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to add that another successful battle was fought yesterday on the road between Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, near the latter place. We now hold Pleasant Hill and are pursuing the enemy, who is in full retreat beyond there. We are capturing prisoners every hour.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. H. MAY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, April 10, 1864.Colonel LEWIS CONRAD,
A. A. A. G., &c., Hdqrs. Sub-Dist. N. La., Minden, La.:CAPTAIN: Your communication of April 9, inquiring the condition of affairs with the forces under Major-General Taylor, is received. I am instructed to say, in reply, that in the engagement on 8th instant near Mansfield General Taylor was successful. At 7.20 yesterday morning General Taylor reported the enemy in full retreat, and that he was pursuing. At 10.40 a. m. yesterday he had continued the pursuit to Pleasant Hill. The information of the victory was sent to General Liddell yesterday from this office, but to avoid the danger of error and miscarriage of the dispatch I send it to you, and you will transmit it to General Liddell again. I inclose copy of a dispatch* to General Taylor's headquarters from Captain McCloskey, which contains information that may be of importance to General Liddell, and you will please transmit it to him.
I am, captain, very respectfully, &c.,
R. C. NEWTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., April 10, 1864.COMMANDING OFFICER OF FAGAN'S INFANTRY BRIGADE, Lewisville, Ark.:
SIR: The lieutenant-general commanding directs me to say that you will move on to Shreveport at once with your command. Send forward a courier, reporting what time you will probably be able to reach this place.
Very respectfully, &c.,
R. C. NEWTON,Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS, Pleasant Hill, La., April 10, 1864.
Colonel P. C. WOODS:
SIR: Your dispatches have come to hand. I much regret that you could not have been here sooner, as we have been engaging the enemy for four days, and that although successful, the presence of
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