The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 Page: 421
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Regt. and Stephen's Regt.10s Our (Polignac's) Brig. and Mouton's
Brig., Col. Gray comdg., constitute the 2nd Div., Brig. Gen. Mouton
commanding.
Oct. ig. Monday--9 A.M. Drilled Co. in the manual of arms
and ate sugar cane (our chief employment now) the balance of the
day.
Oct. 2o Tuesday-There being no call for drill none was had,
having resolved at all times hereafter to await the performance of
duty upon the part of superiors in properly regulating the camp
duties and not to make myself officious. If that course does me no
credit, it will make none for others and gain me fewer enemies.
Continued skirmishes in front, but with no important result except
to enable us to form a more correct estimate of the enemy's strength.
Evidently now Gen. Taylor will not advance but will with his smaller
force I think await the enemy, or withdrawing to a position more
favorable fight him only when an eligible opportunity is afforded.
He will, however, hold the enemy in check as far as possible until
he can be reinforced. It may be that the effect of the defeat of
Rosecranz [sic]109 will be to draw the enemy's force from this side of
the Mississippi. If we had the force here that is represented by skeleton
corps, it would be practicable for us to advance at once and drive
the enemy back to their den, New Orleans. An advance upon the
part of the enemy is daily expected. Heavy cannonading in front
today.
Oct. 21 Wednesday-Before breakfast today was heard distinctly
and more distinctly the artillery of the enemy opening the way for
their advancing columns toward Opelousas. A great number of
guns were heard and from their continuous firing it was supposed
that some one was certainly being hurt, but ,the result was only 2
or 3 men killed and a few wounded in Green's and Major's com-
mand. At about io A.M. we were ordered, and the order was gen-
eral except as to a regiment or two, to have everything in readiness
to load on wagons at a moment's notice. Soon after came the order
to load and then the order to drive the wagons out to the main
road. With these orders came rumors of the rapid advance of the
Feds, and all were on the qui vive to know whether it was a fight
or a retreat. We were not left in suspense a great while for about
12 M., forming the Brigade out in the road, we wended our way
lo1The units named by the author are: gist (Hawpe's) Texas Cavalry, dis-
mounted (Major Frederick J. Malone); 15th (Speight's) Texas Infantry (Lieuten-
ant Colonel James E. Harrison); 17th Texas Consolidated Cavalry, dismounted
(Colonel James R. Taylor); 34th (Alexander's) Texas Cavalry, dismounted (Colo-
nel John H. Caudle); 22nd Texas Cavalry, dismounted (Colonel Robert D. Stone).
Fitzhugh, Texas Batteries, Battalions, Regiments, 17-19, 29, 30.
o10The author is referring to the Battle of Chickamauga fought on September
ag-2o, 1863.421
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