1 w iiinde 1.the* wagons,1 9*-nivnolt; AIping are andini\it wns cap-r it*!;;, iustear'.vto(n 2ourtn tro of-V u** 1 hv the rebels.jemeijiiig from the weuls. one towardsj a-, tho nv!h s in full ni:: I! *.*svairv, set-med to rii akv s mo d--mo list ration in , front *'f this triin. but it came through.; It w:i' irr.mv.iia'c'y !.d--we ! by a battery| of two gun* ol the ! MnssTf-husetts nr-i fi!!• ry, nnvl some guns c-f the i /th Ohio ; h»a;t«.*ry A:i in groat c idu-ion and un*i**r full ga ’op One of IL1SI-h.»* Ohio gunsV •• ■*«i a h'-rse, and, becoming entangled, was abandoned Men. lit: .*• ally flowed out upon the praiu-', a m .nted multi*tudo, final looked hho s-*nvj .-u” caval-hc*.o ve:.ueo killUpeijs. percilt;le of nigr .e--. It come ut in a denso eolumn, uni spread itse’f :n front «,f ourleft. It vrr.lt; ‘dken first for a crowd olstragglers, but when they made for tho •.bsndonod gur.^, it was seen iuev werevIs.Oar regiment !..vd theI, *Ftncod suftercd,car'J V-A ’1 of battle forward, . is immediately formts perro i gh -CCi\an; i alire opened on the rebels ad-i*«went back.; vanctng on t.ne gun arid ' Then ihe d -ploying cavalry t uk it and several «ad.ih*s wo:e lt;er.n'i* J TL. sebels roiuTned. the tire irom i: nLerin? j with btiks * fleet! A. w i sh-'but Rot toLuzadcr of were struck•: w vods, but n J Fioev, of Co. ft :» . rio:’s]y.it !»’ g.-r the . • Jameslt;». *in i J■ fit:n H'.iveh. lt;-.( F., v sn-r.■. halls, if.it i»*»t hurt.ditrs’w r, 5The men laid d-^wa ai, 1 tho i-.-hel ^shots parsed over them.; TliO two guns of th sM f Las-acliusettsj battery, made directly for our line and alt Hil ( hip.ed and un-imber-d close to v)iir right. r,)3ity | 'pi,,.;- ]jqJ |ost several h.rrse? and men in tncht, ! flte onset, in tin* woods, an 1 wore scarce tim»‘d ! jv able to man tho guns Tii- v got them uuary , ja.Q service, liowovt-r, and gallantly most j fought them as long as the rebels re-; mained in rang*1, tea. The brigade had by this time come np11th Indiana.who were -traggiing ahead, :but kept i'Ut of reach of \] f main par'v. ;Eleven men of our regiment reach* d our 1camn jus* a: ti e regiment returned. \The reoel cavahv that flanked the 3iDivision, came aroun i in our j-e^.r to our ;lt;• .ran. Ve th.-.*m go in that direc- 'fion, and hear! tl regiments Lh nt hid;been left to guard the camp, firing atliiem, rn: concluded that our encamp- ’* •iqo'i! would so«n b* in the condition of that of th* 1-t Division. Thev did not succetd. Tlse three regimen's left; r 7bcd.i'.d, with one brass gun kept tliem ® ^ AifI oi IllCoff, r.nj ' I r v n,—d ■ n to the ' *av«-s I wo BatlcriMI. rr Simla W a;on Trsiin.The Division was under arms and in ; Vy c tike* th** hd.'uw ;ng ex’rite t from aline, this morning, an hour before day- ; letter written - v -:orre-j ondent of tb.cbrook, arid romainfi! prepared, until tUy- .}(3lh In(, Ul0 iilu.(J3_ lnlight, fnr an attack. None, . owe ver, . , . . . . ; n .” , ! speiikmg lt;f 11.*c b-ut.c 01 barrton (.