Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-03-25
Battle of Pea Ridge.
ID ES II Err ATE FIG HIT

of the gallant Gen. Sigal displays the valOr
Of our troops.
Early THURSDAY morning SigeIs division
was moving from Camp Cooper, 5eyurd
Bentonyille, for Sugar Creek. His rear
guard composed Of the Twelfth Missouri
Infantry, Captain jerks battalion IF cav
airy, attached to the Thirty-siyth Illinois,
two companies Benton Hussars, and six
pieces Of flying artillery (Aiberts battervl.
lett camp at 6 A. VI. Tie main column
marched through BentOnvills, without OBJ
serving any inGieati, ms of the enemy
General Sigel and staff, together with the
| rear guard, arrived at Bentonille in an
hour and half While resting here, a
/ black line WINS observed on the prairie
towards the south, which at first attracted
no particular attention. Sigel, with his
! glass. som became convinced that the line
] was in motion. Soon secesh flags were
seen moving on Bsntonyi!le, and the prairie
/ became Lack with the rcht masses If cav
! airy moved up rapidly. and, del Living to
| the right and left. surrounded the toWH.-
| Clouds Of cavalry were suit observed ad-
vancirg at rapid speed.
Sigei moved forward the rear guard
across ravine on Il e margin Of the tow n.
J
occupied by the rebels, who came rushing
up with yell. Noticing that they had
! formed on his rear, he detached four COM
panies of cavalry to hold them in check
! Opening his lines right and left, he sent
his artillery to the front to meet force
! drawn up Ill line Of battle mile out Of
! town.
Turning to Captain Jerks, who had ca:ne
: Tru I'd IN III. -
! captain the enemy ale % cur trent. On
either side 0i us, aud all around us -
Then, raising his hand to a level with his
shoulder, ano lungirg 1t down with each
! sentence, exclaimed. We mus advance 4:
| we must cut our way through :" and. con-
Guided emphaticaliy, IRE shall cut our way
through" Sigel then got of his horse.
and personally snpeI Intended the Ilanting
of the pieces in position. lie opened fire
on the enemy in front. every shot having a
telling effect on the enemy's ranks, which
faltsred and fell back in the woods. A ran
i'd advance Of our Column then took lace.
the enemy seeming TO retreat on either
side, but instead they made detour and
farmed again two miles further IN at the
entrance OF a deep gorge. On reaching
this position, 1t was found they were sup~
ported by large body of infantry, " hose
advance preceded our arrival by taking a
snort read. The infantry were placed in
amtuscade, covered by the crest of a hill.
Oar troops pushed forward into the gorge
al, NJ which the road runs, when sudden lv
CALLING fire OF musketry vas poured in
along our whole Inc, from tho top of the
hill along our left flank. The Twelfth
Missouri charged up the hill in face of the
fire, and drove the rebels over the hill.
During the charge. Sigel ordered two
pieces forward about a mile to point " her,
he could see the hill where the rebels sun,
posed they were under cover. The gun.
we're masked by grove, and were not OBJ
!, served by the rebels. As soon as this bat
terry was planted, Two cannrn shots were
fired from the head Of the column in tn,
valley, producing no effect but deceiyial
the enemy: A radid advance Of tie who,,
c6lnmn was then made, and as we reeedec
from the enemy the latter covered the hill
in large numbers, advancing on our rear -
! The masked battery in front then opened
on them, the balls passing over our {, lumr
still in the gorge, winch caused such de.
2 structon to the rebels that they scattered il
0 all Grecti, rs and ceased to modest US an,
e further.
D A cOrresp' Rient gives the following de
: scripticn Of the grand bat,leon the sth.
The enemy during the night advance
and took position one mile nearer cur camr
r occupying the extensive fluff to the left Z
t Elk Horn Tavern, where they had batterie
planted which cOmmaG ned the corn field
! and bottom lands on this side of the town
S were also occupied by the enemy in form
t liable numbers. They had batterie
= pIinted in all availa Die positions cummor
DIM the approaches from Giis side Ce,
Curtis designed to open tie bal at DAY
break, and gave the necessary orders for
change Of front, the left wing having 70 |
IT moved obliqu,ly forward.
V The caunona5e o; .ened twenty FIVE n; n
e utes past seven. on Col. Cars division, an
= the portion of the latter engaged fell baci
Ger. Davis advanced On the nam road an
}. took position or he right wing, while c.
Carr moved to the certre, and Il desulior
fire was kept up for short time. AboI
eight O'clock Gen. Sigel's division marche
into the open field and took position on th
left wing. His batteries were Ilante
along the elevations in his portion of ti
feld, with alternative regiments of in!al
try.
The line as now formed was cancav
with The wings advanced towards the Tn
nv, while seven batteries were plartt
along its whole length. NJ more D a
tiful spectacle could be Conceived tina
the "nagnitcently stern array" pre-, n,
by our line Of battle: The utmost coi.l
deRcc was at Cnce restored, and cur mf
felt reaasulei that victory was IN O.,
reach The bluffs occupied By the encn
on the right were Covered with the seCes
as thick a. they could stand, while the u
tervening :, GODS in front of cur centre wei
alive with them: Oar batteries were sno
opened all along The line. and a perfect wa
of fire and blszed out in rjllirg james.
The enemy replied promptly WIKI his ia
teries, with little effect except disaLIir
one Of SigePs guns The murderous crss
fire of our batteries crushed through Il
timber with terrific eject. Tie c. mona,
was terrible for two hours and half, d
ring which time the infantry advane,
slowly under cover of our fire from the la
teries. As soon as the enemy broke Il
infantry advanced with yell in doubt
quick, sending yuliey upon vulley uf we
r aimed musketry. The Twelfth Nilsson
3 rushed forward and charged on n bate
IF in the heavy timber, CAPTURING three GU
Of and a flag belonging to the Dallas ArtI
n cry. The Twen'y second Indiana also ca
ne tured gun and twocaissons. At this thu
in General SiGel rushed the enemy's rig
Of flank, while General Davis and Colonel Ca
W drove forward his left flank. The fig
st became general ond the ravine near Il
D. Elk Horn Tavern was tbronged with Il
flying enemy. The bluffs on the left. fgrI
~ ing natural forticatiOn, where they b,
8. several regiments and a battery pos,e
be were stormed by Colonel Greusel's brigad
,y The precipioe here is seventy Eve feet hig
al The Twelfth, Fifteenth, and Sc erteen
be Missouri and Thirty sixth Illinois scalt
K, the hill and drove the enemy out. the bri
ade Losing only eight men killed and TIVE
ty two wounded. The top of the fluff "
s. ccmy lste;y covered With their dead 81
IL wounded from our sperical case slot al