Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-27
THE BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE.

McCullouoh and Mcintosh were killed. ,rd ,bo
loss of tho oror,,, /, lut,i o,,l -,
n.o, U "ou""eu was
rr;sorors oro .o,;-,. t,;,,,,,;., c..i---,',ro
of Louisiana volunteers, Col Mitchell Of Arkan.
sas, Major Townsend of Arkansas Adutant
Zen Stone, Cw VIM D. Kce of Missouri, some
5i,S 20 r"i,.u S ~ i nn n.e' oE besides about
are mostly Missourians and Arkonsians Tho,
are the toughest of the rough, il-clad and mi,
rm ed. They express desire to take the oath
S S.u ~" '1'''e nt"'', V. .ne'h say they were
willing to iiybt oooins, ths olI a., Ca, ~"
thev Saw hos rocentlv sbotyn .yn,,,on,s IS ~
sonitv.
prohohly ,horo ro,.or ,.,s s,ol, y -, a,lo....
se,nLlogs of worriors colsc,eI ,o,ra,ha. ,;,Jo.
one head AZ met ,,'...r tba traitnS Va, nnr,
They rrnresent Tho sc,,ro or ,be ,,boIa sn,,,h
wesi. from the Glibuste,s of New )rle,ns 10 ,b,,
rude sovnoos or IN Indian notion T,.van Nra,,
ge < whose hoast il has bpen ,bn, ,hcy ,ro,Il
f,,bt Than eat and whose lifn has been ,,,,o r,,
nredntnrv warfare of nlunder opd cru.l,, V7
routb ard hru,al ArLansi,ns ,ybo ho,.s ,,r,,,r,
mn amid murders and bnmiciIes Irnnrani
and infatuated Missourians led ou br dpsirn'
inc and in,riguiny rnli,ir;ors Tho:o nro 7he
NJ n farpt taI fhu gtn all ...E he f.t,t tk..rt
ormv, nnd !, l. an, ,as, nd,,,.o',o,;", - naol
less virious ;,rors,t md o,,,I,r7;,eJ Iariis
slGELs GALLANT Defense.
Some of the hes, 6,,b,;n, was dam hv Con
c;,.,l.. ...., ...
e"''"""' WI 'ne va. oe'ore the Pf'lcl-
Pa' oa''ie oeh olSel, with Two battalions OF
Missouri infantry and a squadron of cavalry,
formed the rear uunrd of his d;v;s;o, and woro
d.,o,o1 l,, tho ,.o;, ,.h:.I .a', .I'",.
~ "''', ''''' "'''e I" '.""' "'oiS
'ne fouSh roads, lie was determined not to
desert single wagon to the enemy, although
by so doing he could have easily reocbod tho
main body. The enemy made his nnpearonce
with about four thousand cavalry, at about ten
n5 III "a; ","n'ns 'ew n,l'es out Il DentInVile,
desnern,e CHARGE. Si,Irl had with him neoy n
thousand men. Two hundred infantry he sent
forward to prevent being cut on, and with the
"e leoe',eu .ne Mioie Vi te N"St al,
re,;rod Tho ,b;r,I ,in,n ihey closod ali ro,nJ
the little band, notwithstanding that horses ard
riders were falling thick and fast before our
sLeuuy hre' ue. 0lge' toue unulsmayed along
The covalry nn tho AMI hal s,ccenIaj in oa,,;no
ncross he rood so ne IN ON, tho train z, I've
and !, wos here ,bo, The encmv set mn n sLon,
NJ ,r;umnh II was sbor, lived IN n ~, nn,s
mora ,Ln h,vorots of ou. mon bod ,Iona ,ha;.
work leoying ,ha enemy bundroJs of Jond auI
younded Tbe onen,y yas Irive, ng hrot'n" r''n
and disro,od 7, oLou, IN hnmr ,ha,, ra,,r,
nJ arain re;niorccd and coniden, The f,,,h
ful Germ,ns like n leagne of hre,bren never
fltered far n mompnf Their gallant leader
struck down dozen of the snvoSes who clam
ored for his lie on1 bewnI his wav tbrough
line of them IN roio;r lie communal Tho Inv.
onets nroved ~ inr;ncih;lity Of on, ,rooIs
oroinst horscmen Tba fne rct;rrd ogain ond
Gen Sipel conducted his train successfully into
camp
.-....... .....
ihE DEOl9l'E 'oN iE9i'
There was hard fighting all day Friday, in
which positions were lost and won on botb
i'll It, II. I'll
o." '"'
an Inc Ohloh troops were uouotlul OF the re-
suit of Saturdays work, but determined TO fight
TO the last. Before six O'Clock on Saturday
,o.,,;,,, o,,, ,.oo,,s o,,ool.od ,bo o,,,,,. c.
Asoo'h' Win regiment OF iAian'tJ ana n o2t-
talon of Cavalry, had been sent to the support
of Col. Carr. while Gen. Sipel was moving nm
ia n fresh posiion on the ridge near Leestown.
The enemy was unnrenared for 81 sudden and
vioorous nm assault. and fed nfter n short and
sni,itless resistance, Gen price # onnears.
commanded. and wos unohlr ,o make his ,roons
stand The FIRE of the yolI,nt Sirel Thev ran
leaving four picres nf artillery heb;nd ihem
and ffb was ofterworJ ,nLon in the nursn;t
The enemy was thprrfnre heng turned nv the
left flank Gen SirI nusbing 5ollly after him.
An hour or more was snrnt in con,estino ,he
uossesson of n sno, IN Mr. Cnx's farm When
The enemy fell back to the hollow, A nnuse
ensned. when the right pnder Cen Davis moved
along. and after fyht of half an hour. in which
The rebel Gen ,ral Mcintosh was killrJ ,hr enn-
my beat retreat tn Cross Timber Hollow.
The whole line then was ordorod Grwnr1 The
rebels attempted 10 make n stand ON the next
hill. but our artillery nloved nnon them with
disastrous effect. The enemy on the road near
20 tavern refused to be mnved Con shotb
with n large columr of ca,olr,, ,,os son, ro,,nL
to ortaonf ,hen, vhor o,,",ba, dosrer,,e cnr'
aic, ars,nd Lo,,ycs,, ,,. oa,.,Ir, anG ,ho ,r.vas
and Ionisana ,roors Tha Ivdi,ns i"" aiso ,onL
nar, in !, hmt horo,,d ,ha;r shr;nLs onJ ,eIls
ihe;r ;rG"once ,ras ," NV, Ell, Con a Sho,6 no.
ca;rod a womrJ i, ,h,, orr, ybile a, the beod oC
h;s MON Tha ho,,ar;as Of ,ha enemy frel
nha;ns ,iooas or har ;ro, ar6 sol;d shat II
was ,idpn, ,ho, his canis,nr and shells were
evb,nsted And now onr bakeries on the
righ, we're ordered TO the front. Takinp n
position within five hundred wards. they poured
In nm incessnnt shower of crane. canister and
shell for tw,n,v minutes. A general bayonet
,harce wos then ordered. and our whole linr
rnshed down ibe valley nnd assembled The onno.
site hin A cheer went nm from our men ne
,hoy drlivered vollev after yolIey ir,o The one