, 1862-03-12

md felt can KNOW. t
Thursday morning Col Wright came up to |
stores. |
In the evening Lieut.. Moore and command |
came in from NeWtonia with II, goo pounds Of |
Pnce's lour and 2,000 pounds Of his salt, |
leaving nearly as much more ia place where |
we shall be Eure to get 1t In q day OF two.
Great credit is due to Lieut.. Col Holland, |
this post, for the promptness and |
good Judgment which he has displayed, and |
which las resulted in the success Of this expe-
dition, surrounded IS know it. to hare been
By immense dangers and difficulties. close
have to station strong cavalry forces at all
important points, If they intend to hold
Southwest Mssouri), to keep in subjection
jayhawking rebels, who are as thick here as
mosquitoes in July on the Mississippi; and
in 1ef Gnon ad Rgs
never done nuthin agia neither slde,'' and all
such hypocritieal gab, but in the night arc
ready to burn your dwelling, shoot you in
your sleep, and plunder your cellars, barns
and fields.
THE BATTLE OF SUGAR cREEK-TIE OF
FICIAL REPORT OF GEN. CCRTIS.
by Yesterdays Dlspatches.1
ST. LOUIS, March II.
The following is Gen. Curtis's official report
Of the battle in Arkansas:
HEApouARTERs ARMY OF THE SOUTHWEST,
PEA RIDGE, Ark, March 9th.
by telegraph from Springfield No., March 10th.1
To Major Gen. HaAeck:
GENERAL: On Thursday, the 9Th inst, the
enemy commenced an attack on my right, as
sailing and following the rear guard Of the de-
tachment under Gen. Sigel to my main lines
on Sugar Creek Hollow, but he ceased firing
when he met my reinforccments about p
NJ During the night, I became convinced
that he had moved on SO as to attack my right
or rear; therefore, early on the seventh 7 or
dered q change Of front to the right, and my
riglt, which thus became my left, still rested
on Sugar Creek Hollow. This brought my
line across Pea Ridge, with my new right rest
ing on the head Of Cross Timber Hollow.
which is the head Of Big Sugar Greek.
airy and Light artillery under Col. Osterhaus,
with orders TO attack and break what sup
posed would be 8 reinforced line Of tho enc
my. This movement Was in progress when
the enemy, at Il 4. si., commenced an attack
On my right. The fight continued mainly at
these points during the day, the enemy having
at the Cross Timber Hollow, but vas entirely
repulsed, with the fan Of the commander, Gen.
McCnlloch, in the centre, by our forces under
Col. Davis.
The plan Of attack on the centre was gal
lartly carried forward By Col. Osterhaus, who
was sustained by Col. Da1is's entire division,
supported also by Gen. Sigels command,
which had remained till near the close Of the
day OIL the left Col Carr's division held the
right under calling and continuous fire all
| day.
In the evening, the firing having entirely
ceased in the centre, and there having been
| none on the left, reinforced the RIGHT BY .
| portion Of the second division under General
| Asboth.
| Before the day closed I was convinced the
enemy had concentrated his min force on mY
right. Therefore commenced another change
Of my front forward, SO as to face the enemy
| where be had deployed on my right flank il
strong position. The change had been only
| partially effected, but was fully in progress,
| when st R1n1iee on the Sth my right and
center renewed the firing with renewed energy
along the whole extent Of the line. My left
under Gen. sigel, moved close to the Hills oc'
cupicd By the enemy, driving him from the
heights and advancing steadily towards the
t head Of the Hollows. I Immediately ordered
the center aud right wings forward, the right
turning the left Of the enemy and cross-fring
on his center. This final position enclosed The
enemy in an arc Of circle. 4 charge Of in
fantry extending throughout the whole line
completely routed the whole rebel force, which
retired in great confusion, but rather safely
| through the deep and impossible detlles d
cross timber.
! Our iOsS Is heavy. lue cnemg'R loss cal
never be asccrtaincd, for the dead are scatter
ed over 4 large field, and their wounded, too
may, many Of them, be lost and perish. Thf
| foe is scattered in all directions, but thinI
his main force has returned to Boston Nom
| tainE.
