Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-12-25
Another Battle and Victory!
stones Greer's and y0nng'SReg.
ments Engaged!
OpOthlcyOhOla ana his Army
Completely Routed!
Nj their Baggage, Ammunition,
DC, captured.
80 Negroes Captured!
Lieut.. Col. GrliIllth's Report!
LsIt OF Killed and Wounded In
Col. stones Regiment.


extra from the Sherman journal, giving the
full particulars Of Tho fight with Opo hey'
ohola on the 10Th ult'
Prsatc letters received here give addis
iional particulars, which are promised us
Tor publication. one from Lieut. W. X,
smith OF this county, states that Z. Y. How
oil. who ia mentioned In 1t. Col Griiiths
report Us morially Wounded was doing wen,
and will probably recover. John West,
who is reported M having an arm broken,
received only flesh wound in the wrist.
no bones broken.
The nows was brought 10 Sherman by Ii.
Vance, Of Collin county, and is comprised
in n letter from Lieut.. Col. Diamond Of Col.
Young's regiment, to his brother, wy Din
mond Esq, of sherman.
We also append the official report Of 1t.
Col. Griffith of Col Stones Regiment
PREsros, January ., 1852
DEAR Brother ~ write you this note
10 inform you ;hut on the 10Th Dec, about
4oO men of each Of Grecrs, Stones and
Youngs regiments, Capt. Bcnnctts Lamar
cavalry, and about 100 Of Col Mcintosh 9
Arkansas regiment, attacked and whipped
Apothlcyohola and his army ut thustehai-
lab, in the mountains between VeEdsgns
the Arkansas river. We had been ordered
out TO aid Cooper. Our command, under
Col. James Mcintosh, left Fort Gibson OF
the 22d. At the same time Col. Cooper
force Left consisting OF his regiment OF
,,hoctaws and Chickasaws, Col. Mcintosh
Greek regiment, Col Drew's Cherokee regi-
ment. Col. Sims Texas Regiment, Major
Whitfield Texas battalion. Col. james
McIntosh's command were TO go up one side
of the river and Col. Cooperate other. Tho
large and unexpected reintorccments OF
If Choctaws and Chickasaws and other
troons havi,is to b. furnished with trans
nortntiou. provisions. &c., prevented Col.
tooncr ulectiny us nj designated time aud
,l,cn On they we're NOT with US Ia the battle.
On the evening OF the 2iih, we were within
y, or Ia miles OF the camp Vt the enemy, antr
Indies of their cavalry were daring us from
,hr surrounding hills. our command wisely
prefcrrlny daylight, refused 10 chase or n@ht
then, till moraing. NJ carly dawn We hau
to,,r DAYS rations, and N 10y O'Clock were
charging their stronghold. Their position
WAS admirably arranged for strength, con-
sisting Of the most perfect n%turai breast
works. and on the summit ot an apparently
inaccessible hill Col. Lane, in command
of Col. Greers regiment, was wisely selected
10 charge the front. This was done snder
, calling fire in the most gallant DTlsher
tctter than this regiment, noisying sotulers
sould have done it. For prudence GOODNESS
and bravery, their leader has no superior.
The ga)luntry of Maj. Chiffon, who hass
charge OF thc right challenges the greatest
admiration. he was wounded OIL the Top OF
bis head and severely stunned aud fell, ous
rose and shut an lndian through the hearsr
falling him at least thirty feet from tue
nrecinice. Col. stores regiment, under ~.
f,ol Griffith charged the right, and Col.
Young the LETT, Capt. Bsnnett aiding Col.
Lane IT, was but u lew moments until the
hill was ours, and those surrounding cover
al With the fleeing enemy. We tollowedf
fourbt and killed them for II or 10 miles,
hlos;ro Tho engagement about 4 o'clock in
The evening. with O loss to them of III men
killed, all their wagons, Oxen cows shoep'
,rovisions. ammunition, &C.; together WIN
their wives and children, whom We SaSe.s-
ken prisoners, and about 80 negroes. our
loss was 10 killed and about thirfy wound
cd. Among the former were s"sac Oh ou'
best men. c,.
No one could discriminate who fought
the bruyest. SscEe's regiment PROBABLY
suuered most---fossght under many oisaa-
yantages US to grbund-dit good execution
aud acquitted themselves with great creul'.
Their most Serious loss was Lieut.. uaoe Fitz-
huph Of Collin County, who fell vt MS pos',
greatly regretted By all the Command.
Col Young exercised great presence OF
mind-.leI his command where they wefs
able 10 gain the prise Of all by being able
10 kill more uf the enemy than others. The
Col. got himself two Indians HIS reg iment
fought nobly, and no mistake,
No one encountered more dangers than
Cant. Bennett and his company, as they
were the body guard OF Col. Mcintosh. aud
he was always where the bullets new ihieK-
est. Capt. T. lost two inei; killed.
have no official report 1f the killed ana
wounded, some remember, to-wIt
KIlLEr--lt. g. S. Fitzhugh, of olIin CO..
Thos. Y. Arnold, Of Waco, J. Ii. Harris, OF
collin couu,y, Charles H~miton and Mr.
Haftis, Of Van Zandt county, VIM. Frank
lin: 81 Hopkins county.
WotjspIp--G. ". Coffman, of Collin CO.,
fuortally; +. V. Howell, of Dallas. mortality
Seret: ". II. II. Addington, of Ccoa- mortal
IL. smith Proctor, Ct Bowie, mortally; Mnl.
4; w Chiffon. oundca in the head; J;i,ncs
% Young. wounded in the hip Lieut.. Doc.
Durham. of Eu-k, thigh broken; John IL.
Nest. of Dallas, srin broken; VIM. Spencer,
of Van yand, in the breast; W. l.. Wright,
of Van Zandt. in the arnr James Green. Of
Dallas. in the breast; Henry Ellis, Maj. q.
n W;Isor. az pallas. arm, broken. l.. Shut