nel, Sixth Michigan regiment, prevented the enemy from flanking our right, bringing his command at the critical moment to the support of Nim's battery. Lieut. Howell, company F, Sixth Michigan, and Lieut. A. T. Ralph, Acting Adjutant, for intrepidity. Capt. Spitzer, Sixth Michigan, in command of the company of pickets, who handsomely held in check the enemy's advance. The fearless conduct of Lieut. Howell, company F, and Sergt. Thayer, company A, Sixth Michigan regiment, after they were wounded, in supporting Lieut. Brown's battery. the field of battle, I cannot say that the smoke or glory can attach itself to my skirts; for though no matter what my fighting propensities may be, it was not my good fortune either to take part in the repulse of the Camp Moore army or in the destruction of the Arkansas. The latter I will dispose of à l'outrance, by asserting that it was a fair stand-up, knock-down and scratch-gravel fight between the two iron-clad nondescripts—the Union Essex and the rebel Arkansas. No matter what the rebels may say, it was a square fight. The Arkansas took the position of her choice, in a deep bend of the river, where she tied up, but with her starboard and port broadsides sweeping the river up and down, and her bow raking Captain Soule and Lieut. Fassett, company I, Sixth Michigan, as skirmishers, were wounded, deserve especial notice for the steadiness of their command, which lost heavily in killed and wound-across, at the same time ready to dash across ed. Major Bickmore and Adjutant J. H. Metcalfe, of the Fourteenth Maine, wounded while nobly discharging their duty. Capt. French, company K, Fourteenth Maine, who was wounded while leading on his men to one of the finest charges of the battle. It is sorrowful, indeed, to add, that by the accident to the steamer Whitman he was drowned. Second Sergeant J. N. Seavy, company C; Corp. Edminster, company D; Private Preble, company F; Second Sergt. Snow, company D; private A. Blackman, company F, all of the Fourteenth Maine, and are commended for rare bravery. Acting Ordnance-Sergt. Long, QuartermasterSergt. Gardner, and Commissary-Sergt. Jackman, all of the Fourteenth Maine, and all of whom borrowed guns and entered the ranks at the commencement of the action. Capt. Chas. H. Manning, Fourth Massachusetts battery, who fought his battery admirably, and established his reputation as a commander. John Donaghue, Fourth Massachusetts battery, who brought off from the camp of the Seventh Vermont regiment their colors at the time of their retreat. Private John R. Duffee, Fourth Massachusetts battery; private Ralph O. Royley, of Magee's cavalry, who together went into the field, hitched horses into a battery-wagon of the Sixth Massachusetts battery, and brought it off under the fire of the enemy. Lieut. Allyn, who had two horses shot under him; Lieut. Frank Bruce, Orderly-Sergt. Baker, Sergt. Watchter, Corp. Wood, and private George Andrews, all of. the Sixth Massachusetts battery, for especial bravery, gallantry, and good conduct. Sergeant Cheever and privates Tyler, Shields, and Clogston, of the Ninth Connecticut, for the skill and bravery with which they worked one of the guns of Nim's battery. Captain S. W. Sawyer, of company H, Ninth Connecticut, for his daring reconnoissance on the morning of the ninth, during which he found and secured three of the enemy's caissons, filled with ammunition. By order of Major-General Butler, WM. H. WIEGEL, First Lieutenant and A.A.A. General. NEW-ORLEANS "DELTA" NARRATIVE. BATON ROUGE, LA., August 7, 1862. MY DEAR CAPT. CLARK: Though just from and plunge her bow into any vessel attempting to pass in front of her. Porter, of the Essex, with a seaman's instinct, saw this plan of the enemy, and wisely laid below, but not more than three hundred yards distant, whence she plunged solid nine-inch shot into the Arkansas, till, a favorable breach being made in her bow, just under her ports, an incendiary shell was exploded in the breech, instantly setting the Arkansas on fire. Her bow, where the shell burst, being the windward end, in a few minutes the Navy who were so fortunate as to be present at this last naval combat of two iron-clads, had the satisfaction of seeing the crew of the rebel scuttling on shore, while the flames were bursting out on every side. But be it understood and recorded, all this time the Arkansas was fighting her battery, till her fast burning off, she floated into the middle of the river, where in a little while she blew up. Let no credulous or unbelieving rebel flatter his soul that this was not the Arkansas that was sunk and destroyed. So much for the naval part of the affair-important, as enabling the gunboats to act without impediment with the land forces. The battle of Baton Rouge may be characterized as one of the most soldier-like, skilfullyplanned fights of this war. Gen. Williams, with