Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-01-29
[WH0LE NUMBER 4S4.

while the capture Of Siegle's whole commarc
fai,ed, because mounted force Of Misso.
rians did not come up to the work
How do you knew that Gen Price lat Oat
Hills,) asked and Gen. McCuloch refusc4
;hrec regiments to pursue tho foe From
whom do you get your information vii.
not deny nor affirm the feet; but we al
Know the troops had boen on forced marc d.
that they had fought six hours in burn
Ing sun Without water and Gen Prices re
port 'eys Iney had been without sleep the
previous night. Grcer's Texas regimen:
mad bsen on forced march for 40 miles.
ana came gu; Of the battle with broken dowf.
herscS- fon say the battle was "PRGyCl-
pALLY " won by Miss9urians. Well. sir.
this IS GRATEFUL compliment from Mis
sourlan 10 the regiments of Mcintosh
Churchill, (Which losttwice as many rner.
as any other regiment Gratiot, Carroll.
pockery, McRacs battalion, Rcff's compa
ny, Woodruff g and Reds batteries nj,
from Arkansas; Greer's regiment fron.
Texas, which took half the prisoners car
tnred; and Heberrs 5 glorious Louisiana reg
lment, which took Siege's battery, and
made three successful charges on widely
different parts Of the field | hove neye,
heard iha; any of these regiments. compa
mics or battalcns fell short Of good work or
that day; far otherwise.
Yon say $50 his Price 81 requests were
responded TO when he went to fch, the bat
ties of Dry Wood and Lexington Wei
sir, such charges involve many counte-
points and the strategic history Of various
movements. Again, you intcccntially as
surne hat Mccullough was in duty bound L,
adcptand sustain Prices splans. You forge.
thnt Gen McCUlloch was sent out here with
out men, money or resources, 10 commant.
in the ludian Territory; that after all the
Arkansas State troops were disbanded lat,
in August he was left with a force hardlg
adequate to restrain the threatened hostili
ty of II pOr ion Of the indians; that for tw,,
moshs extending late into October, his eff.
fectve force aid not exceed $500 men
Though sensation makers created the pub
=: Impression .hUt ht had ',rfa twelya Fl.
twgAty thorsand;) shat lie Dyy rmuly pro.
teot our 0Ordcr frOm the ,iayaawRers ,b,
The -ctiyo gG'0ris Of .Ae effective crca il, IN,
mounted regiments 0. Mcintosh. Greer enr
3hurohin You forget ,het Gen. McCul
lJcl Bg9 opposed 90 tln policy Of Gen Price
in going 10 ,-,.-.i ,,n .~:.hout a ,,oAl die
.HFpel tgA a,hse1 S!stG .z,ny y.ss.t. Ia Hnl'
AEe posi,iea In region wheTo ~ sGrl.
force could sat large one ard not in au
open country convenient TO the Missouri ri
Yer ond tAraa railroads, through which Ia,
enemy cou', concentrate surpliea ard I'm
gycrwAc ming force il q tsW days. a.a..
our supplies must be hauled over rocks arG
hills from the Arkansas river, necessarily
consuming much time; that he desired IL
tl, x,,t oh, b.. i !
infantry and artillery force sufficient Z,
make heGdTay and hold possession as ~
advanced, Of the country in'Aissouri. No
ther he nor any other man Hith respect,
bic military ability could expce, an arm.
constituted as Was that Of Missouri, VII.
four-nfEs OF the men on horseback. ~ IL.
Generals, horses and mules cnougL fortO.
0JO men, to successfully meet and Iurl ra,-
even Ianko-pu,c army Of infantr, ar.
artillery, equipped in the most approved
manner. Ten. McCulloch, ! apprehc. },
thought the longest roGd--dclay, reinfGr,
mcHt, drill and preparGIion.--t tryi'
tests Of true geucraship VIXEN The mul
tulc is clNmorouS for aotioa--woul ha ilt
shortest ana certainly the surest means ,.
reJce.ning Missouri; in case, of 60 "se, -
should snceie nnt bee me one Of %, 10.
Gus sisterhoOa, which she did rot 20 -.
about the hrst. Of November. IL select.
his position tnd earnestly ca .,i for ma .
truors The same Influences which u. ,
lsou,h Of this repeat the uujusi elan
sg.,1.t him, then said his arpoa}s were ,-
sued 'as sensation documenlslir S.cl.u,
ravage his camp, already re,ltsecd a, q i.
Hills ey death, wounds aud ii,elar.
from various causes-his caeotye 10 4,
we're lean indeed, and he had but six piec
Of artillery, manned Ly the chiNn'rl
Capt. J. !. Good, of Texas.
But, sir, when at last he hsi gtrcprthc..
cd his little column Somewhat and 6etc.m.
incd, with Tie rn l7prcvions Appreciation a:
Cen Price fwho had scrt him word thet 80 .
-eas falling back from Lexington Uy,n Ca...
: lille, and was on hi M rCh % ie.n Y
Kansas. the homc Of thieves and cut throa Z,
Judge # lis surprise when, -rithout ,,cvio
notice, he mt the army Of Price rnlar-s
Neosno directly seyering his furae "a tvaip,
witt information that lie ene1tc sla va
In ptrsGit of thaIn, in great force Fas =,
that ti;.ic a. : SYringtiC.d Couul1 sense
demanded tLai McCuilocb sho1la aa.El.l
The Kansas oNpsiition and take position
nsct ire new emergency. Several cs -
nowly srrivsd regiments were len in th.
Indian colntry-soine to 1satc' tie disr..
fectel o'hers TO cooperate H. kansa,. H-
xcli-...d and bost Important plan gy Ehica
/ ieail,-blow would have been given 10 that
crursed deu G: assassia-tliiev Els fls .-
rated BY the f,iiurc Of Ten. Tficn 10 ta.e
POSITION on the tcleg-aph icsj. WhisL Ia
is ,rrire resources cod munitions aSnen-
onyillc, fsyG;teyile. Ven Buren ard Fort
smith open TO any mere pre- iatory forsy Of
ne encrny.