Last night the supply wagons began to move back to Pleasant Hill - a distance of about eight miles. There was a general sense of confusion during the entire retreat, as soldiers who had survived the battle made their way back in search of their units. The 13th Army Corps was literally cut to pieces. The 4th Division was a mere shadow of its former self, and the 130th regiments (and others) were almost annihilated.
All available means were used for the transportation of the wounded. They were mounted on horses and mules, on artillery caissons, on carts and wagons - any manner of transportation that could be found. Many soldiers lost their knapsacks and contents, as they had been dropped yesterday when they moved to the front.
Today, skirmishing began at daylight, and the battle of Pleasant Hill began in earnest at 10 o'clock. However, the men of the 130th (those that weren't killed, missing, injured, or taken prisoner the day before) were not involved in the battle. Instead they guarded the wagons on the retreat to Ecore.
The battle at Pleasant Hill continued throughout the day, and eventually the Union forces repulsed the Confederate advance. In fact, the Union army captured at least 500 men and some of the cannons and wagons they lost on the previous day.
Union General Smith was encouraged by the day's events and wanted to take to the offense immediately. However, General Banks ordered a retreat, and that was the end of the Red River campaign. The Confederates would harass the Union army throughout their retreat.