--row, ••w«« maue. . r ^This moiniug a Division under Gen. j '•Weite-fcl, from Veimilho1, ariived, and is ; The 46fin got ready bofvix* any other _ now encamped in our rear. ; regim. nt and started (or the “scone ofkVa feel confident in our ability to re- j actio'' Gen Cameron s-. nt, one of his pel any attack that may b** made on us. ! aid» to tell Coi. Briughurst “to turn out The rebels made nothing bv fiu enter 10 one side and wait until the brigadeprise oi \eilerday. fihev will fin I h-rs ’ c'me up ar i then take ins proper plpnefi’ profit in Mnother. j Col. B. said for them to “corn-3 on and; The enemy got but Tew gun- with the \ they cvitld i;■»*»'»* their places at any time.”; prisoners they took. They cmuld not' We Ltd. pusiied ahead, and pretty sooncarrv sheui and retreat fast etiOU^h. ; we saw Gen Bui bridge' ■: aius emerging .* 7 i w ’ ft ~The loss in camp equ’pago exttnds to - from the timber on Cuteau Bayou, winch jwas about two miles otT, a : \ every dii-; vcr was making tb*3 host t■ me possiblo — ; j Tii“re were army wagons, artillery ea s- ;; on?, ambulaiices, old carts, wagon mas ( tors, soldiers without aims nien on’.: horse back and negroes by the hundreds, j coming “helter skei.er,” all runuiug for:I dear hie. Just as the last wagon* cams i 1 - 1 out of the timber out came Am.-s’ (21-t ■* Rjr‘3 in Washington are so high that Ma-s ) Battery, and part os t]j j* 17th-Mil U;V CcL.grtS'men have been obliged to G..;o Bat»•*r\ and R*. 3*.! cav.a.r; sigut^alter them mor*: like a pack of wolves;than s«.*idlet ;- firing •• • n 1 yelling hke mad | nKTi. V»L.cn the 4G111 got wahio rib^ut: i four h.un.ir•_ i yard** of them it wliee'ed j! into iiiic and lired n voll»y which cb.eck*’i j, , _ li.rcbs ai.d n few mor e rouuds 6; nt j*■ air *or t-'e Jr-n-a- °r l!i‘- poor just held | lp1.m i r.lt; j i5g i, n^L faster tl.an they ;lon-* fTcf/ r Of \fed.Uuioi ? tinu tho i com \VifullCzeu to i r HeJe!r 3Ut W n\rnfi- •— - - -V • • - * X F *) ^ AIL UU V .v| blankets, a G*w ten's, cooking uvnsils, i and a li'dfie private pr!H-rfv, and onepriva'.o pr ir-^n ]u-:Ot gun.I Bunk the whole force willto Vermiiiion, to await theGen Bank’s Gulf expedition.aiKiia!conPilfall back r--nlis ofX.eacfortor1 engage board in Baltimore. A l.oa^worth % 10.UUO, two stories high, ini Wn-dfi igg’tt, r nts for ^d.OOO.».y » • • • •a:nT!;»3 n ceirfis f r the fi.-t rni-litL7ati:ie; at inuiau-iDOiis, wero $1,535.I came; by wi.ich tim*' the artiiiorv was }One hur.dro ! mi’i-on more f etoflum-unhmbered a.. . a few well directed shedsu,-ptne in ’Ucving.I bar 111 -hi usual lt;»re in lb- wesiein mr.ikels j Dricahursl wrlt;«s hi^blv c.Ki)li- Iand yet the prices are higher than ever, men ted by Generals Washburn and O.m-jeroii for saving the batteries and train,or*;initII uVi..'l*i0:1 i('nch\It is said there will soon be enoughand the 4Gth received much praise for •! fv«rdin^ on*colored troops ou the Mississippi to guard j getting out so quick ami clicking thecn iigf*\l1V1.viv.-*r .•'T1 I /a» r: ■'1*1h*-r«Rfi:
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Logansport Journal
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 28, 1863
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