his well-known abilities as a leader, scorned to rally behind houses and fences, and taking in with one glance the plan of the enemy's attack, made all his preparations to resist and oppose them. Two highways run out of Baton Rouge-one above and one below on each side of the town. About a mile and a half, a road cuts these two roads at right angles, while extending from road to road is a large cemetery, facing towards the city, and looking directly into the camps of the Indiana, Massachusetts and Connecticut regiments. The front of this cemetery is fenced with paling, while the cemetery is thickly strewn with large tombs, and overgrown with high rank weeds. This was the position of the rebel centre. Our centre was composed of the Indiana Twentyfirst, the Massachusetts and Connecticut, drawn up on the opposite side of the roads, and not more than forty-five rods distant. The rebel right approached, through corn-fields and over a rolling country, attacked with great impetuosity the Fourteenth Maine's camp, and drove them out, burning and pillaging the camp in a few min To return to our feeble account of this battle. The enemy were repulsed; their short-lived Arkansas blown to atoms, in retreat and discomfiture they have returned to Camp Moore-ay, this time, those who have been practising guerrilla warfare and assassinating defenceless wounded soldiers, have been punished. The inhabitants of certain villages, who sit listless on the levee as a man-of-war passes up or down, spring into life and bring out the murderous double-shot gun to fire upon the hospital-shipsthese gentry will find that they can be made to suffer and feel. Our gallant army at Baton Rouge, in their first battle, have behaved like veterans. Let us praise the living and mourn the dead, and cry: "Long live the Republic! Death to traitors and aristocrats! Death to the man who stabs our common mother, the Union!" If she must die, let us all die with her. Let not a man, woman or child live after her. utes. The Fourteenth Maine rallied, and sup-behind a beautiful tomb, with effigies of infant ported by the Massachusetts and Nim's battery, children kneeling, twelve dead rebels were found returned to the attack, and drove the enemy back in one heap. Every where they strewed the with great slaughter. The fiercest part of the earth, and made ghastly the quiet graveyard unconflict at this tide of the battle occurred before der which they soon lay, victims to a madness and within a house which the rebels obstinately which, if much longer persisted in, will make the determined to get possession of. The most con- entire land red with blood; for the rebellion spicuous of the rebels at this place was a huge must be crushed, if we have to use the last, negro, armed and equipped with knapsack, mus- most certain, but most fatal weapon left us. Let ket and uniform. He led the rebels, and met his us pray that they will not force us to this last death at the hands of one of our men. Pressed dread alternative—that they will return to reason back by our left, and our ground regained, the in time, and dismiss the bitter hatred which they battle raged in front with desperate fierceness. nourish in their hearts against us. Let them reSo silently did the rebels approach, and so well member that as "love begets love," so do scorn were they concealed, that they were in the cem- and hatred beget their like; and let them be astery and drawn up in battle array without our sured that it will be a sorry day for Southern knowing it. With a yell they rushed up to the homes when the fierce fires of rage and hate befence, dashed through it and across the road, gin to burn in the Northern heart. I am conbearing every thing before them. At one time vinced that as yet there is little of that feeling the opposing forces were hand to hand, and our existing; but it will come. handful of men were driven out of their camps and back into the town; but rallied on every hand by their officers and the cool daring of Gen. Williams, assisted by the gunboats that began to fire shell on each flank with perfect accuracy and deadly effect, our troops bravely rushed to the front and down the entire rebel centre, back across the road into and beyond the cemetery, from which they were not able again to emerge. Four times they made desperate efforts to come out from behind the tombs and cross the road, but each time they were driven back, until finally they were in full panic retreat. Our own men were too much exhausted to pursue. On our right, in the mean time, the rebels under General Clarke made a desperate effort to flank us, and get in our rear. It was here that the admirable generalship of Williams displayed itself. Anticipating this very movement, he had placed Manning's battery of six pieces, supported by the Wisconsin and Vermont regiments, while the Michigan regiment was strongly