Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-02-12

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hundred and fifteen muskets. When our
forces formed junction at Cassville Col.
Hebert, Of Louisiana, at my request loaned
n Missouri officer abou, 100 muskets.
| have several times since given the Mis-
sourians the last cap ! could spare from my
own command. Let those officers say how
many of their muskels were returned. Gen.
Price, learned, recovered ten, whilst Col
Hebert was only able to get portion
of those he loaned. Besides, it Is a well
known fact, that the arms OF our dead and
wounded were taken from the battlefield,
nor did we get any Of the arms left by the
enemy.
As to the Kansas jayhpTkers and our in.
glorious illeness My mounted men gave
protection 10 the whole country on the bor-
ders OF the Missouri for one hundred miles
north the Arkansas line, from Immediate
" after the battle of Oak Hills, until in Oc-
tober, when Gen. Price retreGted from Lex
ington to that section Of the state
So much FOR these charges
1t will be remembered that was assign
ed 10 the command of the Indian territory,
with orders to defend it from invasion from
any Quarter; consequently my participation
in the battle at Oak Hills was upon my own
responsibility, with reliance Of being sus-
tanned by my own government.
AS to my men chatting like Gagged lion,
to Join the MissouriHns | must say this 10
new to me- 1t might be supposed the Lou
isiana regimen was exceedingly anxious TO
march, exposed to the sun and rain, with
men covered with ninety-fve tents taken
1,.,c r,.la pf a rpfl
eral These tents had the extra clothing OF
the men rolled in them, and were stored
with merchant in Cassyille, at the time
we marched upon Springfield, and were To-
/ ken out of his possession by order of Brig
/ adler Gen Parsons, conveyed on the same
/ road with that regiment, and not word OF
| them or their contents mentioned 10 me Of
terwards by any Missourian. II this was
not enough to make that gallant Louisiana
regiment charc like Gagged lion to 60 will
Gen. Price, they only had to refer to his ot
fetal report of the battle Of Oak Hills, to set
how completely they have been deprived O
the glory Of taking Col. Scigels battery
which they did Mt the point Of the bayonet
As to the troops from Arkansas, they wer'
likely to "cbafe like Gagged licn,' becGus
they we're not permitted TO go with tnei
country rifles and shot-guns, and see nov
thew handled the muskets they had borrow
cd and would not return.
Then there are the Texans! "Thcy chat
cd like Gagged lion, because they could no
have an opportunity Of capturing anothe
flag and piece of artillery, TO be appropria
ted by the Missourians. whilst they (th
Teziens,l were continuing to pursue the en-
cmy.
Perhaps all these gallant men were elike!
to "chale like Gagged lion, because the
coull not march with men who took posses
sion of every mill and every blacksmit
sbop in the surrounding conntry, and at tn
same time placed a guard over every stor
in Springfield, taking what they contnine
and applying II to their own use, thus a.
priying these men Of the chance OF gettin
a change of linen, pound of bread-stnn
or horse shod, until after their wants wei
supplied. l greatly fear the effort OF MI
W, Tucker 10 disparage the gallant sold!eI
of louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, and
DEPRIVE them ortheir Just share CT the eIol
of the battlr AT Oak Hills will ndd httLo
the good feeling which every true patri
should desire to see prevail among the SO
Liors of the different States a. this time.
have not thought proper heretofore.
notice any Of the misrepresentation coir
the rounds of tie newspapers. First b
: : cause they had no responsible indorser al
secondly, because, that there should be
war Of words among ourselves, when u
enemy were TO be met With the sword.
! This hope has failed, and am eompell'
to notice this publication lest my silen
be construed as an admission OF the tGu
5 oflr fuckers statements-it being VIC
; known that was in Richmond at the tin
his communication was published. IN ooi
clusion, permit meto warn my oountryme
and to beg OF them not to put too mu'
reliance in sensation articles, written an
published for effect. Up to the pres,el
time, the country knows little of what ID
a been done in Missouri.
have the honor to be your OBJ seTv
|, BEN. MoCULLOCH.
RrcHuoyp, Jan. II, 1862.