, 1862-05-09
me Geas 81 e91t G1ta sef Rsi,ei and
Troops-A Movement for the Lower
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n, tho ot.t of a,~., -, In, han, bae,-o
NV ,s 1A D~94s
Gen. Frederick Stce1c's column, which had
1,een pradus,,v rocinc so,,th from Pilot Knoh
1or mehtn' enlcseo lne to"n o1 rocanontas,
Ark, where the remainder Of the column soon
Joined them. Pocahontas Is a small town at
+ho bood of ,on;rot;o,, A., pJo,,- p;ror x-,,;oh
~ nes'I y. - nas's4.ion on nlAch nl'er' WHICH
noWs 1nto u hlfe River At Jacksonport, hfty
miles below. White River, which has its
snnrcc ncor ubpre thc hatt,n of Pc, R;dpe
ts.,st - - 80
was lought, Is naslsaole 10 ba1esFhle, nifty
miles above Jacksonport, and the columns Of
Generals Curtis and Sicel. who had been fol-
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4o"aus soe eonasc " "A'Ao N'Ses' through
southwestern missouri, are probably by this
time at Batesyillc. Thus we have combined
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"1tn1n easy s'rlhlng ols1anee OF Inc hfsalss1p-
pi River, midway between Memphis and New
Orleans, for White River cmpties into the
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with Gen. stec1c's column, saws
he yae IT, cf Is q q1dsr hs
eighth illinois, being Provost Marshal. lie
reports that now that the people have become
arrHGfAn1HH IN 0nr Y11n1n Of Hh1finp wft II thHr1
tie tey .a ,asS ooeoe 9ute., auu az ,9S lesaln
tneir business: Go9ieoerste seE1R R stil passes
since most Of the tr2do Of the place for the
last year has been with tho South, and Con-
tederate money is still good there, they will
receive it in order to pay their debts. We
T'inos ~ Ghia % hs1taE1 ~
innois cara3~v er 1h ~ e. - ~ ~ suo ~
annolS E casatry aere. lne resi- ot our portion
OF Inc E1TSL IndlaQa cavalry Cl1e IN th16 u1Oru-
| ing, and as write the other siX companies
| With the boats, arc arriving nt the leEee. The
N9ta Inlnols eaeai1y aie eeApectca to-nofro",
anu ~ aoEG EYE p1gaaG e1ne1 H. To1norroW eVeniHg
,, Or .ne @ neAs e9n 1aornInG. Iae transportatlon
sInns nsts Gtossms oalIeae RIVER yesteIaay
| ~ntelnoon. ~ neeeht appearances 1no1cate tnat
the fnst p11gaoe, to1. Catnh, VIII move to,
| nH9s dachsonport to-hoIro", t1e most OF
the heaVy baggage belng transported By the
river by fatboats Gen Steele and his staff
arrived here yesterday. He has been much
| delaytd On the route By tho bad roads detain.
ing his provision and supply trains, almost
beyond endurance.
The division Is organized as follows:
expedition.
C5ps. j, ". Paddock Of the First Nebraska, A
! ~ c-o,, ,,.
= Z: !e1'''s '" w. oteeAe' @u"tE0" eo'' nt'aols
Lieutenant G. o, so1askf. t. s. Army. AD.c.
Birst Brigadt-Col. ". +. Carlin, Thirty-eishtt
Lieutenant ~ G. Nhitehurst, Tht1tY-eiehth Il
1inoit, acting a. A.G.
Second NElgade-cel: G. :. AeTc5, Thirtythlzs
1nfnoas. aellnE bfls; Geae5a4; ,
gatehsa. AI1a h Eaea ~ GTanaaa @ West F9.nt 4. g.
cata1ry act1ng Drir esnerai 'SAe' ''S' in'''''n
| Lientcnant Z. SRith. Fist Indiana caya1ry. art
Ing A. 4. G.
Dr. F. N. Burke. Of the Tenth Ohio Is the Chic
Surgeon Of thn Division: Frank Fnlier, OF tn
ThiIt, eighth Illinois is Dlvis!on QasEtermastet
G@apsa1n @ dosco1nson u eommaseafy Of the expe
oa.,on.
| 1esterdaI morning t1ag OF truce arrives
IRON Little Rock, bringing ten prisoners, citi
zens who had been exchanged. Mr. Aldrtdge
| with whom had some conversation this mort