The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27
'BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati


was composed Of Indiana, Illinois
Ohio, and Missouri troops. The army
was divided into three divisions, un
der the command of General Samuel
X. Curtis, a brave and patriotic officer
and was brignded, as near as can learn,
in the following manner:
GEN. sfGEL's DIVISION.
First Brigade Colonel Greusel.
Thirty-sixth Illinois, Col. Greusel.
Twenty fifth Illinois, Col. Coler.
Forty-fourth Illinois, Col. Knobles.
dorf. ......... ........-I.
Second Brigade-CoI. Osterhaus.
Twelfth Missouri, Col. Osterhaus.
Seventeenth Missouri, Col. Hassen.
deufel.
Second Missouri, Col. SchaefFer.
% Third Brigddc-Col AsboM.
Third Missouri, Col. Frnla.
Illinois Cavalry, Zone battalion,
Captains jerks and Smith. a.. za'"
Third Iowa Cavalry. . .r.t
... GEN, DAVIS DIVISION. ...
First Brigade = Col. Benton.
Eighth Indiana, Col. Benton.
Eighteenth Indiana, Col. Patterson
Twenty-second Indiana, Lieut.. Col.
Hendricks. - 4.
+. Second Brigado-C co., -.
Fifty-ninth Illinois, Lieut.. Col. Fred
erlcks. .L.tH "F'a.IH
Thirty seventh Missouri, Col. -.
Missouri Cavalry, battalion, Major
Second Ohio Battery, Col. Carliu.
First Missouri Light Artillery, one
battery.
GEN. CARR's 1IyIsTON.
First Brigade-CoI. Dodge.
Fourth Iowa, Lieut.. Col. Galighan.
Twenty fifth Illinois, Col. G. A
Smith. ,f B .rat rrtnru}
Twcnty.fOurth Missouri (battallion)
Major Weston. ear. ti1N IN
Second BrigadO-Col. Tandeuier.
Ninth Iowa, Lieut., Col. Heron.
Twenty fifth Missouri, Col. Phelps.
Ninth Iowa Battery, Capt. Hayden
First Iowa Battery, Lieut.. David.
T. Third Brigade COL Ellis.
r' First Missouri Cavalry, Col. Ellis.
Third Illinois, Lieut.. Col. -.
Sixth Missouri (buttalion) Major
Wright. ...N .a.. r ".
THE REBEL ARMY.
The rebel army was composed of nine
or ten. perhaps twelve thousand Mis-
souri, State troops, under Major. len.
eral Sterling Price; some six or eight
regiments of Arkansas, under General
Ben Mccullough; FIVE or six regiments
of Texans, under General Earl Van
Dorm; some three thousand Cherokee.
Choctaw, Creek, and Semiuo ole Indians,
under Colonel Albert Pike, all under
the command of Major G eneral McIn.
tosh. In addition to these mentioned
there we're two or three regiments OF
Louisiana troops, and companies OF
Mississippi and Alabama soldiers, uu.
der their respective Captains, Majors.
and Colonels, whose names are I'M.
known alike to your correspondent
and to fame. The entire rebel force
could not have been less than thirty
thousand; many persons estimate it still
higher. n-Ii 1Ta veft 7|a.f
TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
No accurate or at all reliable list
of the killed and wounded can be made
in the present confusion; but doubt.
less many reported hurt are untouch
ed, and those believed safe are seri.
ously wounded, / give such name,
as | think have certainly met with
the warriors fate: ..fs'f '.'.., +
Lieut.. Col. Hendricks, Twenty sec.
ond Indiana, killed. .. ..r'E.u
Lieut:-Col. Heron, Ninth Iowa, seri.
ously waunded. ..E U..r '.i F.
Major Black, Thirty. y.seventh Illinois
slightly wounded. t
Lieut.-Col. Trimble, severely wound.
ed. r.r... arat Ia-t'- =
Lieut.-Col Chittenden, Third Iowa
Cavalry, severely wounded.
Major OOyle, Ninth Iowa, painfully
wounded. ........ = = r :
Captain Burger, Fourth Iowa, SO,
vcrely wounded, r...,r-. ...g.. =
Col Ellis, First Missouri Cavalry
slightly wounded. ..' ."' W.
5ib Lieutenant Poreler, Ninth Iowa
slightly wouUded.au.a'.b sla bna Jlad
Capt, Osman,, Twenty fourth Missou,
ri, seriously wounded.
Lieut.. Gray, Carlins Ohio Battery.
seriously wounded u 2'i "f7d or
Lieut.. johnson, Third Illinois, slight.
ly wounded rsrI.H1v qrt-'.vt
Capt. Cooms, Thirty seventh Nilsson
ri, severely wounded.
Capt. Brown, Twenty second Indiana
seriously wounded. ~. b..
Lieut.. Gasman, Second Missouri
mortally wounded. H ..h
Con. MoIntosh and Bon. McCullosh
are declared to be dead, though L. an
aomewhat sceptical Of tho latterIs, de
parture, as yet, from this planet Gen
Frost, Of 81. Louis, Mo-, and Gen. Rec
tor, son Of the Arkansas Governor
are also said to be- among the killed. =
Gen, Sterling Price was slightly wound
cd, aud Col, Reeves, Of Second Missouri
(tebeb) mortally,r7au 20 solsi1r 81
W sfr our PRISONERS.
! Our prisoners will reach sixteen hun