The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-08-30

CAnr CsYsrAL Hut. AAG.. !
August lat, 1869.

| CAM CarsrAL Hut, AnE..(
August lat, 1869.
X. W. LsssAsry, Esq
| DxAR sis .--About IN hrst Of July, We were
ordered FROM our camp, u miles from aearcy
10 Duvals IAu6, on White River, a distance u
about 50 miles. Tho enemy we're said TO be
making demonstrations In that quarter. seeking
70 gain command Of The Little Rock 4 Aemph,s
X, r.. which has its Esstesa terminus al that
place, and threatening the capture OF the place
| itself We reached the Hun In tune ~ prevent
the enemy who were At Clarendon. 20 miles
below on White River with gunboats, trans.
ports, aud = considerable land force under Of.
Senator Fitch, Of indiana, from seixng the road
| or doing US any other serious damage. A few
days thereafter Russ's Brigade composed Of the
regiments OF Pars,ns, Fstshugh Taylor, sud
portion OF the regiments n Dsrneli. and Swes.
with AcFAa's, Mcneil and MAiiocks Arkansa.
1nfA.try, woodruGs Battery, and acme other
| scattering Ark. troops. we're ORDERED on a forced
march by way II Dies arc, on White River to
| the Cache (pronovnced CASH River. fov the
purpose Of interccptns, cutting Cd, and de.
stroyng the federal General Curtis, who was on
| his march by way Of Augtlsta and Cotton Plant,
cast II White River. T. Clarendon, To form q
junction with Col Fitch Sufficient force
was Jeff Al Dnvds Blum 70 hold the place AZ
WAS supposed. consisting OF Nelson's regimen,
| Texas Infantry and some Arkansas troops-onr
tally fortified and defended by come haavy
gnns-ioo aud 10 Founders.
We epcamped on the Cache the night OF the
| ID day alter leaving Duyails Bluff, miles from
the Augusta aud Clarendon Road and about .
O'Clock next morning mounted in hot haste and
marched out TO meet tbc enemy, who were said
| TO be on the march down TO Clarendon abou,
| ,0o0 strong. Parson sregimeni had the ad
vance, next came Taylor ), fiizhugh's Darnell's
aud Sweets, IN the order IN which they are
named. Next and entirely in the rear, the Ark
| troops, with Woodfaifs battery. We had pro.
\ ccedod about -four miles, when 6viug commenced
ahead. faint and spatseriag at hr-t. but quick
| thiekening into heavy vr,rvs. -na aosp ~
/ wounded began u meet rs returning h the
| rear, Parsons regiment had entered q creek
bottom, covered with thick underground of
| every kind, and was here ambaseadrd hy the
enemy who, concesled in the bushes. and be-
hind logs and trees, poured upon hs advance
companies heavy and whitening FIRE, which
was promptly and CALAMITY returned. our col
| umn (Fayiot - wns halted at the edge Of the
| bottom, just In rear Of Parsons hy Gen Rus,
In person, and in the meantime the cnemy's
cannon, iring from the other side (and they
seemed 10 have one behind every bush } sent
| shot and shell all about our line After a pause
/ OF few moments, Gen. Rust ordered Us 10
move back a short distance. and take a roai
that would lead u 10y way Of Cotton Plant TO
| the anernys rear. and there take position 10
cut him % on his retreat. Col paaley. a citi
zen Of Arkansas living 10 the vicinity was fur
nished ns by Gen Rust as our guide IN making
tins movement The distance round 10 the 20.
1 siiion assigned Us was not less than IL miies
/ We made this movement at a rapid gallon
many of our horses giving ont and falling hy
the say side. II Is bat justice to Gen. Rust TO
state tina, hs wa, deceived IN HIS estimate n the
enemy strength by information gwen him hy
c,f'scns II drkensas and upon trial found them
IN grca, force, (.nco a-certaned 20 have been
lfceupying.a strong position, partially Tor
tiacd When we reached the position which We
were % occupy, one mile from the enemy we
/ learned from man living there, who wa with
us Ia the mcrning when the hght commenced
/ that the firing after continuing for some time
/ hat ceased al least an h0ur before hat our
| forces bad retired from the hcid aad that the
enemy had very largo force inst AT hand and
/ that II we moved down the road a halt mile
/ further. We would have 10 engage them This
man We sent 30 Gen. RIsi iJlepofi our position
and receive his orders We had met with Col
hafnell withjll1 of his men, and Col johnson
/ pi AIR, with 500 men. who were marching
careIessl, along the road withinethfes miles OF
the enemy no, knowing they were rear. This
| increased our force TO about 100 ueu They
had been sent across White River some days lie
tore 10 destroy subsistence break jown bridges
Ne., % the line OF the enemy march 81 a. 90
check delay. and harr,- them a. much a.
possible They fell IN with US "a our march
towards the enemy.
After waiting al this place ahog, half hour
a messenger reached NJ from Gen Rnst. who
bad been out about two hours having made an
immense deiouT 10 come ~ with a.. sgA who
! stated that Il was Gen. Bgsts order that W.
should draw near the enemy, dismauat. aud at
tack them In the rear, An the reports ,ha, had
reached Us showed that The fring on Che othes
side ~ The creek had ceased Ill two hours be-