posted at the crossing of the roads, and commanding the entire approach of the enemy's left. Here the battle raged fiercely, and after the rebels' flank movement was repulsed and driven back, not to return. Here it was that the gallant General fell at the head of the Indiana and Michigan regiments; but not before victory had lighted up that fine manly face with its glow of triumph. I am convinced that had Williams not fallen, he would have destroyed the whole of the rebel forces. By ten A.M. all firing had ceased, and the enemy had retired with haste, and left over three hundred of his dead on the field of battle. Every one of his dead was buried by our men, except many who died in the retreat, or were killed by the long-reaching shells of our gunboats. The field presented evidences of the desperation of the combats at the crossing of the roads, where the rebels had endeavored to flank us, and where they were met by the Indiana and Michigan regiments. The men fought hard. Those who had lost their arms tore up the rails from the fences. More than one rebel was found dead who had been killed in this way. In one spot A SOLDIER'S ACCOUNT. WEBSTER. NEW-ORLEANS, August 9, 1862. The troops were posted as follows, from right to left: Thirtieth regiment Massachusetts, Sixth Michigan, Twenty-first Indiana, Seventh Vermont, Fourteenth Maine, Ninth Connecticut, Fourth Wisconsin and Fourth Massachusetts battery posted on the left, supported by Ninth Connecticut, and Fourth Wisconsin; Everett's battery, Sixth Massachusetts, supported by Fourteenth Maine and Seventh Vermont; Second Massachusetts battery, Captain Nim, supported by Twenty-first Indiana; battery, supported by Sixth Wisconsin and Thirtieth Massachusetts. The Fourteenth Maine, Twenty-first Indiana and Sixth Wisconsin, were the first regiments engaged. They held in check about eight thousand confederates for about one hour, when they were forced back a quarter of a mile, the confederates occupying their camps, which they destroyed. (On account of a heavy fog, the Seventh Vermont, Ninth Connecticut and Fourth Wisconsin were not able to ascertain the exact position of the enemy, and were of but very little service until the new line was formed.) Capt. Nim, Capt. Everett, and the battery on the right, and two pieces of the Fourth Massachusetts on the extreme left, opened a murderous fire from their batteries, which was returned with spirit by the confederates. The battle raged without a moment's intermission, and with great severity, for two hours. During this time nothing but a continual roar of artillery, the rattle of musketry, the shouts of the combatants, and the groans of the wounded and dying, was to be heard. Capt. Nim's battery was compelled to fall back, his guns being so hot it was impossible to use them. He took his position on the left of the Twenty-first Indiana, and ordered water to be brought to cool his guns. While thus engaged, three regiments of the confederates charged the Twenty-first Indiana, and one regiment charged Capt. Nims. General Williams, perceiving the perilous position of the regiment, and knowing the consequences of having the centre broken, took his position at the head of the regiment, and gave the command to prepare to charge. The regiment fired three volleys, (the battalion having breech-loading rifles,) and allowed the confederates to approach within a few rods. General Williams then gave the command, "Forward! double-quick!" and with a deafening cheer they rushed to the charge. The shock of two such masses advancing, shook the entire field. The struggle was fierce, and the killed and wounded on both sides numerous. General Williams fell, shot through the heart. This was the signal for a general onset on both sides. Capt. Nim lost two of his guns, but charged with his sabres and revolvers and retook them. The Twenty-first regiment repulsed three times their own number, and drove them back in confusion. I was at this time detached with the first platoon of our company, (Fourth regiment Wisconsin,) to skirmish on the extreme left of the line, to prevent a surprise on our flank. I took a position one mile outside the old picket-lines, in true Yankee style-behind stumps and trees. The rebels did not think it safe to honor us with a shot. We were fired at, however, by some of our pickets, who were driven in from the front, they mistaking us for rebels. They also report ed us to the gunboat Essex as rebels, and she commenced shelling our lines. In riding in to correct the mistake, a shell burst directly behind me; my horse taking fright, I broke my stirrup, and fell heavily to the ground, and consequently was obliged to retire from the field. The rebels were forced back one mile and a half, our forces occupying their original position. Our men lay on their arms during the day and night. The confederate loss was heavy in killed