New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-08
REBEL ACCOUNT or THE BATTLE OF PEA
RIDGE.
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We have received come information Of interest re-
epectiug tho battle ~ Pea Ridge derived trom gen.
ilcmon o. this State WHO have recently returned
from a viat On buiaess % L0usiaua. On their way
thcy parsed ID roui;h the Confederate camp 1T Van
Buren,, AIk., and remained hero ioF several days.
They were well acQua uttd with mauy officers and
rii,hte- aud cJlycrstd f-eCiy IN reference 10 tie
prominent event. OF the lste bs,llc "a Pea Ridge,
and tlcir information 10 considered entirely trust
worthy
Ceos. McCulloch. McIn och, md McRae, and
Cob kiNcs Of tlis State, tl0 certainly deud. Gen.
81 eek not dead, and hopes Of his recovery are
entertained. A. Gen. Pace oitisi0n The nuunef OF
dead was between - and ~, tho wounded be-
tween 400 and J0U, and q number missing In The
O.ner divisions no report Was known 10 nave beer
nsdr, AND probably never viii he. That Of Gen
Mccall 60 had ri-pepGd leaving no one 70 report
whlo tlo,e o. Mcintosh rad Pike seem 20 have
teen O,trioOhel or Loot s.ghi Of. re ting Irgus,
after % whiie vii probably contain the nure- aud
other particulars ia Gen. Price division, which
viii no promptly pubiiriod on 40 receipt.
1hcy couhrtu the dctncfaiiou OF tho battle-its
long coniiuuslco anI oSirwciy doubtful result
the superior uuubers Of tie Confederate army, and
ils final o,icsi ard rctrea, % Van Blfen. Being
friends Of Gen. Price, ttey tFetk 10 the moot deli
cate manner OF bio modification at tho result but
the fs,t OF aduilcd dciea. aud Ieirat D. no. con-
oealed All he stories Of q second battle 50 indu1-
tiiol-ly circulated, aEo eoutrzdictod. None such
occurred.
Much conversation was going 90 in the army in
reference TO the place %. btscl, snd event during
the battle. NsIy Of The friends Of Gen. Price ale
iege bio ucuconcurrence ard attribute the defea to
"a iaiufe 20 carry out h,s views. Gieat raias had
been taken - ascertain the exact $40 OF Ger. Cur
iit's column, the number being put down al 1890
men. That Of tie Conf,derat3 be NJ about -, GEO.
Gen. Wan Dorm considered H. an easy matter ~
practically surround aud capture the entire army.
The battle is known, was fought on that theory,
and Os..
Gen Price il would seem, lacked confidence in
the columns OF McCullOch hnd NcIo.obb, mud iOr
that, some other reason, de'ired his dici-ou 20
bring on and sustain the fight. lie stated, il IL
alleged, that tAey would stand-sland and shoot
until be ordered them 10 rclnat, which 10 would
never do.
TIE divisions Of McCulloch and Mcintosh lie
desired in biz aresorve bis line 50 be opened
at proper time, for tLom Va charge through and
upon The Union iroops with huzzih md yell. A
charge Of That kind well directed, by fresh troops
upon hard-iought sui weary men, be insisted, would
break their lires and demorJze aud destroy them.
Aud whether true false this theory 10 pfescci cd
H. ndaiiCn u Gen. Proc and To the prejudice
Of Gen. Van Dom 10 military commander
Gen. Rains IL IL said. became furious on learning
of an order 10 retreat. lie questioned Gen. Van
Dorn and lpOn icCsiyingun affirmative npAwer, told
him ilatiy IL be was whipped be was the only man ia
tue entire army ~ that state OF hind. Van Dorm
required Of him 90 retrac, which beng declined, his
sword was Gsaanutd and SURE ndofod. But some Of
the men have q different vors.)n vi the silair, and
gay the real difficulty is deeper nan mere words that
Rnins had cdptarfd u barrel Of Van Dorns bee,
whisky, aud the difference sbonl the retreat was n
pre!eAI 10 onabis hiA 10 furnish much more rub