Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-20
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The Great Battle in Arkansas.

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Yrom the Arksnsas Correspondents. Of the Cincinnati,
r.fs "l NIf.t gssll Timen.l sa.1.iul ts aa.l
Oar little army seemed rather to consult ite
ardor than its prudence, and marched steadily
on in the face Of frowning dangers and formlda.
bic opposition. Our advance reached Fayette-
vile, forty-Ave miles below the Missouri State
line, and still Price retrested. O., aa5 sFI
Az Boston Mountains the Missouri rebel was
Joined BY Ben. MoCulloch, Van Dorm, Albert
Pike and his Indians, and McIntosh who had
been made Generalissimo Of all the secession
forces In Arkansas, much to the chagrin of
Sselllng Pfiee, really more deserving of the
great dieh0nor. F.J.H s-is slT'
At this time Gen. Curtis, hearing of the rebel
reinforeements, and knowing their force more
than twice bis own, had no doubt that he would
20 attacked, or at least have an opportunity
lor battle In very few days. He discovered
that the vicinity Of Sugar Greek Was much bet
yer adapted for camping. and he therefore Or
osred bis advance to fall back 70 the neighbor-
hood Of that stream. Up to this time Price and
Mcintosh had believed the Federal army at
least afty thousand strong; not supposine Cur
tis and Slgel would have she temerity to enter
thickly settled State, whose every man, wo
man and child had been reported as hostile, TO
the last degree, TO the odlous Yankees. ,s,
Hearing of Curtis's retrograde movement,
McIntoSh had no doubt that be WAS retreatinR
In hot haste, eDxious 70 escape from the tolls 10
which he had discovered himself 40 Il was
hoped, too late for extrlcstion. When he
learned, too, through one of his spies, the ex.
act number Of the Federal troops, be was con-
hdent they we're Aging. and thereafter the
only snort was to destroy or capture the Van,
kee host.
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THE TEpRRAI ARMY. s4li@
Our effective force could not have been more
than twelve Thousand on the day Of the frst
engagement, and was composed OF Indiana, H.
linoisj Iowa, Ohio and Missouri troops. Tho
army was divided Into three divisions, under the
command Of General Samuel R. Curtis, q
brave and patriotic officer, and was brigaded,
% nearly 40 can learn, in the following man
uet: 80 l'et '-
GEN. sIGEL's DIVISION
FIRST sRlaADE--ooLoNEL 0REuaEL.
| Thirty-sixsh Illinois, Col Greusely
Twenty.Ath Illinois, Col Coler;
Fofty.fourth llllnols, Col. Knoblesdorf.
| srooND sRIsADE-ooLoNEL osTERHAUs
| Twelfth Missouri, Col. Osterhaus; c
Seventeenth Missouri, Col. Hassendeufeul,T
seconi Missouri, Col. Schaeffer.
| THIRD 1BioADE--ooLoEEI AsByrH.
I Third Missouri, Col. Frials; ',s
lilinois Cavalry Zone bettslion), Captains
! Third Iowa Cavalry. 2T
/ GEN., DAvIs's DIVISION. #
! @ FIRST salaADE--ooL BEHros. &
| Eighth Indiana, Col. Benton;
| 4 Eiahkaanth Tndiaua HaI p,tta,nna.
twenty second Indiana, Lieutenant colone
Hendricks l'i1 1i 80
| SECOND aRIoADE- ooL, =-~-. sac 81.
/ Fifty'ninth Illinois, Lieutenant Colonel Fred
ericksI @ f'rW ,.f f9tg .-.- r-.-sv,
/ Thirty seventh Missouri, Col. ---; Z u
I Missouri Cavalry. battalion. Mai. Bowen;
Second Ohio Battery Col Carlln; gP
| First Missouri Light ARTILLERY, one battery.
GEN. CARR,s DIVISION.
/ FIRST BRIGADE COL. DODGE.
Fourth Iowa, Lieut. Col. Galighan;
Twenty.fifIh Illinois, Col. G.. A. Smith,
TWenty.fourth Missouri -battal!on-Msjo
Weston. g m a2ees
| SECOND BaIo1DE-ooL, vANDEvER
I Ninth Iowa, Lieut. Col. Heron;
TWenty-Afth Missouri, Col Phelps;
r Ninth Iowa Battery, Capt. HsydenI
/ Fret Lieut.. David.
| THIRD sRreADE-coL. ELLIS. s.-
4 First Missouri Cavalry, Col. Ellis;
Third Illinois, Lieut. Col. -; ,-s-
| Sixth Missouri--ba.talion--Mai Wright.
THE AElEL AMMO q lll IS
The rebel army was composed Of nine or tel
b. perhaps twelve thousand, Missouri State troop
under General Sterling Price; some six I
eight regiments Of ArkansasS under GeDer
Bon MoCullooh; I've or six regiments Of Te
ans, under General Earl Van Dorm; some thrt
thousand Cherokee, Chcctaw, Creek and Sem
mole Indians, under Col. Albert Pike, ell und
, the command of Maj Cen Mcintosh. In al
dition 70 those mentioned, there we're two {
three regiments Of Louisiana troops, and con
psnies Of MissieeippI and Alabama soldier
under their respective Captains, Majors or
Colonels, whose names are unknown alike
your correspondents and to fame. The entll
rebel force could not have been less than thi
~ thousand-many persons estimating it sti
higher.
II ARNS OF TEE SEDERALISTs AND REBELS.
4 Our troops were of course generally We
armed, while the rebels varied as usual in Il
; style, character and effectiveness Of their we
! pons,, Many Of the Confederate arms were e.
cellent, embracing Minie rifles, Eufeld mu
! kets and good United States muskets; but Il
J greater portion were rifles and shotguns, vii
which Sterling Price once sRoro he could estal
lish the Southern Confederaoy against the o.
, poeing world. uF u 3Dew llQsd
The rebels had sighty-two field pieces, son
2 twenty Of which were r6ed; while we had b
4 forty nine, most of them, however, being
4 superior manufacture to those madein Secess
ol VgsasH aoHiAls s,Hfs sA alA) e
al s TEE KILLED AND WOUNDED, th
Il No accurate or at all reliable list of the Xii
D | ed and wounded can be made in the prese
q confusion; but doubtless many reported hu
= are untouched, and those believed safe are q
!. rioualy wounded. give such namea as Ithil
I, have eertainly met with the warriors fate:
: Lieut., Col Hendricks, Twenty second IndI
> Lieut. Col. Heron. Ninth lowe, ssrlour
+ wounded. ~ s9,..e
MAJ Black. Thirty seventh Illipols. slishi
= Llcut.. Col Trimbls, severely wounded.
Lieut. Col. Chiitendans Third Iowa CavAl
& severely wounded. s;1u M,
4. Maj. Cosle.. Ninth Iowa, painfully wound,
Captain Burger, Fourth lowe, sever
wounded. ,...-
! Col; Ellis. First Missouri Cavalry. sllgh
= wounded. i..f -. s ty7 I,
iD LisuteDant Poreler. Ninth lows, slish
be wounded. M
Captain osnap, Twenty fourth Missouri.
3, tlously wounded. 900
=, Lieut.. Gray. cAilin's Ohio Battery. ssIior
4. Lieutenant johnson, Third Illinois, aligt