Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-08
FROM Col. HERRON,S BRIGADE.
PARTICULARS OF THE LATE FIGHT!


HsADquARrERs 50 DIV Army or FRoSrfEa,l
Cross Hoows, Ark Oct 30, 81. !
We have been encanped at this point
for the past week. The 2d Division,
(Gen. Totten,) in which are our friends
Of the 18th and Goth Iowa, is encamped
about seven miles norsh west from us
at Usage Springs. Cross lloIlows Is
the place where last year Gen. McCul-
loch had his famous barracks and camp
Of Instruction.. and ia situated eighteen
miles south of the Pea Ridge battle
ground and the same distance north Of
the town Of Fayetteville. Gen. Scho
field, commanding the army corps, heard
last Monday that considerable force
of bels had planted themselves few
miles southeast OF Fayetteville, and do
cidcd to visit the gentlemen. He or.
dcscd Gen. Tottcn's divisi N to start the
same evening by the main road through
Fayetteville, aud at daylight the next
morning to attack the enemy in front,
while Gen. Heron was ordered to take
his cavalry aud get In their rear to Gre
ate diversion in favor OF Geo. Totten.
When our orders were received con
sideuable portion, and that the bes,
armed, OF our cavalry was out on picke,
and scouting duty, and there was not
suiiic eut time to recall them TO take
part in the expedition, so the General
took his staff, body guard, and portions
of the lst Iowa, lst Battalion Ist MIS-
souri and 7,h Missouri CavaIry,in all
lie $ than one thousand men, and at ten
o'clock at night we left camp. Some
five miles below this place We left the
main road aud took bye-paths through
the brush. The night was very dark,
and the country entirely strange to us
all, aod you cannot well imagine the d
fculiy we had to force our way the Cen
oral AS our only guide, (.ho, by the way,
is one OF the best hands | ever saw SO
find the road he wants.) After going
some ten mics We struck the right 100
ard at the bottom OF deep ravine ..h,n,
half past three o'clock in the ,orn;n.
we fell in with the rebel p; Ike, wh;s,'
our advance at once dro'. @ in As Tho
General knew nothing of the location
Of the camp, or the s,treneth Of the emo.
my, he here ordered a halt mill d.,..
is"' Snen We again started, but ,his
IN order OF battle, with the tlsnkers
thrown out quarter mile on each side
OF the road. Next came tho advance
guard OF two companies; lust behind
these the General and staff. and a short
distance in their rear the main column.
About two miles from where we had
matted our skirmishers met those Of the
tnemv AID the sight commenced, Our
men Grove the rebels steadily Tor nearly
snlle hen a turn in the hills revea ed
them drawn up in force to meet us. The
General here ordered iorw ard additional
battalions aud the action became more
general. About this time prisoner was
taken from whom VIC learn ID that their
force consisted Of five regiments of Tex.
as Rangers with battery of artillery.
This Intelligence rather startled us and
we began to listen anx,onsly for the sound
Of Gen. To.ten's division, but no sound
I"'pOs Aufo sSstCu AOOut udll AL OOOr
when the rebels began to give way and
were soon, to our great salts action, in
full retreat, leaving US in full possession
Of their camp, which we soon destroyed.
Oar men followed the chase about two
miles ~hen a scont brought word that
General Hindman, with a large force,
was marching rapidly to their support,
which, as we knew nothing Of Gen. Tot
tens whereabouts, made il very desirable
for US TO leave that locality. The men
were called back and we started for
Fa. cttevllle, twelve miles distant. About
three miles from th.t town we met the
advance of Gen. Tottcn's command.
coming to look Us up, having heard ,hro'
secession sources that we we're badly
whipped. We waited about two hours
in the ,osn to get little breakfast, at |
the fashionable hour Of three o'clock p. |
NJ. and to feed our horses, which. like |
ourselves, bad gone hungry since the
evening previonas q We started for home,
- We call, il, At 8 r. NJ, reaching Damp |
aboct ten o'clock, having been gene jnst
twenty four hoais, narehiag tifty tour
miles and fsAagaess for fesr hGa1s, ass