Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-01-24

log reply, which you will please give place
In your paper. M M ~ IN .ka
Your correspondent says: with tue ex.
cepiIon Of the battle Of Springfield, not q
sword has been drawn Tor the release OF Mia
souri,, except By her own sonsry On the 4ih
OF July, General Pearca, OF Arkansas, and
nmyaeli, With oil the forces we could com
mand, entered Missouri, marched to aid tho
Governor Of the State In cutting bis way
through his enemies, capturing over one hun
dred OF the enemy At Neosbo point where
We expected 10 attack Colonel Siegel with
his whole command,
SO much for his frat assertion. .t
He further says, speaking Of the battle OF
Oak Hills; "The Confederate commander
was asked for the assistance Of three regi.
ments TO pursue defeated and dlsorganizpd
foe, when 1000 men aud 81 000,000 worth
OF property were within our reach, but Gen.
Price asked In war;" Immediately after
She battle was over and, In truth before all
my forces had returned from the pursuit OF
the enemy, orders we're issued for the woun-
ded to be brought from the battle field, the
dead TO be buried, aud the army 10 be ready
10 march after the enemy that night.
| We did not march, for the want OF ammu-
milton. Several Of my officers iufjrmed me
(when they heard the order) that some OF
their men had fred their last cartridge at
the enemy, "A we had only twenty-five rounds
| to the man before the battle began, aud no
more within hundreds Of miles After con-
ference with Gen. Price. Il was thought best
| 10 Jet we'll enough alone. As TO being ask
cd for three regiments, have no rtcollec-
| ton OF any such request:
So much for his second accusation.
Now for bis third complaint, In which he
wishes TO convey the idea that had not,
nor would not, aid Missouri with q man, q
| gun, or percussion cap, and that would
not even protect Missouri from tho Kausas
Jayhawkers. ,t4rs
At the time Gen. Pearoe, of Arkansas,
and myself first entered Missouri, on tho 4,h
Of July, we loaned General Price some six
hundred and fifteen muskes. When our
| forces formed junction at Cassville, Col.
Hebert, Of louisiana, at nay request, loan.
ed Missouri officer about one hundred mus
ketb, have several times since given tho
Missourians the last cap could spare from
my own command. Let those officers say
how many of their muskets we're returned.
Gen. Pearce, ! learned, recovered ten, whilst
Col. Habert was only able TO get portion
OF those he loaned. N'+
Besides, II Is q we'll known tact thar the
arms OF our dead aud wounded were taken
from the battle field, nor did we got any Of
the small arms left by the enemy.
As to the Kansas Jayhawkers aud our In
glorious idleness! My mounted men gave pro
lection 10 the whole country on the border
Of Missouri for ono hundred miles north of
the Arkansas line, from Immediately after
the battle of Oak Hills until October, whefb
Gen. Price retrsated from Lexington 10 that
sect on OF the State.
SO much for these charges. 49,
twill be remembered that was assigned
TO the command OF the Indian Territory.
With orders to defend IL from invasion from
any quarter; consequently, my participation
In the battle at Oak Hills was upon my own
responsibility with reliance Of being aus.
tanned by my own government. I9t
As to my men cha6cg, like a Gagged lion,
to join the Missourians, must say this 10
| new to me. II might be Supposed the Lou.
islana regiment was exceedingly anxious to
march exposed to the sun aud rain, With
men covered with nlnety.dve tents taken
from themselves by order Of Missouri Gen
ersl. These tents had The extra clothing Of
the men rolled in them, and were stored
with merchant in Cassville, at the time we
marched upon Springfield, and were taken
out OF bic possession by order Of Brigadier
General Parsons, conveyed on the came road
With that regiment and not word OF them
and their contents mentioned to me after.
wards by any Missourian. II this was not
enough to make that gallant Louisiana regi.
ment chafe like a Gagged lion 10 60 with Gen.
Price, they only had to refer to his official
report of the battle Of Oak Hills, to gee how
completely they have been deprived Of the
glory OF taking Col. Scigel's battle, which
they did at the point Of the bayonet.
AZ to the troops from Arkansas, they were
likely to "chafe like Gagged lion, !" because
they were not permitted to 20 with their
country rifles and shot guns and see how
they handled the muskets they had borrowed
and would not return. s0 g asa
Then there arc the Texans "They chafed
like Gagged lion" because they could not
have an opportunity Of capturing another
flag and piece Of artillery, to be appropria-
teddy the Missourians, whilst they, (the
Texians), were continuing to pursue the enc.
my.
Perhaps all these gallant men were likely
to "chafe like a Gagged lin" because they
could not march with men who took posses
sion Of every mill and blacksmith SHOP in
the surrounding country, and at the same
time placed guard over every store in
Springfield, taking what they contained, and
applying It to their own use; thus depriy.
ing these men Of the chance Of getting
change OF linen, pound OF breadstufis, or
horse shod, until after their wants were sup
piled. greatly fear the effort of Mr.. j. w.
Tucker TO disparage the gallant soldiers Of
Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, and to de-
prive them Of their just share Of the battle at
Oak Hills, will add little to the good feeling
which every good patriot should desiro TO
see prevail among the soldiers OF the different
States at this time.
have not thought proper heretofore 10
notice any Of the misrepresentation going
the rounds Of the newspapers First, because
they bad nc responsible endorser, and second
ly, because l hoped for the sake Of harmony
In common cause. that there ,hOuld be no war