and wounded. Our loss was about two hundred killed and wounded. Among them were several distinguished officers, whose names I did not learn. On visiting a portion of the field on the morning of the sixth, I counted sixty-four confederate soldiers and a Colonel that were not yet buried, some twenty hours after the engagement. Prisoners taken report their force at from six thousand to ten thousand, while our force did not exceed two thousand five hundred. The field-officers of the Fourth Wisconsin regiment showed great personal bravery. Lieut.Colonel S. E. Bean, acting Colonel, retained his position at the head of his regiment during the entire battle. While standing with his hand on a fence, in a perfect shower of grape, a cannonball passed between him and the fence, and under his arm, but he did not change his position. G. W. PORTER, Corporal Fourth Wisconsin Regiment. I desire to express to you briefly my sense of your gallant conduct in the late operations. Baton Rouge, from the character of the ground, could not be taken and held while the enemy commanded the river. Accordingly the Arkansas was to engage the gunboats and floating-battery, while you were to whip the enemy on land. Unfortunately the machinery of the Arkansas became so injured that she could not reach the scene of action. Your part of the work was nobly done. After marching all night through a country destitute of water, you attacked an enemy supe rior to you in numbers, admirably posted, and supported by the fire of their fleet, you forced them from their positions, taking prisoners and several flags; killing and wounding many; destroying most of their camps, and large quantities of public stores, and driving them to the bank of the river, under cover of the guns of their fleet. The inability of the Arkansas to reach the scene of conflict prevented the victory from being complete; but you have given the enemy a severe and salutary lesson. And now those who so lately were ravaging and plundering this region, do not care to extend their pickets beyond the sight of their fleet. You have proved again what has been so often demonstrated in this war, that the soldiers of the confederate States, fighting in a just cause, are superior to their enemies. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE, Major-General Commanding. (Official.) JOHN A. BUCKNER, A.A.G. LIEUTENANT REED'S ACCOUNT. Lieut. Reed, of the ram Arkansas, gives the following particulars: The Arkansas left Vicksburgh at two o'clock Sunday morning, August third, and steamed leisurely down the river, having ample time to reach Baton Rouge at the appointed hour. When she arrived within fifteen miles of Baton Rouge, her starboard engine broke down. Repairs were immediately commenced, and at eight o'clock were partially completed, though she was not in a condition to engage many of the Yankee vessels on account of the injury received. At four o'clock, almost to a minute, General Breckinridge opened the attack on Baton Rouge. A messenger was despatched at eight o'clock to ascertain the strength of the enemy's fleet, and the Arkansas proceeded to a point five miles above Baton Rouge, when she was cleared for action. We learned from the guerrillas on shore that there were only three gunboats. On rounding the point the starboard engine again broke down, and the ship drifted ashore in sight of Baton Rouge, on the Arkansas side. Repairs were immediately commenced, and the ship got afloat at five o'clock the same evening. The engineer reported that the engines were unreliable. It was determined to make a trial trip up the river to ascertain the strength of the engines-proceeded some five hundred yards up the river when her engines again broke down more seriously than ever. The crew were engaged all night in repairs. Next morning at eight o'clock the lookouts reported the Federal fleet coming up. The ship was moored head down-stream, and cleared for action, and in this condition was determined to fight to the last. At nine o'clock the Essex came round the point and opened fire. At this moment the engineers reported the engines ready, and that they would last half a day. The lines were cut, and the Arkansas started for the Essex with the intention of running her down. Proceeded about three hundred yards in the direction of the Essex, and the larboard engine suddenly stopped. She then makes for the bank, her stern down, the Essex pouring a hot fire into her. In this condition we opened fire with the stern. The Essex continued to advance, and when within four hundred yards the crew of the Arkansas were ordered ashore, and the vessel fired. After all hands were ashore the Essex fired upon the disabled vessel most furiously. In an hour after her abandonment the fire communicated to her magazine, and all that remained of the noble Arkansas was blown up. Lieut. Stevens was in command of