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. 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 — everything before them to the very bank of the river; here our men broke to pieces and fled in terror to the river bank. In going up the river they cowered under the bank and behind trees that had been cut down.--On reaching the river they burnt Tappan's quarters, and captured 19 sick men, and opened fire again upon our boats, sending balls through the Hill, Charm and Prince. --They fired upon the Ingomar coming up at the time, and made her land out of reach on the Kentucky side. Up to this ti