New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-03-21
T H E N E w S.
BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE, ARK.
ST.. LOUIS, March IS.

! thickest of the battle ut Pea Ridge. 1t had
I PTS men engaged, and lost 10 killed and 70
wounded
Gen. Sigel captured ten of the cannon ia
ken from the enemy, among them one whic h
he lost at Springfield They were taken by
Missouri regiment at the pointsof the bayo-
net
The rebel artillery was commanded by
Gen. Frost, of Camp jackson notoriety. Frost
is reported killed, but the report is doubted.
Gentlemen who left the battle ground on
the Monday following the battle, state that
1t was a terribly contested struggle, and at
one time it was feared that all was lost, SO
overwhelming WAS the number of the enemy.
They fought well. firing chan-shot from their
| batteries, and, when these were exhausted,
using stones as n last alternative, some of
which were fatal in effect.
/ The rebel force is stated ut $4,000 men
with whom were 9, 200 Indians under COM
mand of Gel. Albert Pike, the Arkansas poet.
That these savages committed atrocities at
tributed to them, tomahawklng and seal ping
| Federals within their reach. is undenable
and that the dead on the battle field wers rob-
bed ofal their clothing, these gentlemen
bear testimony.
As near as could be ascertained the num-
Der of killed on the Federal side was 600
and wounded 500 to 900
On the side Of the rebels. the surgeons who
appeared to dress the wounds of those who
and that the wounded would amount to be-
tween $500 and 5000 The whole numbc,
Of prisoners taken was one thousand six hun.
| dred.
Thirteen pieces of cannon belonging to the
enemy were captured. ten by Sigsl's com
mani and three by Col. Patterson's Brigade
Al one time two guns belonging to David
sons battery We're captured by the rebel,
and turncd with terrible effect upon the Fede
raj troops, but they rallied, recaptured the
pieces, and made good use of them agains
the rebels.
It is reiterated that McCuloch. Mcintosh
and Rector are killed.
The rebel army was completely whipped
! Price at the head of one division fleeing in
one direction. and Van Dorm taking another
intending. it was cor. ccturel to concentrate
again At Boston Mountains : but the Federal,
would be ready for them, reinforced by scv
eral thousand mere men from Rolla under
Col. Wyman, and by 5000 to 5000 from
Cen. Hunter, department.
The engagement took place on Little Sugar
Greek five miles north OF tn. stream of that
name, where the skrmish took place on the
march to Fayetteville. The following par.
ticnlars were tclegraphed from Sprin gfeld on
the 18th. RIA Rol'a on the 18th, TO the st
! Louis Repnbfacan::
In anticipation Of an attact on the south
! Gen. Curtis ordered t e trains drawn up on
the north side. but unexpectedly the attack
was commenced on the rear. north OF our
army by l.5OO or O00 rebel cavalry. Gen
! >igel with 500 men, protected the train for
several hours alternately retreating and
stopping to hold the rebels in check, while
the teams pushed backwards to the main
| body of the army. While thus cngaged ST.
gel was three times slrrounlel but cut his
way through each time. The principal fight
ing on Thursday, the 9Th, was done by Sigc
in this way.
"On Friday, the onga cement became gen
! 1aho ~
themselves with much gallantry. The most
exposed position being occupied by Col. Carr's
! division, the greatest loss was suffered by
them. Col Dodge's brigade Of this division
consists of the Fourth Iowa, FIRST Iowa Bat.
terry the Thirty-ffth Illinois, Col. Phelps
Regiment, and the Twenty. fourth Missouri
known as the Lyon Legion, The Second
Brigade, commanded by Coz Vandever, OF
the Ninth Iowa, consists Of his own regiment
theDubuque Battery, and Col. Cars regi'
ment of cavalry
"a letter from Col. Dodge says the losses in
the Fourth and Ninth Iowa. the Thirty fifth
Illinois. and Phelps Twenty fifth Missouri
are from 50 to 900 Of each regiment killed
and wounded Only 800 of tie Twenty fourth
Missouri were present, but they lost 20 killed
and a large number wounded.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth Missouri,
Third Iowa Cavalry, and the Eighth Indiana
lost about 40 men each. The First and Sec
ond Iowa Batteries lost about 90 each.
"Among our wounded arc Gen. Asboth, in
the arm Col. Carr, also in the arm; Lieut..
COL Galligan, of the Fourth Iowa, and Liut.
Heron and Major Coyl, of the Ninth Iowa;
besides being wounded COL Heron was ia
ken prisoner.
'Col. Dodge had three horses shot under
him. Lieut. Smith, of the Second Ohio Bat.
terv. was taken prisoner. Jumped from q