Today in Chickamauga History - July 16
1839, July 16: - PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR – Page 76-77
REPORT OF K. H. DOUGLASS TO A. SIDNEY JOHNSTON
Report of Genl. K. H. Douglass of the engagement with Cherokees on the 15th July 1839.
On yesterday the negotiation on the part of the Commissioners having failed, under your orders the whole force was put in motion towards the encampment of Bowls on the Neches—Col. Landrum crossed on the west side of the Neches and up the river. The Regiments under Col. Burleson and Rusk moved directly to the Camp of Bowls, upon reaching which it was found to be abandoned, their trail was ascertained and a rapid pursuit made, about six miles above their encampment in the vicinity of the Delaware Village, at the head of a prairie they were discovered by the spie company under Capt. Jas. Carter and a detachment of about 25 from Capt Todd's company lead by Genl. Rusk. The enemy displayed from the point of a hill. Genl. Rusk motioned to them to come on. They advanced and fired four or five times and immediately occupied a thicket and ravine on the left, as we advanced the lines were immediately formed and the action became general, the ravine was instantly charged and flanked on the left by Col. Burleson with a part of his Regiment, the rest of Burleson's Regt. was lead by Lieut. Col. Woodlief, a portion of Genl. Rusk's Regiment charging at the same time; and another portion took a position on a point of a hill to the right and drove a party who attempted to flank us from that quarter, thus instantly driving the enemy from the ravine and thicket, leaving eighteen dead on the field, that have been found, and carrying off as usual their wounded, as was seen by many of our men,
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