Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
THE BATTLE I'm ARKANSAS.
OEcfGI Federal account.

From the St. Louis Republican,
The following interesting dispatches, in ref
erence 10 the late battle of Prairie Grove, were
received at headquarters last evening:
PRAIRIE GROVE, December 10.
MAJoR-GENERAL S. r. CURTIS: The enemy
did not stopin their flight until they had crossed
the Boston mountains, and are probably ere
this across the Arkansas river The enemy's
killed and wounded is between 500 and 1000 ;
g large proportion of them were killed. One
hundred of their wounded have died since the
battle, and large proportion of the others are
wounded MORALLY, showing the terrible effect
of my artillery. My casualties will be about
200 killed and 200 wounded. Most of the
wounded will recover.
The enemy have left their wounded on my
hands, aud most of their dead uncsred for
They are being buried by my command Hind
man admitted his force to be 25,000. Major
Hubbard, who was prisoner with him all day
of the fight, counted twenty regiments of in-
fsnTy and twenty pieces of artillery. They had
no train with them, and muffled the wheels Of
their artillery in making their retreat. -Four
caissons filed with ammunition were taken
from the enemy. The Goth regiment Wisconsin
volunteers. in addition to those mentioned yes
terday, suffered severely in charging one of the
enemy's batteries, which they took, but were
unable to hold. JAMES G. BLUNT.
igadier-Gsneral.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL HEBRON.
headquarters PRAIRIE GROVE, Arkansas, I
December TO- a862. :
MAJOR GEN. CURTIS: Gen. Blunt has un-
dOubtsdly informed you of the battle of yester-
day. Hindman moved to the east of Blunt with
his entire fsrce, twenty-eight thousand men,
intending to cut off my command. 1 had sent
forward to Blunt all my cavalry, having left six
regiments of infantry, three batteries and about
five hundred cavalry.
Gen. Marmaduke opened on my advance at
seven o'clock, with heavy cVValry force, but
forced them back to Illinois Creek, eight miles
from Cane Hill At this point they took strong
position with infantry and artillery and tried to
prevent my crossing, but by cutting roads
through the woods got The batteries into posi-
ton, and ct half-past nine O'Clock opened on
them with eighteen guns, bringing forward my
infantry, crossing the creek, and getting them
into position under cover Of my artillery. From
this hour until seven o'clock in the evening, the
fighting was furious
Gen. Blunt arrived within one mile of my
right at four P. NJ opening on the enemy's left.
Learning definitely that he was on the ground,
l ordered the infantry to charge the enemy
batteries The 10Th Iowa and 20th Wisconsin
did it galantly, taking whole battery, but
were afteTWard oVerWhelmeQ ana forced 10
leave it. Col. Houston, commanding the Goth
division, then charged the same battery with
the 37th Illinois and 36th Indiana, retaking it g
second time, but after holding it a half hour,
was compelled to give way. The fighting was
constant and furious throughout the entire day.
met Gen. Blunt late in the evening, and we
arranged the attack before morning, but day
! light found the rebels gone. Their loss is from
six to seven bundled killed, and twenty-five
hundred wounded. Oars is probably two hlr.
/ dred and ffty killed and seven hundred wounded
| In tie ID and Sd divisions Lieutenant Colonel
! Mcfarland, 18th Iowa, was killed, and Col
Black, 37th Illinois; Mai. Thompson, 20th
/ lows, and large number of line officer:
wounded The prisoners state that Gen. SteinC
and five colones were killed.
We captured four csisons full Of ammunition
and large number of small arms. Their sr
tiefy was knocked to pieces by our batteries
and Major Hubbard, who was a prisoner with
them, reports seeing piece after piece sent OF
entirely disabled.
The working of Murphy's and Faust's bate
ries excelled anything 1 ever witnessed. Gen
Blunt and myself had an interview with Hind
mau and Marmsduke. We are c2mped on tn
battlefield. F. J. HEBRON,
BIigadier General.
CONGRATULATORY ORDER.