The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-17

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Camp at Cross Holows, J
Benton Co., Ark, Nov. 3, 1862. {
EDITOR GATE CRY.
The Army of the Frontier has beer
moving since / last wrote you. and to-
day is posted over northwest Arkansas
from Eikhorn to Batesville, and from the
Indian Nation 10 Huntsville, and engaged
t in securing the country for that stereoty-
( ped ~ 900 rebels the press has been
busy in informing the public about. At
ter due preparation we moved from Glass;
vile, Mo, on the 18th ult., and after two
days march camped on Little Sugar
| Greek, where Gen. Sigel encamped after
his hard fight at Pea Ridge. From this
camp we marched towards Huntsville,
Arkansas, VIA Elk Horn Tavern. 1t was
near this tavern that the hard fighting of
Pea Ridge commenced. Many memen-
toes still remain of that hard fought en-
gagement. Trees ploughed by cannon
balls, underbrush moved by musketry,
shot and shell lying loosely around, and
last but not least the many mounds mark.
Ing the last resting place of the heroes
that foil III that field. Their silent
graves strewn over the field speak vol
umes to the living. aud admonsh us that
we see to IL that they died not in vain on
that fatal day,
Leaving Elkhorn we passed oyera spur
of the Ozark mountains, known as the
Four Mountains, which afforded to many
OF us the first opportunity of seeing the
Yellow Pine on its native hills. The
scenery was wild and varied. Now we
were marching along the crest Of some
moun!,in ridge, the gravel road level and
smooth, with pine shrubbery on either
side, and the tall shafts of the forest pines
overlooking US, reminding Us of the ap
proach to some lordly mansion, and follow.
ing the tortuous windings of the same
road, We were moving down the deep
gorgcs, beset on either side with rough
jutting crags of natures solid masonry,
rocky cliffs. Clear cold springs abonnd
all through northwest Arkansas, and such
sweet, cool water traveller Sc ldom gets.
Altogether it was mountainous and Wild
Upon one OF the many narrow passages
We encountered the fallen timber intend
to obstfuct tie passage of a portion of
Gen. Curtis army last spring, en- route
to Huntsville. We were making for the
same destination, but on reaching within
a few miles of ii we halted and turning
almost to the ar gl.t about" we marched
all night and reached Midtown, place
directly south of Cross Holows, where
we encountered the pickcts aud rear
guard of the retreating rebels; but they
made the best time Oh re, ocd that day -
We returned from chase of miles and
encamped at Cross Hollows. Here we
found the remains of Gen. Mccullough
Barracks of the winter Of 1862. Be-
fore vacating it he burned the Barracks,
leaving the chimney stacks with fre-places
in four rows about mile long. There
must have been many troops here, and
they were we'll provided against the cold
winter. The grave yard near here tells
of troops from Texas, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Nilsson
| ri, lying at rest there. Poor deluded
wretches vainly attempting to pull down
he mighty fabric of our government up
on their own heads, little thinking that it
would grind them to powder.
! Our campaign seems to be virtually
ended, as the Southern chivalry think it
is upon the whole, better to view the
Fcderals at a distance TO make it entirely
agreeable.
A few days ago We supposed that some
thing was about to transpire, when we all
vaulted in saddles, as the evening shades
appeared, and pushed our column south
ward on the Fayetteville road. After
marching to the left Of the town, south
ward, about rs miles distant, we cncoun-
tered the enemy's pickets about o'clock
in the morning, and drove then before us