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The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815Smith, Z. F. (Zachariah Frederick)

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The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815

Name: The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815
Author: Smith, Z. F. (Zachariah Frederick)

Smith, Z. F. (Zachariah Frederick)

New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815

General Adair, supported by the officers of his command, insisted that
the statements made in these reports to the departments at Washington
were made upon a misapprehension of the facts, and that great injustice
had been done the Kentucky militia in General Morgan's command by
attempting to shift the responsibility of defeat from its real sources,
and placing it to their discredit. A military court of inquiry was
demanded, and granted by the commander-in-chief, the members of which
were officers of rank in the army, and disinterested by their relations
in the findings, and General Carroll, of Tennessee, appointed to
preside. The following notice was served on General Morgan, and similar
notices on other officers concerned:

       NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 9, 1815. BRIGADIER-GENERAL
     MORGAN.

   _Sir_: A Court of Inquiry is now in session for the purpose of
   inquiring into the conduct of the officers under your command, on the
   morning of the 8th of January. As you are somewhat concerned, I have
   to request that you will introduce such witnesses on to-morrow as you
   may think necessary. The conduct of Colonel Cavalier, and of Majors
   Tesla and Arnaud, is yet to be inquired into.

     Your Most Obt. Servant,
     WM. CARROLL, Maj.-Gen'l,
     _Prest. of Court_.

The following opinion was rendered:

      REPORT OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY.

        HEADQUARTERS 7TH MILITARY DISTRICT. NEW ORLEANS, LA.,
        February 19, 1815.

        GENERAL ORDERS.

   At a Court of Inquiry, convened at this place on the 9th inst., of
   which Major-general Carroll is President, the military conduct of
   Colonel Davis, of Kentucky Militia, and of Colonels Dijon and
   Cavalier, of Louisiana Militia, in the engagement on the 8th of
   January last, on the west bank of the Mississippi, were investigated;
   the Court, after mature deliberation, is of opinion that the conduct
   of those gentlemen in the action aforesaid, and retreat on the 8th of
   January, on the western bank of the river, is not reprehensible. The
   cause of the retreat the Court attributes to the shameful flight of
   the command of Major Arnaud, sent to oppose the landing of the enemy.
   The retreat of the Kentucky militia, which, considering their
   position, the deficiency of their arms, and other causes, may be
   excusable; and the panic and confusion introduced into every part of
   the line, thereby occasioning the retreat and confusion of the
   Orleans and Louisiana militia. While the Court found much to applaud
   in the zeal and gallantry of the officer immediately commanding, they
   believe that a further reason for the retreat may be found in the
   manner in which the force was placed on the line; which they consider
   exceptionable. The commands of Colonels Dijon, Cavalier, and
   Declouet, composing five hundred men, supported by three pieces of
   artillery, having in front a strong breastwork, occupying a space of

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The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815

Smith, Z. F. (Zachariah Frederick)

New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815

General Adair, supported by the officers of his command, insisted that
the statements made in these reports to the departments at Washington
were made upon a misapprehension of the facts, and that great injustice
had been done the Kentucky militia in General Morgan's command by
attempting to shift the responsibility of defeat from its real sources,
and placing it to their discredit. A military court of inquiry was
demanded, and granted by the commander-in-chief, the members of which
were officers of rank in the army, and disinterested by their relations
in the findings, and General Carroll, of Tennessee, appointed to
preside. The following notice was served on General Morgan, and similar
notices on other officers concerned:

       NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 9, 1815. BRIGADIER-GENERAL
     MORGAN.

   _Sir_: A Court of Inquiry is now in session for the purpose of
   inquiring into the conduct of the officers under your command, on the
   morning of the 8th of January. As you are somewhat concerned, I have
   to request that you will introduce such witnesses on to-morrow as you
   may think necessary. The conduct of Colonel Cavalier, and of Majors
   Tesla and Arnaud, is yet to be inquired into.

     Your Most Obt. Servant,
     WM. CARROLL, Maj.-Gen'l,
     _Prest. of Court_.

The following opinion was rendered:

      REPORT OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY.

        HEADQUARTERS 7TH MILITARY DISTRICT. NEW ORLEANS, LA.,
        February 19, 1815.

        GENERAL ORDERS.

   At a Court of Inquiry, convened at this place on the 9th inst., of
   which Major-general Carroll is President, the military conduct of
   Colonel Davis, of Kentucky Militia, and of Colonels Dijon and
   Cavalier, of Louisiana Militia, in the engagement on the 8th of
   January last, on the west bank of the Mississippi, were investigated;
   the Court, after mature deliberation, is of opinion that the conduct
   of those gentlemen in the action aforesaid, and retreat on the 8th of
   January, on the western bank of the river, is not reprehensible. The
   cause of the retreat the Court attributes to the shameful flight of
   the command of Major Arnaud, sent to oppose the landing of the enemy.
   The retreat of the Kentucky militia, which, considering their
   position, the deficiency of their arms, and other causes, may be
   excusable; and the panic and confusion introduced into every part of
   the line, thereby occasioning the retreat and confusion of the
   Orleans and Louisiana militia. While the Court found much to applaud
   in the zeal and gallantry of the officer immediately commanding, they
   believe that a further reason for the retreat may be found in the
   manner in which the force was placed on the line; which they consider
   exceptionable. The commands of Colonels Dijon, Cavalier, and
   Declouet, composing five hundred men, supported by three pieces of
   artillery, having in front a strong breastwork, occupying a space of

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815

The Battle of New Orleans: including the Previous Engagements between the Americans; and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to; the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815

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