Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-17
Letter from Capt. Galloway, to his
 Brother


 Dear Brothe,-We are now encamped at "Camp Lee"-named in honor of Gen. Lee, of Va. It is situated twelve miles from Neosho, and about six miles from the Cherokee line. We expect to remain here three or four weeks, unless we driven away by the 'jay -hawkers," whom we are sent here to watch They are band of marau- ders who nfest Kansas, (and believe are acting under commission from the federal government,) and who occasionally make excursions into this State, numbering the inhabitants and carrying off property, etc. The Texas regiments are ,ncamped near Carthage, some twenty miles north of Neosho Col. McIn.osh's regiment is also there. Gen. McCulloch's head quarters are at camp Jackson, near Camp Walker The Louisiana regiment and Col. McNair's regiment are there with him :; also Col. McRae's battalion.
 On the l7th inst, five companies of onr regi ment, including mine, were ordered down to Camp Jackson. Our object, believe, to proceed to Fayetteville and take possession of some arms left there by the State troops. It seems that Col. Hindman was there with company, and had DO: session of the arms. Gen. McCuloch wanted them, and sent order down there 10 that effect, but Hindman refused to give them up The Gen era', without saying another word, ordered the five companies, above mentioned, to hold them selves in readiness, to proceed to Fayetteville, and take them by force, and Hindman, too, if he still presisted in keeping them, and, in the meantime, the General sent Col. Mcintosh to Fayetteville to 1 see about them. On his return he reported that 1 Hindman had thought it best to give them up. | So we returned to our old encampment, (Camp Johnson,) on the Dist, and on the 22d moved up to this place.
 While at Camp Jackson, Lieut.. King arrived with 2S recruits, and clothing for most of my com pany. assure you I was delighted to see him and the recruits, and especially the clothing, for we were very much in need of them. My men are in better spirits than they have been since the battle We very much in need of boots or shoes. Lieut.. King says there is more clothing in Little Rock for us. hope they may | soon arrive
 I am sorry to learn that there is such prejudice existing towards Churchil's regiment. He is as brave man as the sun of heaven ever shone upon, and has as brave and gallant set of men under his command (mysef excepted) as ever shoudered gun in defense of any cause. Men who bore themselves nobly, and fought 30 bravey as they did on the ever memorable 10th of August, de- serve, I think, little more credit than they have received. heard Gen. McCulloch say the other day, that he did not do the regiment justice in his report, that as for himself he was proud of it. and that the people of Arkansas should be proud of it, too. see in one of Danley's papers that on the day of the battle, that the regiment was 80 badly scattered that it did not form until late in the day. That is so, and he who crculted that report cir cuated fa'sehood. The enemy did open fire upon our encampment first, and we were taken complete ly by surprise. The men gathered their guns and retreated across field to strip of timber some three or four hundred yards, from thence they continued on to a road, some hundred and fifty or two hundred yards farther, where the regiment formed, and moved on to meet the enemy. Itwas not more than fifteen minutes from the time the enemy opened their fire upon us until the regiment formed. There was only two men killed and one wounded in the encampment. The other 2l3 killed and wounded were upon the hill, where Lyon and his well disciplined troops were posted, where the hardest fighting was done, and where the fate of the day was decided. Our regiment was under fire douby long as any other one that was engaged in the fight, and as our loss goes to show, suffered more than au the State forces put together, and who were led on so nobly by that Arkansan General, who Gas to myselt-I did my duty" shall never live to see the day that will ever regret having belonged to Churchill's regiment, or having fonght in it at the ever mem orable battle of "Oak H;lls,'' on the 10th of Au gust, 1861. don't know that I won any fame upon that day, therefore, will not worry your patience ontin trying to convince you did, and will let the subject drop. Your brother,
 M. G. GALLOWAY.