The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-03-20
THE pea alDos- DArrnE.
Further Details Of the Fight.
ResistlesS Valor of Western
TROOPS.
Returns or Knitted aud wound.d
SrRlNGFiELp, March II.
Via. ROlla, March 18th 1862.

Via. kOlla, March 18TH 1852.
A messenger arrived at 10 o'clock
last night, bringing some additional
news of the battle.
The Second Brigade commanded by
Col. Vandevcr, Of the 9th Iowa, con-
sists Of his own Regiment, the Du-
buquc battery, and Col Cars regiment
Of Cavalry.
A letter from Col Dodge says the
losses in the Fourth aud Ninth Iowa,
the Thirty.fitth Illinois and Phelps
Twenty fifth Missouri are from $50 to
200 to each regiment killed and wound
ed. Only 300 of the Twenty fourth
Missouri were present, but they lost 20
killed and large number wounded.
The 18th and 18th Missouri, Sd
Iowa Cavalry aud the S,h Indiana lost
about 40 men each. The lst and "a
Iowa batteries lost about 20 each.
Among our wounded arc Gen. Asboth
in the arm, Carr also in the arm, Lieut.
Col. Galligan, Of the 4th Iowa, aud
Lieut.. Col. Heron and Major Coyle Of
til 9th Iowa; besides being wounded,
Col. Heron was taken prisoner. Col.
Dodge had three horses shot under him.
Lieut.. Smith, Of the I'd Ohio battery,
was taken prisoner, jumped from a
wagon TO make his escape and was
killed.
Rebel officers killed and wounded,
Brig. Gen. g. Nc Bulloch, killed;
Big Gen. L. Y. Stack, dangerously
wounded; tol. Mcintosh, killed; Col.
b. II Rives, Second regiment volunteers
dangerously wounded; Col Herbert,
ad Louisiana Vol. dangerously wound
ed; Col }. Is. Bnrbagc, slightly wound
ed; Major iuckncr, lst R-gt. Sd Di-
vision, Missouri State Guard, wounded;
Major Price slightly wounded in hand.
Thirteen pieces OF artillery were cap
'nrcd J.. our men, among them one lost
by Gen. Si.el at Wilson's Creek.
Oar loss in estimated 1T 500 or I 900
killed. The rebel loss is not known.
but supposed to be 1900 to 1900
A largo number Of rebel prisoners
were taken, probably l 800 and more
we're constantly being brought in
Among the prisoners is VIM { Price
Of this place, formerly Us. Treasurer
The LIST and I'd Iowa batteries rem
dcred efficient service, but met with
severe losses.
Price with ten thousand men retreat
Ell Morthwar.l, and then took an easter
" direction. CO.. Jeff Z. Davis is at
ter him.
The rebels had in their army about
1000 Indians, we suppose under the
command Of Mcintosh. Eighteen Of
our soldiers were found scalpcd and
otherwise mutilated by these savages.
STILL AFTER FROM THE RATTLE.FlELD
/ ~ otsRAAOu lAOuG
RoLIA, Mo March 1.-the remains
OF Col Hendricks, Of the 20 Indiana,
who was killed ut the battle Of Pea
Ridge, AK, arrived here yesterday,
accompanied BY his brother and two
or thres other gentlemen, who left the
battle ground ON Monday following the
battle.
They represent the contest as having
been a terrible one. The rebels fought
desperately. using stones in their can.
non when their shot gave out. Their
force is stated 1t $4,000, including 2.
zoo Indians under Albert Pike.
As near ~ can be ascertaincd, our
loss is six hundred killed and 600 to L.
900 wounded. The rebel Surgeons,
who came into our lines to dress tho
wounds Of their soldiers, acknowledge
a loss Of l. 100 killed and from $500 to
5000 wounded
We took 600 prisoners and thirteen
pieces Of artillery ten Of which were
captured by Gen. Sigel's command and
three BY Col Patt+rson's Brigade.
Two Of our cannon, belonging to
Davldson's battery, were taken by the
rebels, but were recaptured BY our
troops. =
The rebels were completely whipped,
one division under Price fleeing in one
direction and the other, under Van
Dorm, taking another. Maj. Hobart
Of one Of the secession regiments, who
was taken prisoner, says that Gen.
Frost of Damp jackson notoriety was
killed.
EnglIsh Confidence t1nat Amerl.