, 1862-02-25
our ADVANCE INTO ARKANSAS.
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AE0KGed March and Pursuit
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From our Special Correspondent IT,:
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FEKREABT 18th, 196G. ~
AtLehanon ne halted and made ample pre-:
raraticn for great battle, being: here joined
By all the troops that were to take part IN this
enterprise. Still, having few hours to spare,
We went through & sham fight. Gen. White,
Col Barnes and Col Fredczicls commanded
the Union part Of our brigade, and Mi. Black
the 6ecessioni=ts. AL parts Of the plan were
finely carried ont, but Gen. White proved too
much for the enemy, and captured nearly the
whole party. Our artillery played very con-
sricrous part, under the command OF Capt.
Davidson.
Our march for three dsys and nights On
Springfield was forced. All that men and
teams could do On such roads was done, but
wc could not reach it in time for the battle, as
w3s intended On the third day, but when
within some six miles, ou1 skirmishers met
the pickcts Of the enemy, who commenced I
rapid fire upon our advance, which halted IN
til the artillery could come up, which soon
drove them in confusion from the field
Many of our troops being so far behind, and
it being nearly dark, a halt wss ordered until
morning. At daylight next morning our
troors adruuced in three divisions. under
Gems. Davis, Sigel and Ashoth.
Soon affer Ec learned that an IONA regiment
bad taken Springfield, Price having packed up
in the night and made hasty retreat towards
Wilson's Greek. We continued our march
through the town and found his camp fires
still burning, and the numbers Of camps and
houses he had occupied showed him to hare
large force.
b. All that could not be carried away was
burned, and in every house were Indications
Of hasty retreat. Guns, wagons and goods
that could not bc drawn were, after having
been mutilatel, thrown upon the road to
Tighten their loads. As his rear guard was
but a few miles out, We did not pursue them
but three miles. But early the next morning
We commenced vigorous pursuit, which has
been continued ever since, making q continu-
Gus battle all the wey, our small guns in ad-
vance plungiBg grape and shell from every
train, and thousands OF them are f1gitiyes fly
ing from the wrath their cruelties to Union
men have provoked.
found q Union man who I believe to be
reliable, and he says be counted PRICES can
nons and al lint missed his bonsz var. +zve7,.
+r-n;na E,t erch , soorod +-,;1 of so7a;a~.
and fugitiyes the world has seldom seen; and
such stories as they tell as they fee, causes
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t non OF harder VOTE than usu2l' anu Eoon a1te1
tie reply o1 fEees lafse guns gave us al lhc
"doubic'qplcA. Ihe cavalry anu artillery
rapidly concentrated and replied
The First MlEsous1 Cavalry charged on the
enemy and they droVethem through the Woodi
Tor more than mile. Here their adSarce was
checked o5 large oodle5 OF the enemy ant
They retired. ihc tring tacn ceased and bots
parties formed IN line and prepared to tes
titles to the fe'c.
| BIT as large bodies Of our troops come upo1
lne hc1d 5ost beyond muEket range the enem!
1en rack II me easaes' anu soon alter aisap
fea1ca, naii1Dg q Fers rapid retreat
our loss vas nineteen-nzne no" deal an
three more that :" Ill dle' and 5even moro tina
Will probably recover
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