The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-17
The Battle Of Cane Mn, Arkansas.
From the Chicago Evening Journal


General Blunt's division Of the army
consisting Of three brigades, four batteries
and six mountain howitzcrs, nnder the com
mand Of General Salomon, lst brigade, Col
onol Ware, "a brigade, and Colonel Cloud,
81 brigade, were in camp near Lindsey's
Prairie on the evening Of the 9th. Orders
were issued for detachmeEts from each
regiment TO move at daylight on the morn
ing Of the 29th, with three days rations Of
hard bread and salt in thoir haversacks.
Most Of the artillery was ordered to move
and all the ambulances accompanied the
column.
Promptly at daylight the column was put
in notion, General Blurt commanding in
person. The country over which we passed
1southeast) was extremely rugged, render
ing the passage of our artillery and ambu-
lances slow and tedious. Nine o'clock in
tho evening however found us within ten
miles OF onr enemy who were camped III
force from seven to eight thousand strong
at Boonsborough. From our scouts we
learned that they were determined to fight
at this point The rebel forces were under
the command of Major-G encral Marmaduke,
Brigadicr-General Shelby, and other lesser
! Confederate lights, such rs Mcdonald. Guam
| trill, Livingston, &c. 1t was u cOncentra-
| ton OF all the bushwhacking gangs united
| to Marmadukes forces. 1t was evident
that they were driven by necessity to hold
| if possible the section OF country compris-
ing Boonsborough, Cane Hill, Roys Mills
| and ptltch Mills all within radius of fifteen
miles, and comprising the greatest wheat
growing and Touring section in Arkansas.
At o'clock on the morning of the 29th
the column was put in motion, the Sd brig
4 al, IL,
tho following order:
The Kansas "a cavalry, Colonel Bassott,
Captain Rabbs Indiana battery, the Kan
sas llth infantry, Colonel Ewing tho
rebel battery taken at Fort Wayne, the lst
Indian regiment commanded by Ellithorpe;
next Colonel Weers brigade, and the rear
brought up General Saloman with his brig
ade. The column moved rapidly over the
mountain roads indeed one of the noun
tains WAS 30 pcrcipitous that the men had
to lay hold of the guns and assist the jaded
animals to make the ascent. These dill
culties did not detcr the men or officers
silently as possible we pressed forward,
hoping to get in sight of the enemys camp
without alarming them. The advance
scout ascertained the position of the enemy 4
pickets, aud took them il" killing one and
capturing the rest This alarmed their
grand guard, although but a few shots were
fired.
Immediately their whole camp was
alarmed and quickly formed in position
planting two batteries of four guns each
intending to rake us as we filed through tine
narrow ravne that led TO the town. Gene
raj Blunt was not to be caught in this kind
of IL trap. The column was at once moved
from the main road up the steep hillside
and through the thick brush, completely
out Of sight Of the enemy. ~ position was
gained upon the top of Il hill overlooking
the town and the enemy. Three mountain
howitzers, put i'll position, at once com
mencod the battle, Some twenty shells
were dropped among them before they couc
reply. While they were engaged in chang
ing position, Captain lSabb, with his bat
terry, gained u favorable site, and opened
with four twelye-pound guns, with terrible
effect, dsmounting one of their guns ant
disabling another BY this time the enemy
had located two Of their guns, and paic
their compliments to Captain Rabb, by way
of killing and wounding five of his men
and killing six horses.
Now the battle became general, and the
artillery duel continued some fifty minutes
when the enemy withdrew their batteries
anu COHlluGuCcu 10 ltll DuCh W u hcW posi-
ton The regiments comprising the frs
brigade rapidly advanced covered by til,
artil!ory. peaienmg shouts went up from
our lines as they pressed forward, The
rebels could stand it no longer, and now tn,
skedaddlo commenced. From one hill tt
another, through deep ravines, up anc
down mountains, and through the wood
they iiGd qCcasi9nqly making q stand il
some masked place, unit! charged anC
shellcd out. Thus the battle continued, tn,
retreat and pursuit from ten i'll the morning
until dark
Almost eEolg rq1 Of ground was Tough
over, Tor more than diStqnqe If teE miles
Both armies were exhausted. Cavalry regi
ments dismounted and fought through thu
brush! artillery horses dropped in tn,
harness, and men would seize the ropes
and drag the guns forward. The closing
sccuo was between sunset and dark. Tn,
enemy made stand in doop ravine, Gu
howitzcrs had not yet come up our men
n,,,,,"atlenI, mado eharge--cava!ry men OF
foot. wi II sabers and pistols, infantry will
bayonets, and Indians with I':a.a N th
very thickest of the woods. The cheering
, of the wLite men and the shrill war whoop
of the Indians, tho oii,shias ri ssbres an'
|
, this remote mountain gorge into perfec
, Pandemouium. The enemy gave way, ant
darkness prevented furthor pursuit. Thu
+ ended the battle of Cane Hill.
ri A this writing have no idea of the los
on either side, and it would be but guess
I work TO estimate it. Vet It is oyidentl
much smaller than if the battle had been i
!. an open country. The trees would frt
I. qucntly stop the shot and shell before the
. reached halt way to the enemy. The frin
| of the cnomy was very wild, as is evider
$ from the merks upon the trees-the ball
lodging from four to teRtcc, oyor our head
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