Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-25

Rebel aoOsunt Of TIE Baitis Of Pea Ridge.
The Memphis Appeal of the l2th contains
the following dispatches from Fort Smith,
Arkansas, describing the battle Of Pes
Ridge:
Fear sNITH, March 9, 1882.
Our troops under Generals Van Dorm,
Price and McCullOch, engaged the enemy for
three days. the 9th, sixth and seventh, at
Perry's Ridge, IN Benton county, this State,
near the Missouri line.
The fighting was the most desperate on /
record Our loss was immense that OF the |
enemy unknown. Generals McOull0ch and |
Mcintosh were both killed on the 7th inst. I
Gen. Slack was mortAlly wounded. Gen.
Price was slightly wounded In the arm.
Col. McOrea reported killed. Our forces |
are now In the rear of the enemy, and driv-
ing them southvaVd. They are whipped be-
You'd doubt ere this. We are expecting Ia
ter intelligence every moment.
Gen. McCullOoh fell while leading his
command 70 q charge. Ths bodies o! Cen
erals McOulloch and Mcintosh will srrive
this evening.
LATER FROM FORT SMITH.
FORT BNTfH5 March v.
Up to the present moment nothing further
has been heard from the fight which is still
raging. II seems as though our army had
gotten to the rear of the enemy, and, 1t Is
currently reported, were driving them south
ward. The following from the Quartermas-
ter at this place, has been published;
GK1KRAL oRDIR.
FoRT SMITH, March 9, 1852.
The brave General McCullooh Is no longer
on earth. He fell while bravely fighting at
the head of his division, in hardly contest
ed battle with the enemy near Gross Hol-
lows on the Tth inst. His remains will be
inferred with military honers on Monday, st
Il o'clock. The officers and troops Of the
command will hold themselves in readiness
| to perform this melancholy duty. Officers OF
this command will re?ort in person at the
Adiutant's Office, at Q O'Clock. Sojourning
officers of the army are invited to partici-
pate. Officers and soldiers Of the battle Of
Oak Hills are invited to participate; also the
command of General Pearce. The invita-
ton is likewise extended to all citizens to
/ unite in the procession. All colors and hags
will be at hall mast and draped In mourn
ing. Officers will wear the usual badge Of
mourning. GEO. W. GLARE,
Major Commanding Post.
LATHR-AppTT1oNkL PARTICULARS.
FoRT SMITH, March II.
Captain Hickory Rogers arrived here yes
terdsy in charge Of the ammunition wagons.
BE brings with him official and some very
interesting details of the battle between our
forces and the enemy at ElkhOrn, four miles
from the Missouri line.
| Capt. Rogers says the fighting was terrible.
A large portion Of our troops being armed
with the common hunting rifles and shot
guns, charged the enemy time and again,
clubbing their guns and driving the enemy,
who were armed with the best of guns, from
their first position. The enemy gained q
much stronger position, when, from the ex-
hausted state Of our troops, they fell back.
Gen. McOulloch's division having lost 30
many Of their officers, Gen. Van Dorm, fear
iul that they might become disorgsnized,
deemed it advisable to withdraw, which be
did in splendid order. The next day he at
tackled the enemy in their second position,
aud while the fighting was going on with
drew bis whole army. tl s-48
Gen. Van Dorm says he Is not whipped, and
cannot be with the reinforcements which be
shall receive, and by giving his troops few
days rest, be says be will drive them back to
their starting place.
The withdrawal Of 80 large an army In such
fine order, after losing 80 many valuable OH
GERS, is looked upon Is one of the most bril-.
liant scts of the present war.
When it became known to the troops thai
Gen. Mc0ullOch was killed, they were frantic
with rage and bis command fought like de
mons, charging at times and putting to Aighi
Eve times their number.
Gen. Mcintosh fell the head Of his com
mand early In the action; also Gen. Herbert
General Price received q flesh wound in the
} arm the 6rSt day Of the 5ght. Gen. Slack
: of the Missouri army, received q morta
! wound. -=,,,--=---f,- :
grades killed and wounded, and 1t will bG
several days before an exact List Of the kill.
. ed and wounded can be got ct.
Our loss In round numbers is estimated 81
two thousand killed and wounded.
Our train is now ct Stickers, on Boston
Mountain, out Of reach Of the enemy, and
viii be up soon.
Our army fought the enemy on al sides
completely passing around them.
oSoro1A.