The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-07-19
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June 18th, lek7.

S~sd Vssvtsvs, R<ar Marcy, Ark
June 2sth, lsS7
II, ". LoruHxar. Era,
Itar SIR ,--siace my laM letter 10 you. Gen.
Rust with sixteen hundred TexAns, taken from the
regiments, erp-sd whts y vev above Baskerville
and Afscr an sbsence OF ~ days, rstarscd 10
camps Tho otiecs Of tts cxpcdiiIaa was 70 learn
the position and numbers az thu enemy under
Curtis, and also 10 drive out thu fu~sgns parties
Who ~erc devastating the country ~ thss ~ N
the river. Before the expedition AAsted, NJ Cap
,ains Of Companies wtse Instructed 10 inform their
men. ihas the expedition woald h. hazardous
one. And II WA daubtfol whether they " theft
hcrsr- would get anything 10 cat, Asd that they
meht expect hard akhtnx Aad thss 70 cali upon
their mcu for volunteers. Our conpany thu
I" Clough RAngers. but kncwu here ~ Company
X " the smallest company In The Regiment, farn.
ished the greatest namler ~ men for the expedi.
tsoa. The CasFtcrns strrs were ordrred ~ issue
our ratiOas, which couats>d of tan ears Of corn
IN the horse. aud foxr b tAs The horpea took
ihe'rs raw, end The aea pareheA thein. Each
nan pis-d out next morning 81 daylight vita bis
little wallet Of parched corn tied n hs aAddle hts
only stock Of provtsoas fos ~ indesaias Ieagsh u
time. Our roats lay thrsash rocky nountalnous
country. and h many places. no rad ~ bride
path, ssd that allied With Issgs rocks. aver which
our hor~es hsa IN leap. We he'd oas Acrss ktilsA
BY falling owe. ledge q roeh. Bot ocs..sy y
our horses and provisions fos ~ nsn. Ia ths vi
| lcy~ between tbs moantAtoA. Bot The men did rot
get the provisions, iron what cause, caaaot say
One thing ] know. The people we're williue 70
furnish 1t. and the last swo dayu Ne hsd nt paruhsd
corn 70 eat AZ We hsd exhausted oar sepply.
The wArascss day Of the ssasoa, ~ wsrs co0psassd
To march thirty miks before our horses ware per
mitted 70 drink drr u sister. We cromsA ses.
cral creeks with good wstsr, bat men we're plaeed
al the fords, 10 order the Captains Of compaases.
- prevent thu men FROM watering thssr hoFpes.
This may appear Incredible 70 you, hat tAGrc srs
thousand men here, who will testify ~ STATE
ment. We travelled eighty miles Id sightssn
hour, without quitting the ssddie. We wsrs In
Pur-a'i Of eighty vs va9cas and three hssdrsd
Feds. hut We did aa4 ovsrtake then. We went
within three hours rvs Of Bstesv,lis. hss they
were eight hour AhesA Of ua. bssidss our hoesss
we're broke dowl. We Isft two hasdvd men Of
| Col. sweets regiment 70 watch the sasmy and
one Of his men came in last night ssd reported
the rear. retrrAted from DAtesville beck across
Black River. II Ia The general opinion 10 camps
| that their Object " 70 mcvs down the csAes side
n White River " Ina Arc ~ Dnvail's Bluls end
there form Jnncti.. with rs-iatorcsweat. they
expect up the river bot they have bow failed 10
that, becssuse their reisfosueWenea dtd ocsuc up
"a far ~ ~. Charles, and vsrs met by our iorc- ~
and driven back down Tbs river and where they
! now Ar, no one kaovs, In the aGht q 81.
Charles. We sunk one II their gunbosta and killed
ous hundred and sixty II their men. and wouoded
oany others We lost nine men.
| Col. DarneIl with eight hundred men Of thi.
Brigade were down 81 nuvalis No9s 70 meet u.
enemy there. bat they did not ceae. Ne 10 there
nov with three hundred. watching thsis move
ments. think The most elective mo N Sight
ing them With cavalry. unless ~ could con.
cen'--'~ force large enoaGh 70 msst any they
eau bring. on The open Acid, and particularly v i
the caAe 10 thess ArkAnaaa thicketa. Il h iopos.
sible alnoss. for them " march tArosgh th,a
couutry with hve thousand rexas cavalry % their
front, hank. ard rear. Our (Texaa Rasgsra. "a
they call us) cavalry Il = terror 70 thsm. We
have Ave regiments Of cavalry bare. Parsons
Taylor's. Sweets, Pitshagh's aad DAsssll ., and
Nelson'a regiment Of infantsy.
The~ IA gvcAt dsal u sickaem IN or regi.
msnt Al this time. The dissase v 0saaies, and
Ia e6ecas aud thar have been . great many
Deaths, and they are still dying svesy Day. Capt
he has two or threc more who cannot live, We
hare lost only one In or COMPANY. John Richard.
son. son Of Carol Richardsoa. who lives near
harshall. lie took The measles u Little Rock
about month ago. He came up to Austin about
two week Axo. And then reiapae9 Aad died on sun.
day, the 77nd. He WA At Q private house. and
received hind treatment - b. could have done
at homo Rev, nr WollAa was With him while
sick. Aad remained With hin uasil his dsath /; he
va deceatiy baried. His horss. qua and cloths-
are In my possession. and will u taAeA care "
pAny, for all Who knew hsa, loved HIS, He -,
good colder.
All the outside news ~ eet 10 throagh youI
paper. 30 yoa may know we are all anxious N set
H. send us several copies. Direct II Ia the " 18th
Texas Cavalry Little Rock Ark with shs name
Of the person 10 ~ss.sa taa v.sh b sead il. and
Il viii certainly come 10 eight daye.
i Years. very Se,pectfa'ay,
GIL MCKAY.