the Arkansas, and displayed remarkable coolness under the most perilous and distressing misfortunes. Our informant, Lieut. Reed, states that but for the misfortune to her engines the expedition would have been a most brilliant success, and the Yankees would have been driven from New-Orleans in a few days. -Jackson Mississippian. GRENADA "APPEAL" NARRATIVE. -one of those railroad mushroom towns, located in the pine woods of St. Helena parish-was to be the base of our operations. Camp Moore was in the immediate vicinity, where for several months the Louisiana troops had been fitted for active duty in the field. It was now occupied by a regiment or two, with one battery, and some odds and ends of cavalry, the whole under the command of Ruggles. Upon the arrival of Gen. Breckinridge, he assumed chief command, and the troops were separated into two divisions. To Gen. Clarke were assigned Gen. Ben. Hardin Helm's brigade, consisting of the Fourth and Fifth Kentucky, Fourth Alabama battalions and Thirty-first Mississippi regiment, Col. Stratham's brigade of Tennessee and Mississippi troops, and Cobb's Kentucky and Hudson's Mississippi batteries. To Gen. Ruggles were given his old force, the Fourth Louisiana, Col. Allen; Louisiana battalion, Col. Boyd; the Partisan Rangers, and Semmes' battery, together with Preston's brigade, commanded by Colonel A. P. Thompson, of the Third Kentucky, composed of the Third, Sixth and Seventh Kentucky, and Twenty-sixth Alabama regiments. These troops were mostly war-worn veterans, but their long marches and the arduous picket-duty at Vicksburgh had nearly decimated their ranks, so that they were but skeletons of regiments. It was now announced that a descent upon Baton Rouge, and the possession of the Mississippi River was contemplated. The plan was a very feasible one, notwithstanding our limited land forces. Gen. Breckinridge was to attack the enemy in the rear of the town, and destroy or capture his troops, while the ram Arkansas would engage the gunboats, and prevent their rendering any assistance to their comrades on shore. The Arkansas had been repaired, her crew renewed, and she was again ready for action. We waited at Tangipanoa several days to ascertain definitely that she was prepared. In the mean while the quartermasters were busy hiring teams, and engaging transportation. But with all their endeavors, their success was in no way commensurate with the wants of the army. At last we were off. Gen. Van Dorn had telegraphed Gen. Breckinridge that the Arkansas was ready, and there was no obstacle to our success but the long, sandy, blazing road of sixty miles. The boys stepped gayly away to the sound of music's inspiriting strains, their battleflags streaming proudly, and their hearts pulsating quickly at the prospect of punishing the foe. Yet one third of the small number with which we had left Vicksburgh were prostrate with sickness, and it appeared as if more troops remained than went forward. The heat was terrible, and the men fell out of ranks rapidly. Almost every farm-house on the roadside was converted into a hospital. CAMP ON COMITE RIVER, Thursday, Aug. 7, 1862. On Saturday, July twenty-sixth, we received marching orders, and on Sunday the train left On Sunday, the third inst., Gen. Breckinridge for Jackson. Thence by the New-Orleans Rail- advised Gen. Van Dorn that he would be preroad, we were quickly spirited to Tangipanoa, in pared to attack Baton Rouge at daylight the folLouisiana, seventy-eight miles from the Crescent lowing morning. Gen. Van Dorn replied that City, and sixty from Baton Rouge. This point the Arkansas would not reach a position where she could participate in the fight until Tuesday with considerable precision and effect. It was, morning. It was then definitely determined that the attack should be made at daylight on the morning of the fifth, the ram Arkansas, of whose steady and uninterrupted progress down the river we had constantly been advised, cooperating with the troops. At ten o'clock, Monday night, August fourth, the troops, about two thousand four hundred in all, advanced from their camp on Comite River. The men were in the finest spirits and confident of accomplishing their purpose before breakfasttime. The march of ten miles over a smooth, sandy road, between well-cultivated plantations, was conducted with quiet and order. into our possession. however, but the work of a moment to dislodge them. Like so many coveys of partridges, they started up and flew rapidly before our advancing columns, the boys giving vent to exulting cheers, as with fixed bayonets they followed the retreating Yankees. The morning was quite foggy, and a heavy mist hung over the entire landscape, rendering it difficult to plant our batteries so as not to operate either upon one or the other of our wings. Our town lines were then converging toward a common