White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-12-11

| DATTLE'FELDs NEAR rAYETTEslLLE,
ARK, Dec. 8.-General Herron's com.
mand met the enemy yesterday OF Crap.
ford Prairie. Ark, ten miles south Of
Fayetteville. and won glorious and ls-
cisive victory over them.
The enemy was "a. 900 strong, com.
mandad by General Hindmsn. This
rebel force, which was splenilidly aruel,
was in four divisions. commanded respsc.
lively by Generals Parsons. Marmaduke,
Frost and Rains. The flower Of tie
Trans Mississippi Army were there well
supported by park of eighteen pieces Of
artillery. and had the advantage Of
choice Of positions.
Gen. Heron was going to the assist.
ance Of Gen. Blunt. who was at Csns
Hill, twenty miles southwest of FAyette.
vile. and was taken somewhat by sur
prise when the Arkansas lst cavalry. who
were in the advance. came flying back in
the utmost confusion. Two companies
of the 1st Missouri cavalry. under the
gallant Maj. Hubbard, stood their grOrnl
for some time. but were obliged to fsl
back by the superior force Of the rebel!
This took place on the north side Of Hi.
nois creek.
Order was soon restored among our
troops. and the enemy's pickets and ssir-
mishers were at once driven back to their
main body. and the battle then became
general and earnest.
Gen. Herron's command consisted orly
of the infantry and artillery belonging to
the 2d and 81 divisions of the Army Of
the Frontier. the cavalry having been sent
forward the night previous to Gen. Bluu.
at Cane Hill. His entire command
would not exceed in number $500 or
1000 men and "a pieces Of artillery. Ii
was composed of the following regiments;
The 9th and 87th Illinois infantry, 18Th
and Goth Iowa, 26th Indiana. Doth Wis
cousin. 4 companies of artillery and
comparatively small force Of cavalry.
The battle field was an extensive series
Of improved farms. skirted on The east By
ebrupt hills. which were covered wi,hs
heavy wood. Upon these bills. concsaI.
ell by the forest. the rebel army posted
themselves. and opened the ball by q well
directed fire of artillery. The conte's
commenced at 10 A. NJ. and terminsIed
at dark. Our superior artillery soon
forced the rebel batteries to abandon one
or two Of their positions. and kept Their
overwhelming numbers in check through
out the whole Of this eventfnl day.
The Goth Wisconsin charged upon
battery Of four heavy guns and took th'1.
but they were forced to retire again unaa
. murdeous FIRE. The 18th Iowa al'1
took the same battery and perfornea
prodigies Of valor. but they were also
obliged to yield them to superior num-
bers. Almost every regiment Distinguish
ed itself.
At about 4 o'clock Gen. Blunt can,
up from Cane Hill with 5000 men 'nl
. strong force Of artillery. and opened o.
the enemy from the southwest. Ihs rs..
els made desperate efforts to capture u
batteries. but they were repulsed xna
terrible slaughter. We held the hela
dark. and before 9 O'Clock that night '''
entire rebel force was in foil retrest: :.
Our loss in killed and woundea sn
hundred-thst of the rebels is sdm''ai
By themselves to be. over one thousSs
i've hundred. Several Of their hsla.ou
GERS we're killed. among them Col. o'sS
who was commanding brigade. ~ -.
who was formerly a Brigadier- Genera
Prices army. the Missouri State fnA
But very few prisoners we're taken. end
We captured four 6ns csssions nD
with ammunition. ,s,
Lieutensnt- Colonel McFsrlsne. o. ~
18th lows. was the only field ofn's' v
our sids who was killed.