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to his brother. About ten o'clock the same summoned just opposite Columbus, between Col. Tappen's Arkansas regiment, Col. Blythe's 18th Tennessee regiment, and about 5,000 or 6,000 Federals, Shortly after, Col. Marke's Louisiana regiment, Col. Pickett's, Col. Freeman's and Col. Knox Walker's Tennessee regiments were sent over. The Federals were in a strip of woods, and our men in the open field. We also had the Watson battery (Louisiana) on that side the river. In half an hour Tappan's and Wright's regiments were broken and scattered to the winds — soon after we lost Watson's battery. In half an hour more, Pickett, Walker, and Freeman were whipped and routed too. The engagement was not more than half a mile from the river — these were all the men on hand able to get across the river up to 1 o'clock.--Our men rallied several times, but could not stand the charge. After our battery was taken, the enemy run their battery close to the river bank, and fired upon the steamers,