centre, the enemy fleeing toward his camps. But it was not without loss that we thus drove them in. They sought every possible covert-place, and, rallying, gave a peppery But about dawn there occurred one of those salute to our men. Their batteries were also terrible misadventures that are frequently the admirably handled, and belched forth devastating harbingers of disasters and gloom. While the columns of canister, grape, shrapnel, shell, and column was advancing about three miles from solid shot. One by one, however, they were the city, the road skirted on one side by a dense forced to give back. Limber up, and to the rear piece of woodland, and the other by a field of march, was the constant order, and had it not sugar-cane, there came a terrible volley of mus-been obeyed, all their guns would have fallen ketry from the woods where a party of Partisan Rangers had been posted. It was evident at once As it was, the Fourth Louisiana charged a batthat there was a mistake, but the confusion inci- tery twice, each time at considerable loss, and dent upon the alarm could not be obviated, and were finally forced to lose their trophy, their several casualties occurred. Brig. Gen. Helm's commander, Col. Allen, falling, shot through both horse fell into a ditch and disabled that gallant legs. This somewhat demoralized the regiment, young officer, his leg being badly mashed. The which had already been distinguished for its good troops were thus deprived of his valuable services conduct. Capt. Hughes, commanding the Twenin the field, and he was compelled to remain rest-ty-second Mississippi, fell dead while leading a ive away from the scene of action, while his bold charge; Col. Sam. Boyd, of the Louisiana batboys were winning fresh laurels. Capt. Alexan- talion, was severely wounded in the arm; the der A. Todd, (a brother of Mrs. Lincoln,) of Gen. gallant Thirty-first Mississippi, while charging Helm's staff, was instantly killed, and Captain ahead, lost its colors, but the battle-flag was imWillis S. Roberts, commanding the Fourth Ken-mediately grasped by a lieutenant, who, bearing tucky, dangerously wounded. Capt. Todd was a it aloft, was shot down, and a third man seized young gentleman of fine accomplishments, great it, receiving a death-wound. But onward went personal daring, exceeding amiability, and the the left. Gen. Ruggles was conspicuous for darwarmest home affections. But the evening be- ing, and his aid, Col. Charles Jones, of Louisiana, fore he wrote to his mother, and just before the while delivering an order, was struck down by a accident he was conversing with Lieut. L. E. shell and seriously wounded. Our troops were Payne, ordnance-officer of the brigade, communi- now in the camps, and though tempting enough, cating the messages he wished conveyed home in none stopped to pillage. The Third, Sixth, and case of his fall. Brave boy! he met his end Seventh Kentucky regiments were going ahead serenely, and his body was interred with tender like a hurricane. Nothing could stop their fearand loving hands. Cobb's Kentucky battery was ful and determined progress. The more obstinate also rendered hors du combat, the gun-carriages the resistance the fiercer their onset. Overwhelmand caissons being broken, and the pieces ren- ing as were the odds against them, they pressed dered unmanageable. This was exceedingly un- forward, mostly at a charge bayonet,” yelling fortunate from the great experience and intrepid-like madmen. Col. A. P. Thompson, of Paduity of Capt. Cobb and his cannoniers. At Shiloh cah, fell, wounded severely through the neck, and the battery was admirably manned, and at Vicks- Adjt. R. B. L. Soery was wounded dangerously. burgh, while in command of Lieut. Graces, it Other officers went down, but the men marched successfully drove back one of the enemy's gun-ahead. After the fall of Col. Thompson, Colonel boats. 66 Ed. Crossland, who had been leading his brave Seventh wherever the fire was hottest, assumed command of the brigade, and he discharged this difficult duty with equal bravery and skill. Capt. Bowman led the Third Kentucky, and did Order being restored, the column advanced and soon the line of battle was formed. General Clarke's division occupied the right, and that of Gen. Ruggles the left. The advance was made in four lines, that of the left over a very rough | it gallantly, Major Johnson not reaching the field country, across ditches, through sugar-cane, over fences-a very fatiguing and exhausting march. It was ten minutes of five o'clock when we first brushed the enemy. They were in good position, under cover, and opened out upon our advance until it was well-nigh won. Lieut.-Col. Coffer was in command of the Sixth Kentucky during the first of the action, conspicuous for his daring, but weak from sickness, and scarcely recovered from a terrible wound received at Shiloh, he was |