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wounded of do Com. Hooper H. 1\L Smith's Ball of Col. Burlesons comd. Jo. Anderson & of Capt Lewis company, 75 Solomon Allbright of C!lpt. Vansickle's Company-and Geo. T. Slaughter of Capt. Boxs Company slightly. Col. Landrum was not able having so much fur- ther to march to to [sic] participate in the engagement but has been ordered to join this morning- All behaved so gallantly it would be invidious to particularize. The action commenced about half an hour of sun down, which prevented pursuit- Most of their baggage was captured five kegs of powder, & 250 lb. lead, many horses, cattle, corn and other property. No. 1373 1839 July 17, K. H. DOUGLASS, CAMP RUSK ON THE NECHES, [TEXAS], TO A. S. JOHNSTON, [HOUSTON, TEXAS]7 6 Head Quarters Camp Rusk on the Neches To,/ 17th. July 1839 A. Sidney Johnston Secretary of War. Sir On yesterday the two regiments under Col. Burleson and Rusk moved from Camp Carter at about ten oclock, Col. Landrum with his command not having reached head quarters the eve- ning before, was ordered to take up the line of march on the east bank of the Neches and join the main force on its march to Harris-the main body moving up on the west side. We had proceded on the march about four miles, when we were met by one of the spies, who had been despatched by Col. Carter to inform us that the enemy were discovered but a short distance in advance. The following dispositioh of the forces was immediately adopted. Col. Burleson with one Batal- lion of his command, was ordered to advance and sustain the spy com- pany, in the event the enemy made battle; Genl. Rusk, with one Batallion of his regiment advanced to sustain in like manner Col. B. The enemy at first occupied an indian hut, and corn field on the right. They advanced to a thicket and branch and engaged the spy Co. and Col. Burleson who had about this time arrived upon the ground-a hill side that over looked their position- Gen. Rusk. with a rapid movement reached the point of attack about the same instant, when a brisk fire was made by the enemy and returned with ned with [sic] great gallantry by the detachments named. In this position the position f sic1 , a heavy fire was kept up on both sides for some time- Rusk and Bur- leson maintaining their respective positions with their usual spirit and coolness-Genl. B. occupying the right and Genl. Rusk the left. The second Batallion of Rusk's regiment under the command of Lieut Col. '"For "Jo Anderson & of Capt. Lewis company, . . ." the revised copy reads "Jo Anderson of Capt. Lewis' company, . . ." 70 A. Df. of James S. Mayfield. Cf. this and the preceding document with an "Extract from the report of K. H. Douglass to Secretary of "\Var relative to the late Cherokee Campaign" in the Texas Archives, "Army Papers." This extract is dated "August, 1839" with no day.
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