Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-16

Battle OF Prairie GROVe---Further Parttc-
ulars---Omcial Report Of Gen. Heron
IFrom the St. Louis Republican of the 1lth.l
The following interesting dispatches, in
reference to the late battle of Prairie
Grove, we're received at headquarters last
evening va
PRAIRIE GROVE, December 10.
MAJOR GENERAL S. R. CURTIS The
enemy did not stop in their flight until
they had crossed the Boston Mountains,
and are probably ere this across the Ar
kansas river. The enemy's killed and
wounded is between 1900 and 2,000-a
large proportion of them killed. One hun
dred Of their wounded have died since the
battle, and large proportion of the others
are wounded mortally, showing the terrible
effects of my artillery. My casualties
will be about 200 killed and 500 wounded.
Most of the wounded viii recover.
{ The enemy have left their wounded on
my hands, and most of their dead, uncared
for. They are being buried by my com
mand. Hindman admitted his force to be
28,O00. Major Hubbard, who was a pris-
oner with them all the day of the fight,
counted twenty regiments of infantry and
twenty pieces of artillery. They had no
train with them, and mufled the wheels of
their artillery in making their retreat.
Four caissons filled with ammunition were
taken from the enemy. The Goth Regi-
ment Wisconsin Volunteers, in addition TO
those mentioned yesterday, suffered severe
ly in charging one Of the enemy's batteries,
which they took, but were unable to hold.
JAMES G. BLUNT Brig. Gen. 6
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL HEBRON.
n.
December 10, 1862.
MAJOR GENERAL CURTIS: - General
Blunt has undoubtedly informed you of
the battle yesterday. Hindman moved to
the east Of Blunt with his entire force,
$4,000 men, intending to cut off my com
mand. had sent forward TO Blunt all my
cavalry, having left six regiments of in
fantry, three batteries and about five hun
dred cavalry.
General Marmaduke opened on my ad-
vance at o'clock, with heavy cavalry
force, but 1 forced them back to Illinois
Greek, eight miles from Cane Hill. At
this point they took a strong position with
infantry and artillery, and tried to pre-
vent my crossing, but by cutting roads
through the woods got the batteries into
position, and at half past nine o'clock
opened on them with eighteen guns, bring
ing forward my infantry, crossing
the creek, and getting them into
position under cover of my artillery
From this hour until seven o'clock in the
evening, the fighting was furious.
Gen. Blunt arrived within one mile of
my right at p. m, opening on the enc
my's left. Learning definitely that he
was on the ground, 1 ordered the infantry
to charge the enemy's batteries The 18th
Iowa and Goth Wisconsin did it gallantly,
taking 4 whole battery, but were afterward
overwhelmed and forced to leave it. Col.
Huston, commanding the 20th Division,
then charged the same battery, with the
37th Illinois and 36th Indiana, retaking
1t the second time, but after holding it
half an hour, was compelled to give way.
The fighting was constant and furious
throughout the entire day.
1 met General Blunt late in the eve
ming, and we arranged the attack before
morning but daylight found the rebels
gone. Their loss is from six to seven hun
dred killed, and twenty-five hundred
wounded. In the ID and Sd Divisions
Lieutenant Colonel Mcfarland, 18th Iowa,
is killed, and Colonel Black, 37th Illinois
MAUI AnOu PsOhi AOIh AO"ai anu large
number of line officers wounded. The
prisoners state that General Stein and five
CoIonels were killed.
We cspturedfcur eaissOns full of ammu-
milton, and large number Of small arms.
Their artillery was knocked to pieces by
our batteries, and Major Hubbard, who
was a prisoner with them, reports seeing
piece after piece sent off entirely disabled.
The working of Murphey's and Faust's
batteries excelled anything ever witness
ed. General blunt and myself had an in
teryieW with Hinman and Marmaduke.-
We are camped on the battlefield
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