The New York herald., 1862-03-21
the BATysE OF PEA RIDGE.
pi.,n, of the Battle Fields.


We present cay plans OF the fields STRIFE
in Arkansas to ,strats the graphic description which
sppsared 10 issue OF the 10th ,set The plans are
almost expcs: enough in themselves witseut furthss
description
yHE FIEsr DAY.
The psn'st the action OF the eth shows where i.Hm
mencsd erd how Colonel Carrs division was aAsekcd
anu driver back by the COMBINED resel forces snder
Gensras Van Born and Price, and although bravss- CON
testing ground forces found ,fst at snnss they
we're s,rnenhat IN worse position Tdan at TIE begin
ning Colonel svis' positien the rnornng r'ong the
.dge the high srsaa sSo specified, and ths crossed
sworAs points ont a. spot where shs division having
crossed the creek the rebel font ATTACK by the
soc,n General sgels position ,fa day s also shown
his comInuna beisg engaged in sgGlfng snoIher fsnt
on the west
TBE SECOND FAY.
The plan OF The days hskt showsnstt The place
shere Colonel Carrs forces slept on shor arms the
rebels being ia their imned&te 'front.' ard next, that
during the night they reinforced by Colonel Davis
on the right and General sgel the e, In tie morn
ing the renewed and this tine ties rebels first
M back next retlested all sides and a; last became
routed. The line oi pursait Is clearly shown the road
by the rebel osing pointed out by straight barbed
lines aud Of TIE pursnsrs by serpeutine lines of
similar character This pursuit performed nnder
the drecio os General sse and sTavely carried
rebsls Foe full description OF the battle must
again refer cir readers 10 issue OF Tuesday last
II our readers wiI take guide The location OF The
Ekhorn Hotel specided on 10th maps they can at once
see the position OF the actual ground so brayey
tested calamity by o troops der General
Curtis.
THE KILLED Asp moUNDEe, ETC.
sr. LOUIS, March 20, 1862.
IN. oc, ., the federal lose at the BATH. OF Pea
| Ridge is as follows
Killed ~ ~
Wonnded ........'........ s2o
Missing IVA
The enemy rerested TO The south Of Boston Mountain
There rebel troops Northern rksnsss except
msraudsrs and Pixies indians who all and plnndsr
friends and foes indisorIninstey.
SKETCH OF COLONEL yoaS :. PHELPs OF MISSOURI
Cocnel John : Phelps, Of Springfield Missouri, who
was in command OF the Twenty dfh regiment Of Missoui
volunteers and wounded the des psrse engage
ment az Pea Ridge, Arkansas 10 the senior member, by
continuous OF The prsscD; House Of Represent
uvss OF the United states.
He is the Of the Hon. Elisha Phelps OF Smseury,
Connecticut grated than twenty years
10 Southwestern Missouri where he became actively
Identified with the growth aud prosperity OF that section
OF The State.
His thorough loyalty to Tho national government ron
cred him peculiarly obnoxious TO the leading
carried ia The Presidential election for Breckenridge
aud the rebellion but for his influence.
After the battle OF Wilson's creek and the retreat o,
forces from Springfield he was unable TO return
home and organized regiment, composed chiefly
Union fgtyes from his Congressional district su
from Arkansas many Of whom walked seventy Ave miles
barefooted and bleeding into camp at Ros Join his
regiment How they acquitted themselves in the face q
tse enemy tho rscord Of Pea Ridge disoIoses.
II sstsd that Colonel Phelps Twenty fifth Missouri
prominent in the action OF the 5h aud lost nearly
hirS per osst Of hs number that went into battle"
The wife and only Of Colonel Phelps have aso
distinguished charlottesville former by her humane
attentions TO the wounded srier the battle Of Wilson
creek her sccsssl efforts in obtaining from the rebel
General Frcs lie body Of General Lyon properly pre-
pairing Tor burial all caring for u until IL was Snren.
dcred to bis friends ths latter by participating as an
| amateur tighter n HilAens creek, and returning 10
! Springfield after tno Lsitl1 with eight prisoners whom
he had beon Instrumental III capturing n. is believed
o have been al tho BATHS Of pa Ridge.