Washington telegraph., 1862-04-02
BOSTON. MorxrA1N. March ls. 1862.

them an account Of our march up, anu also |
the result of the then expected battle; ali ~
| am very tired and worn down, | will, by your |
give my account in the columns OF
tile ..Oll Telegraph"
Our regiment arrived at Fort Smith On the
2d of March, where we met orders from Cen
Pike to report to Gen'l McCulIoch on Boston
Mountain, which we dil on the 4th. We then
marched across the mountain p Gent Price
headquarters, when we received our nFtns-
which were in a very bal condition; ln l"u''
they were 20 completely ont VI Order ti't
were compelled to remain over the next day 20
cln,n them ani ret them in shooting c1nll-
ton. while the main ARMY moved fof"afi'
tba fth boWeyerwe started, ana made a IvEccu
march of two days, when We Ie'.ched the inA
h,dv about 8 o'clock At night auG reporter "
Col Uehert who thcn lii coihHi'1h'
AIcCulloch's infantry. lie then ordered ~ ~
remain until l o'clock that niEhl' anu ooh.1 NJ
a. rs,r ouard OF the train. This we consi4eF-
I ,.r, nnor encpUra cement. after marching ~
49, We had to get into the fight. ahi as tHe
trai- Jill not pass till daylight, took 'Ee &C.
-,.,,.sbIlity ID march our regiment past 'heIh'
.,J v,as ia one mile Of the battle Stouhi ~
HI o'clock (ou Friday morning where ihc bAil
ya- fairly openel. | sent an oihcer y '"i.
lIrlsrt. informing him what AiI dOhr, anu
at., tb,t wa. ready for the i rh.. ! Wa tAcl
ordered Immediately back 10 tie forks .. the
road. about .Ix miles from where iAc h5lt Wa
,t,p racing. aud where il was supposed tEe
cnen,v worI.l attempt ID come across, ami cut
off and destroy our triin, M IA case oi Ms de-
f.nt would attempt 10 make his escape, a
Cen Price's army was then in behind him. 4
WAS also instructed 70 stop all troops going t.
Gcn'I McCullJeA, anu to hold tAe position, If
possible. when l got ~ the pass, / learned
that the enemy, about oUOO strong, were at
vancing upon u. | Immediately sent runner
back 20 hurry up any troops who might be near
Us, and ia few minutes Major Crump, with
his gallant Texas boys, and one Missouri
Battery under Capt. Nisely arrived p assign
ell them their positions, and we were waiting
patiently for the ankecs to make their ap-
paar4uce. when Genl Green, Ut tile Missouri
State Guards, with about SOD brave Missouri
bows. who were Keen for fight, arrived. This
reinforcement made u ~ independent a.
wOod-sawyers." In a few minutes our plckets
come running in and reported that the Dutch
were cOming-that the infantry were laAs ing
w on the right and On tie left, while their
cavalry wefc coming down in the center. We
threw out sk.rmishers on each side and pre-
pared t0 give them a warm reception. Their
cavalry made Two attempts to charge u, but We
drove them back both times wish our artillery
they also attempted 10 plant q battery hIi
failing. they gave up aud retired. They threw
one bomb shel! near one Of our companies-Out
did no damage. We killed three That W. ct
And our cavalry TOOK about one nuEared PrisO-
ncrs. By this time light came UA and WI
placed seutIncls out and retired 10 rest, around
4 few dim fires. Next mJrllng brisuE anu ear y
We started tO the scene N action ~iihoai orders,
but again received orders to return to the same
place, aud take the samc position, which VII dld
and remained there UHUl night, when Gen.
Green received orders from hllu-4 4Iarlers tJ
start the entire train back 20 Boston Mountain
ana 10 take his division our reg gllhenl anu
Major Crump's Battalion and act a. rear EuAf4
until the train On TIE mountain, ant tleH
return ty Gen. Prices ncAI-inlrter-; bnt when
Nc arrived at Elm Springs a messenger came
III Icu Green wlth orders from Gen. Price tO
move tuc train forward All protect H. that oar
army vas II. linz back. W Q cIuI. VI. HI,l Gen.
Green to this Plact.
Now for thu result of the fght according 10
tho brs. Information | can gut, AMI which
think j. Scry nearly correct. " friity ail
uay long We we're receiving cheering accounts
OF the 4 tl-nt-that Gau Pllc= Wls IN behind aG4
Gen. McCu.locA was ia front Of them thai Pr.cg
wa- driving them from their entrgnchmvn.s
aud that AlcCu.le3h was holding his own and
haI gained little that he had taken two Bat-
terie- &c &c IIr cLnnunAl'ug was inces-
SAINT ana ter ij,e, but from the news We ~
cevel we counted Dn victory, AMI thought II
was not &C all improbabic that We would cap
ture tile whole army, ami but TOR tine death WI
tIe brave aLl daring McChliocn and thc noOle
aHd fearless MclutJsL, our most slnguIne hopes
would have been realized. But wueu these gll-
liant leaders tell and Col. Herbert was taken
prisoner. our brave soldiers naI no leader.
Many regiments remained ia line M Da itie ior
hours waitu. orders, and were charged upon
by the Federal cavalry anu scattered without
our even having had an order To repel the
charge. UHde. the circumstances our men
come out remarkably well. We saved all VI our
artillery, and Gen. Price captured nine pieces
from the enemy, three VI which he brought on
with i'm also three wagon loads OF guns of
the best calibre. He also captured and des-
troyed a portion of their commissaIy and TO-
rage train Our men took anu spiked many
pieces of cannon the first day, which they could
not BRING off of the field. Col Rcctors rcgi-
ment with a portion OF several other regiments
we're entirely cut of from the main army, and
had 70 make their way through the mountains
a, best they could; but am happy ~ he able
to state that many OF them are getting ia who
were supposed 70 be lost.
Our los, in killed, wounded and prisoners is
about fifteen hundred, three hundred vi whom
were killed upon the field. Coi. McNair and
time to give you al the particulars, ani names
of the killed and wounded. Gems. Prices and
McCulloch's army on the Frog Bayou road,
coming across the mountain; tney have ali
their wounded with them that could be hauled
| have seen u surgeon just from the Federal
CAMPS &C the battle ground, and he says that
tn.y say themselves that their loss j. three
times a. great as ours--ihat they fought in So
I'LL column, ana that our dCuble-5arre!ed slot
guns did dreadful work in close quarters. When
our forces drew of they were not pursued al all
which proves that the enemy were very much
disabled. They estimated their loss in killed
one thousand, wounded two thousand We nave
between three and four hundred prisoners,
three Yankee Colonels, aud many sub-ot GERS
of their army.
They heye one Of our Colonels (Col. Hebert
Of the La. Rcgt) and several Captains anj
Lieutenants of our army, whom We hope to re.
back by way Of exchange.
think We to take up line Of march i'll !
few days again for the enemy's camps, unless
they follow Us, which it is not probable they
will do. Our men are oil anxious to try il over
again. think Gen. Price will have supreme
command Of this divisiod as it seems to u the
unanimous desire Of all. Dispatches reached
Us yesterday confirming his appointment by
Congress as Confederate Major General. Thl,
appointment inspires great confidence. .GeH.
III Ill "A.