The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
NEW SERIES-NO. 43O.
The Pursuit of Gen. Price.

Dilapidated houses, windows broken in,
parlors turned into stalls, the ruins of valu.
able buildings destroyed by fire, and gen.
eral air of mournfulness, were the charac.
teristics of Springfield when first occupied
by the advance OF Gen. Curtis army. A
military governor was Immediately appoint.
ed, rubbish cleared from the streets of the
town, and soon the Union refugees com.
menced to made their appearance.
An enterprisng correspondent managed
to get hold of the original order of General
Price to evacuate the town. The following
Is copy:
HEADQUARTERS NJ. s. g.,
SPRINGFIELD, February l3, 1862.
General Order No. 46.]
The commanders of Divisions will instanter
and without delay see their entire commands
are ready for movement at a moments notice.
By order of Maj; Gen. s: Price.
w. 81. BRAND, A. A. G.
Among the recent prisoners taken by the
Union troofs in the neighborhood of ofSpring.
field are Col. Freeman, a very able officer,
whose boldness, activity and exploits dur
ing the war have made his name very fa-
miliar with our troops Capt. Dickinsons
Prices chief engineering officer Major
Berry and number OF Surgeons. There
were found in Springfield nearly 200 sick,
of the Confederate army.
The st. Louis Republican correspon.
dent telegraphs the following from Spring
field, under date of the Goth
A messenger has just arrived who left
the army yesterday morning at ten O'Clock.
Our forces have been lying over at Sugar
Greek since Monday. In the fight on Mon
day fourteen OF the enemy were killed, and
forty-three wounded. OF our men wounded
were Captain Switzler OF Wright's battal.
ion, in the neck, quite severely, but not
fatally. Major Bowen was wounded In the
wrist Captain Mckinney, Assistant Ad-
jutant General to General Curtis, slightly
wounded Our troops were bivouacked
eight miles beyond the camp. Price he'd
arrived at Grass Hollow, and would proba-
bly, make stand. Our forces were eight.
cen miles this side, The messenger thinks
fight will take place today or tomorrow.
A note from Colonel Carr, dated the 18th,
says they are having slight skirmishes every
day. Our loss ip the fight on Monday was
twelve or thirteen, but the enemy we're
driven from he field with still greater loss.
An interesting correspondence was dis
covered in Prices mail bags left behind at
SpriDs field. 1t appears that Price was, and
has been in terrible strait for provisions
and supplies since November. He finally
prevailed upon the authorities at Fort
Smith to send large supply to his relief.
The manager of the CRANKY lead mines
wrote to Price last month, asking for reg
iment to protect the mines from the unex
pected invasion from Kansas. Young Gen.
Price, now at Alton, told several citizens
here yesterday that if his father knew the
state of Union feeling here and through the
State, he would lay down his arms tomor-
row and become loyal citizen. He is re-
ported to have written to Hal!eck asking
that commission of Prices old friends
from Charlton, Randolph and Boone coun-
ties be sent to Prices camp to report the
unanimity of Union sentiment in Missouri.
Gen. HaiIelk does not believe in such man.
9uvering, and has sent Sigel and Curtis as
his best commissioners to bring Price 10 his
senses.