Gen. sigel follows towards Keitsyille, wlilt
my cavalry is pursuing him toward the noun
tains, securing the country, bringing in pris
onerE, aud trying to find the rebel Major Gen
cTal Van Dorm, who had command Of the en-
tire force at the battle Of Pea Ridge.
hare not as yet the statements Of dead an,
wounded 60 as to Justify dispatch, but vii
refer you to dispatch I will forward yer
soon. The officers and soldiers In this com
mand have displayed such unusual gallantry
hardly dare to make any distinction. must
however, name all Of my commanders of dI
visions: Gen. Sfgel who gallantly carrie
the heights and drove back the left win
OF the enemy: Brigadier General Asboth
effort to reinforce the right; Colonel an
Acting Brigadier General Davis, who CON
/ nlanded the center, where McCul1och fe
; On the It'll, and pressed forward the cente
on the sth: Colonel and Acting Brig. Gen. F
A. Sarr, who is also wounded ID the arm, an
Was under the continuous fire Of the enem
during the two hardest days Of the struggle
also Commanders Of Brigade Colonels Dodge
Osterhaus and Vandever, with TINT of Shaf1e
and GIeusel. distinguished for their rgallantry
while that Of others must refer to reports
commanders. I must tender my thanks I
ny staff officers, Capt. J. s. Mckinney, 4.
4. G.; Capt. ". H. Stark, and Capt. job
, Ahlcfield, and Lieuts j. n Adams and Stitt
all acting aids, and Lieut.. N. Hooper, my on1
engineer officer. All the staff ofisers did ga
liant service In carrying orders and aiding
their prompt execution.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Nilsson
may proudly share the honor Of the victol
| which their gallant heroes won over the cor
: bined force Of Van Dorm, Price and McCu1loe
7 at Pea Ridge, in the Ozark mountains Of A
!; kansas. I have the honor to be, General,
f Your obedicnt servant,
: eAMCEL r. CURTIS,
; Brigadier-GenerM.
Especial to the st. Louis Democrat from 8
gar Creek says: tsAfter contest Of thr
! days duration, we hare beaten the enemy
Sugar Greek Hollow Their force consists
o.t,a e Tan . porn,s, Prices: AsGullesh,s , a,
, retreat In Wild confusion, with the loss Of
1 considerable number Of cannon, -four, mu
t kete, ammunition, caissons, &c. Their for
q is vaEiousIy estimated at from e0, 600 to 81
. COO. McCulloch ia ascertatned to be mortal
wounded, as well as Mcintosh and Rector
j, the latter son Of the Governor Of Arkanss
: McRae and number Of other prominent m
z are prisoners in our hands, besides lar
}; number Of the rank and fle.
!. GEN. SAMUEL r. CURTIS.
t Samuel R. Curtis, 81 years Of age; is = I
: tive Of Ohio, his parents having emigrat
o from Connecticut; Was resident Of N,
4 / York when, as o cadet, he, In 1897, enter
G West Point; he was breyetted second Ieute
G ant Seventh 1nfantr5 July !, 1881; resign
/, June 80, 1882. He devoted himself to the Il
l. and to civil engineering, and from April, l8
l. to May, 1889, was chief engineer Of the NJ
Il kingum Improvement for slack water nayi!
e tion. He was Adjutant- General of Ohio
d 1876. In June Of that year, having p
X pared the military out6t Of the Ohio fore
\ The volunteer contributions Of Ohio, be to
y the field himself Us Colonel Of the Third OF
g. regiment twelve months volunteers; af
ID the close of the war he acted as Assistant I
b. jutant General to Brigadier General Wool;
T. was also civil and military Governor Of
Ii tillo, Mexico; also of Matanoras, Cams,
T. and Monterey, in :1s47. When Iowa def
q mined on the project to remove tho obstr
s. tions at the Des Mofnes rapids Of the Mis-
ID t up his residence 1T keokuk. He was seye
t. years in Congress from lowa, and te=igz
re to accept o commission as Brfgadier Gene1;
= BIZ LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
ut SPRINGFIELD, Mo. March 10.-A messen
as who arrived this morning Ut 5 o'clock, repc
Id that the battle lasted from Thuraday nom
CT till Saturday last, that our loss was about
u killed and wounded. The rebel loss was ab
re 1000 killed and wounded and ,oo0 taken P
az oners, among them Col. McRae Of an Ark
he 6as regiment.
's The attnck vas made from the north
y wcst, onr army being COMPLETELY surround
IT, and VapDorn Price, hcCul1och and McEut
he were present with about Is 900 men. Mc(
ad loch and Mcintosh are reported wounded.
IL The attack from the rear was 1nads by