The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-03-28
The Battle of Pea Ridge, Ar-
kansas.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
From the Ccu.'poodsno, sith, St, LouI' Dem.
srekL WITH MS REAR GUARD curs ms wAr
TnRoueH Tuk ENEMY.
Early Thursday morning Sigels divis-
ion was moving from Camp Cooper, be-
yond Beu,onyil!e, for Sugar Creek. His
rear guard, composed Of the Twelfth
Missouri Infantry, Captain Jcnk's battul-
ion Of cavalry, attached TO the Thirty
sixth Illinois, two companies Benton
Hussnrs, and six pieces OF flying artillery
(Albert's battery lett camp at 6 A. NJ.
The main column marched through Ben
tonville without observing any indien-
tions Of the enemy. General Sigel and
staff, together with the rear guard, arriv~
ed at Bentonvillc in an hour and a half.
While resting here, a black line was OBJ
served on tho prairie toward the south,
whichlat first attracted no particular at
tent.on.
Sigel, with his glass soon became con-
yinced that the line was in motion, Soon
sccesh flags were seen moving on Ben
tonyillc, and the prairie became black
with the rebel masses e cavalry moved
up rapidly, and deploying TO the right and
LEFT, surrounded the town. Clouds of
cavalry were still observed advancing at
rapid speod.
Sipel moved forward the renr guard
across a rayine on the mnrpin of the town
aud the opposite aide of the rnyine was
occupied by the rebels, who came rush
ling up with a veil. Noticing TINT they
had formed on his rear, he detached four
companies of cavalry 10 hold them in
check. Opening his lines right and left
he sout hi. artillery 10 the front. TO meet
a force drawn up in line of battle a milo
out of town.
Turning TO Can't. Jenk,. who had como
forward to support the latter, sirel said,
captain, the enemy are on our front, on
either side Of US, and all around us.''-
Then raising his hand to a level with his
shoulder, and lunging il down with ouch
sentence, exclaimed:
ave must advance; we must cut our
way through" and concluding emphut-
icully, 1--WE shall cut our way through" !"
Sigcl then got of his horse, and person.
ally tuperintended the planting of the
pieces in position. He opened fire on
the enemy in front, every shot having a
telling effect on the enemy's ranks,which
fatercd and fell back in the woods. A
rapid advance OF our column then tool
place. the enemy seoming 10 retreat on
either side, but instead thew made a de.
tour and formed again two miles further
on at the entrance of deep porpc. On
reaching this position, il was found they
were supported by a large body orin(ant-
nv, whose adyance preceded our arrival
by taking shorter roud. The infantry
were placed in umbuscadc covered by the
crest of hill.
Our lroops pushed forward into the
gorge alonfrrhich tho road runs, when
suddenly a Calling fire of musketry was
poured in along our whole line, from the
top of the hill along our left bank. The
Twelfth Missouri CHARGED up the hill in
face of the fire and drove tho rebels over
the hill.
During the charge Sipel ordered two
pieces forward about a milo to a poin,
where he could sec the hill where the
rebels supposed they were under cover
The guns were masked by a grove, and
were not observed by tho rebels. As
soon as this battery was planted, two
cannon shotr were fred from the head OF
the column in the valley, producing 10
effect but deceiying the enemy. A rapid
advance of tho whole column was then
made, aud as we receded from the enemy
the latter covered the hill in large num-
bers, advancing on our rear. The mask
ed battery in front then opened on them,
the balls passing over our column still in
the gorge, which caused such destruction
to tile rebels that they scattered in all di-
rections aud ceased TO mocst US any fur
ther.
TIE GRAND BATTLE OF THE EIGHTH.
The enemy during the night advanced
and took position one mile nearer our
camp, oceupying the extensive bluff to
the left of Mithron Tavern, where thew
had batteries planted which commanded
the open fields and bottom lands on this
aide.
The open woods, a mile this side of the
town, were slso occupied by the enemy
in formidable numbers. They had hat
teries pointed in ali available nositions
commading the approaches from this
aide. Cen Cuytis dc signed IN oman Tho
bali at dsy.break. and gsye the neces,s.
nv ordurs Cor a change of front. the Icf,
wing having to be moved obIiousIv for.
ward
The c,nror,do onenod ,w.n,r.sv.