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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 177 (search)
nd hold the junction of the Lake road, together with the road that runs parallel with the Teche. The rebels moved forward upon this body with their cavalry and artillery, compelling it to fall back. A section of Closson's battery, with Colonel Cassidy's Sixth New-York regiment, was now sent forward with a support, for the purpose of effecting the same object, when the enemy, seeing this body advance, retreated across the Teche, at McWilliams's plantation, burning the bridge behind them, aosted around and behind a sugar-house on a large plantation. Following closely after Colonel Holcomb, came Lieutenant-Colonel Warner with the Thirteenth Connecticut, Colonel Molineaux, with the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth New-York, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cassidy with the Sixth New-York. Brigadier-General Dwight of the First brigade, was with this force, and of course in command. The enemy, as before stated, was posted upon an open field, near the sugar-house, and consisted, as near as could