The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-19
NEWS FROM GEN. HUNTERS DIVISION.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE MAIN ARMY FROM
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
OUR MISSOURI cORRESPONnENCE.

WIInDhA w AL Vt l1E MAIN ARM tuOM
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
OUR MISSOURI CORRESPONDENTS.
RoIA. Phelps Co., NO., Nov. IS, 1861.
Movements Of Troops in Mssouyi-Secresp 4 Plans in Flu
turs 0ferationsSrinsfeid TO be Abonionedfolicy q
tho Rebel Gcnerdls-Probdte Concentration Of Troops al
st. Louis, Rolla and Jefferson City--Cd,Tisoas 70 e Nam
tanned at these Poin-Feeling of the People in the South
sest--Credable Conduct of the 7roops-Des,tei Condi
Hcn Of the Colnry-Dipositiom Of the Too1s-The Spe
esaI Army Correspondents Unira@melled, dc.
Long before you receive this tho telegraph will have
Informed you that Saturday last three div sons Of tho
Army Of the West marched north from Springfield in the
direction of sedaa and Tipton and that sege and As
boths divisions took position tho old battle ground
on Wilson'S creek, leaving tho command Of Acting
Brigadicr General Wyman in occupation Of tho
Gown itself. The ordcrs Of the portion that
marched TO the north gave them drcctons
to proceed to Warsaw the Usage, and there await
further commands, General Hunter not revealing any o.
his plans for the future The suppostion general
that TO fall back to tho limo OF railway aud 90
thence TO ST. Louis, with view TO operations down
the river. General Hunter received ordoss from WASH
ngton In regard the conduct of affairs the Western
department, and among those orders one for tho
withdrawal of troels from Southwest Missouri and
their concentration at central and available Joints
II will BIO week or more from tho time OF starting
before the advance Of the army reaches tho railway
by the tmc that shall arrive the division lett Spring
field will be on It's way giving up the couatry TO the
Confederaes. General aFymans orders to remain
there until the sick able to be moved when he was
to take them in charge and march either koa or
sedaa, a. ms option leaving Siogel and Asboth >
the hospital reported that tho patients could be moved
by Thursday or Friday Of the Present week
General Hunter has issued orders the rebels have
made hostile demonstration requiring an earlier de-
parture you may consider Springfield abandoned by
18th OF the present MONTH
reliable
the orders from Richmond t eneal Price alnse
and daily with our army us much as possible ANA 70
draw well into the nIerior whore it could only sup
ported ut immense expense, but not TO ia battle
unless certain Of success. 1t readily be that The
policy ID to keep many sble OF troops away
from the scene of operations the Mssi sppi aud at
points whero they could not DO readily withdrawn for
elsewhere. That General Price did intend to eight
shown by his falling back whenever fore os al.
vanced. Two days before the main body OF the
army loft Springfield the rebels fell back from
Cassville, a. distance of eight miles, TO near
the Arkansas line and for several days they had been
engaged in devastating Stone county aoag the Eayette
vile road to prevent our army from following them with
rapidly Hay, corn and other fodder belonging Union
was burned in the stack in the field, aud in some
instances houses and all they contained were DESTROYED
In township the property OF rebels was burned
to prevent being used BY troops, but the owners
were reimbursed for their losses or course Il wou be
utterly impossible to prevent the army from marching
by reason ofsuch devastations but could be much i'm
peded that would be able ovcrtake the fee
ing rebels unless the latter were willing.
The policy to be pursued will doubtless be the concen
traton OF the army at II. LOUIS tho occupancy OF
sons, each OF which can suddenly be strength
cned whenever threatened ard will not require
outlay for transportation tho fearuiy
bad wagon roads OF Missouri The voluntary reinquish
ment OF the Southwest Is Of little consequence stra
tegic point Of View as 1t will hardly be occupied by
large rebel force when demonstrations upon
Memphis and other points the Mississippi. The prin
cipal thing to depore the annoyances to whrh our
Union friends in that section will again subject at the
hands Of the rebels greater Perhaps than during our
abandonment Of the country after the battle OF August
To- With the main body If our army a. St Louis in
"A VIA ctr ito sha
notice down the rive whenever deemed proper as
each Of tho have named to DO garrisoned are &C
cessbls BY railway achievements and supplies
be long In reaching them VI reaened attack
About Of tho 9th learning that was no PROS
poet whatever OF battle with the rebels, left Spring
Geld for horseback ride point one hundred
and twenty one miles Of the road in the world
accomplished the distance in two and half days. reach
Ing RoA day before yesterday in extremely used
up condtisn The army had commenced NOV ing to the
North but three hoars before my departure vet
the people along the road knew OF its march, and from
nearly evcry house eagerly Intercepted as TO the
prospective nd actual condition things in the south
west II needed but word two with a man 10 deter
mlne for myself which side he was 70 be fond. I'M
lees particular taken to disguise In
most instances tho Inhabitants favorable 70 The rebel
lion showed foar of the Union troops con
tending that beyond stealing few pigs and chickens
they did mot take anything that paid for and NO.
