, 1862-08-27
Gbe Grih|,1ue.
FROm SOUTHWEST MIsSQMHY,
Expedition OF the 37th Illinois Razf,
ment Against EHer1ilaR, !

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[Currezpondence Of the Chicago Tribune1
OzARK, No., August IS, lisa.
The s7th Illinois volunteers, Col N. g.
Barnes, are now stationed at this post 30 you
may inform your subscribers, that wh2teTer
doubt there may be existing in their minds as
10 the security Of certain military positions,
ozark Is sate-
IN the morning q the l5th inst dnforma-
e'oH was Received NJ 1a1s post tsat Captain
laggs company ot 1ae l4tn Missouri State
nl4l1a, ~1aen iaa oeen sent Inc evening pre-
'aoue ~ : 1o1ss a, Aau 'aAea session sof
Ia. p'see' anu n&@o A1eettAeeo That large
1ote9 " eusin'as' :, Seiainanaeo o5 the nototd-
ouo ~ oteA ca1poen' "ere encalnped On the
uaAenA 1oso' aoou1 I"o miles below Forsyth=-
cap- tNss, eoAslueshg n1mseH IN rather
e4oee 4uaA A'7ie'olepa"'aeo messenger touzark
io' !noteenens "ho enangeo Ills position
several tanes curing the night to prevent be-
ing SURPRISED 4 scout Has fmmed5ate;v or.
deT.d cnt: cons;e+1no of +b3-+x -,.r, data;,.z
e ~ 49, ~, oA tH A4on' oe'Ails
MN tne e'ta ILLINOIS, company A, command
I'd By Capt. HAWes, and company E, COM
manded BY Lieut. Hicks, both Of the 9Th
7,,;,,,t. -ai-~+oo,.a +.,a+to...,ts 49,. -,
o ~ @oest"eA "1A" !4ieot. t1uts
sectioH VI hu1pAy - paStelys tapI. burchs
company Of the 14th Missouri State militia,
snd q eopad of enrolled militia mounted o,l
1nds- ~ c,,n-nona ~ ~, ~ ps.aas e,..' -
1".>. 'Ae -. soAA0 VI WI ~. = AA1 1aes' oha
reElment lHlno1B volunteers, the gentemsnly
and efficient comMandant Of the forces sta-
+iorea at +h{s mat
r-1..;.. p1M .z ro,e .r.,
S'ptatns Dell aau "oolofo OF tne o'[1
llln ois accompanied the colonel as volunteer
aids.
~ Lao oro,t
49, SN-AA o. :. - ~ "i1u @'i4sea 81 LIE
braLch Gi the FINLEY RlVer, twenty miles
fcm Ozark, at o'clock .. H., where we en-
cs1n,. 4 for the nfoh+ at+bo r,a- oe 49,,
ssa ~ ~ = ~ s .n0 90, VI nnofn'
VI LIE 1o;n Lhst- We were on tne march
About two miles from our camp Of the nisht
prtFious, We came upon Capt, Ftarp, who had
t.,,a,, hsa,- =, .,oa+ 40 var ~ s.,.,.
4'-'AeA .A& paee ~ AAees "is1 I.ns ao"ls1on
10 onf 1osce Fe proceeasd On our Journey and
arrived at ForEythe "a distance of eleven
mi1es> about S1z o'clock a m. The enro1led
mi1iIia we're hire dismnnnttd and rosficn
o1 The 37th Itliuois riflrmen BENZ consdrred
more reliable. haying s.smtlt noyFder hefr,rr
were placed On their I,orses.
Our gulde reported 1tse enemy tvo m;1es
from town eucamped unon hi9n tlntr Win
but one read leaaIug to it. Cal Barnes d;s.
La1ched AdjutAnt BandY with the forces unon
lie Galena Road, renal ing in Forsytne hlm.
SELF, TO effect some Necessary arTangements in
regard to the train and euard In ths CITY. and
intending to reioin the scout in a few
ments tut being detained longer ttan he in
1rldeu and the bows being rather eager f,r rhe
fay, marching at QUICK tine, the evIonei 60 IN
}oppd himself some diatonce from t1is cnnn-
u,and. wEicn he immgdia;1y nro ,eei1 II to -.
ivIu. In DUNG which it WIS fon I'd nec4ssare n
cut a3ross t6roueh The brush. and the colonel
accom- panfed nv h1s ynlnn;eer aids Can.s
KeII aId WooIfnrd dashen 1nrnnph ~ ws.t,ds
in hreak nerk race. thst won1n hava Sona
t.1e5r n tho no., dsre t3a,i' h1se-1}ao1os 1
~ nI,1nt@T r. +hai~ -,n4s - taa,aSae.a -
thev nass:i 1hr,,nvb ~ f,rn,a. ~, ~ -
M, fee-nnha1s,s 9,,E, ~ - aasnaI T.; "
Lust lust Thisb bV the | 1I aani1abIs M Psa5s
80 ~ 49, ~ ~ loAu,
~ LI.s se ~ 81. !, ~. S9y ~. nuAo7. "
n!hes, ana II was unaonoteoly through this
PlsAet tnat Gle sSeesu sa4nen Inloraa .lon o.
eui apploaen. - saort Distance i.oA tn1s
!s !'!nt .te onie.le le9o!nea Ioe eApeolnon ana
NV !ae AZ. IuS5 .n'ss eaE:olL.z nlusa aAeau.
ny uetto}eu e ~ lE hA.lutsnels taloosn lne
.esa usu ao 81 snsA h,s n1ee, eaP-urlng
sGuseen RtAsunels l,ili'' ana sshtus one eannpn
VI ~. ~ nae oongea 10 Aals "1Lnoqt gett!ag snos
at tue haln oon5' w uoIses 5eAus Jsata ano
Moin oa,, HnHe tne enems's cavalry were
l'ef.i ~ snu Laeil ~ tiaert scatec.
1as Fs1sonsls eAtso tnas sao LICE Campbeite
olna "as We coaltosea q. ooo nounteo men,
a a.a@a M1ta eTRosguns. Tg squlfIei mites, kntves
auo pletos. lne5 1aso stateo taas tnelf nor
ses "sle me pest !aey conlo JaJaa~k iq :hs
tonntit, nno. VI u!ut ua.lon nals reaenlhS Dlsh
suat ~. Barnes aug lne o,ta were alter hlm,
ue otueato s sheaaoole, "nlen mtntafy move
lnehl WEE pfompug ooe{ea oy ms men.
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