yer molestod individuals for entertaining the most rad
cal Southern sympahss Tho Union people, on tho con
tasy. Misunderstanding greatest lest our or.
sred they should BE- forced 70 leave should the SOUTH
west again 60 into the hands Of the rebels. Is com.
lfAv
ere safe In any event. that their army spares
them, while 1t plumbers from Union men. and that the
Union army b too mindful Of law and order 70 interfere
with tho most active traitors. On General Fremonts
march from Upton to Springfield he whatever rebel
property required BY the army General Hunter
had announced the same policy the day before left
What the new commander, Gen. Haleck, win do, Is not
On the road o Springfield to Rolla AZ las, ba,f tho
houses deserted the families having through fear
OF molsstaton from half the remainder the men were
absent tho two contendng armies leaving their farms
In M vuctn ana hnrcn vhn
poasant lady with interesting family OF six children
and everything about the premises indicating prosperity
On my asking her husband at home she replied in
the negative with that peculiar information that closes all
further questioning subsequently ascertained that he
had been the entire summer in the ranks OF the rebel
army, and aspired 70 no higher position than that OF
private soldier. The lady bitter in her anmosity
towards "the Dutch who, she averred stole every
thing they could lay their hands upon taking from
and children everything needed for their susie
nance or clothing, lnterrogating her closely found
ner sSe ss 81 a. the
Siege that he could hardly speak word Of English
end was utterly unable 70 give military command ex
as we'll a the best Of US astonishcd, but failed to
convince hor. Hers only . specimen Of
q s' w .@01 sss' s s'
hoard young and apparently intelligent rebel female
speak OF Mr. Lincoln a. negro, and in such
that Il admitted no doubt Of the sincerity Of her
Tho post Of Roa at present in the command Of COL
G. NJ Dodge, Of the Fourth Iowa, able and efficient
:anocr. Col Dodge is busiy engaged in putting Fort
Wyman, which commands the town and the country
9,ound within range Of its guns in finished condition.
he force here is adequate for the protection Of the
" Boyds regiment. which was raised from
tho refugees from Springfield and the country
marched hence yesterday for the last mentioned
own some Of the men live the line Of road between
ere ana springfield, and my way in met several who
peen granted the privilege Of taking their own time
e Way ana reporting themselves on certain dav In
nsn.iu large lot Of rebel property unnt for gov.
Iens use' mas accumulated here and Colonel hodge
S,lsss W sen u at public auction To- morrow and A.
tue proceeds TO Union purposes '' ~ -
spccai 70 the World Of tho 11th STATING that Ere
ts friends controlled the army corres,tna. s 81
ana that Tho oddche OF tho st. Inn. p.,,,s ~
ne author Of bogus dispatches relative 70 ~ r",
amy concerning Fremont is a stupendous r' ns
luere was never any attempt whatoyer ,r,,hs.
.owedge, 10 influence member a the nr rs.i,n
u Fremont camp, and for the correeroads ~ =.
p'At'cdn riding and living at public cxpanse no 10
telved the same courtesies extended to ali e' '
Eohcmian Brigade, consisting of eight mr. ,or
rdcnts and artists, was furnished w1,b a ,a ~
cs, for which each man gave his recent ana NJ
On * partiality was shown in the courtasirs ar
aough some Of tho reporters were strong onon
he Pathfinder The ReltSJttcdn corfesronaert
. way treated differently from the other mem
% lilo bohemian Brigade and, for the las, te, daye
tay Of the army in Springfield, rode horse loapsd
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