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Majsr Gevvsr,s O1ftoIal Report.
HEADQUARTERS, CLINToE, Mo,
July 18th. 1869.

!, Majsr Gewsr,s Oaff01al Report.
HEADQUARTERS, CLINToE, Mo,
\ July 18th. 1864. J
j MAJOR II have the honor to report
that on Tuesday, the 9Th inst, / received
Information that band of guerrlllas,
numbering some 900 men, commanded by
one Quantrili, were in camp on Sugar
Creek, near Wadesburgh, Cass County,
No. Whereupon | sent out Lieut.. R. NJ
Reynolds, Of company A, LIST Iowa cav
airy, with Lieuts. Bishop, Forster and
Whisenand and ninety enlisted men, of
companies A, g, and N, LIST Iowa caval-
ry, in search Of them.
1 The detachment marched at o. clock
.. M, 9Th inst, with order to reach and
attack Quantrill's camp, if possible at
daylight on the 9th inst.
/ Quantrilrs camp was discovered about
6 clock, a. M, the 9th inst, and the adj
vance guard, under command of Lieut.
Bishop, Of company A, LIST Iowa cavalry,
were very calamity led to the attack, but
not being supported by the main column
~ soon - expected, retired without loss,
though receiving several volleys. Lieut..
Reynolds charged them with his COM
mand, but finding the ground unfavorable
and their position very strong, retired with
the loss Of three men wounded, Gone fatal
~ aud since dead.
Quantrill lost one man killed and sew
eral wounded. Upon the return Of the
detachment, Immediately sentdispatches
to Butler and Warrensburgh for details to
meet me at tsLotopeAch's Farm" Cass
county, No., one mile west of the camp.
I marched with. four commissioned Off
GERS, and sspsnty-fve enlisted men of
companies IA and g :. lat Iowa cavalry, at
5o'clock on the morning of the 10th inst,
Reaching the "Lotopeach Farm" at IL
o'clock, =. IN, finding detachment of 65
men of the LIST Iowa cavalry, from Butler.
Mo-, under command Of Captain w. II.
Aukeny, with Lieuts. Dinsmore and No.
Intyre, and also detachment of Fifty five
enlisted men Of the 7th Mo. cavalry, from
Harrisonville, under command Of Capt.
Martin.
Shortly afterwards my command was
increased by Lieut.. White and 60 enlisted
men of the LIST No. cavalry, from War
rensburg, under command of Capt. NJ
Kehos. Upon lnquiring ascertained
that Quantrii and his Band, estimated ut
$500 had left their camp on Sugar Greek
about 4 o'clock, p. M, the 9th inst. At
3 clock, p. M, the 10th inst. ] received
word from Capt. Kshoe that be had found
their trail and was pursuing
| After striking the trail / passed for
ward with my command in north east
erly direction, passing east Of Rose Hill,
johnson county, No., and from thence
passing up Big Creeks bottom, in q
northw westerly direction, overtaking Capt.
Kehoe at I O'Clock, p. m, the 10th inst,
at the farm Of McHornsby lat which place
Quantrill and his men had taken dinner
| Having marched so miles during the
day went into camp, distributing my
command ut farm homes for Subsistence
and forage, some of the details having
marched without rations.
Capt. kehoe marched without my
knowledge in the morning, and in direct
disregard Of his orders, meeting Quantrill
and his band three miles of Pleasant Hill,
at Searn's farm, in Cass county, NO.,
about 10 o'clock, a. M, the 18th inst,
and was repulsed with the loss Of 6 men
killed and nine wounded.
i His entire advance guard were killed
except Lieut.. White commanding, and
himself Capt. Kehoe) {koun1e d an this
engagement. Capt. Kehoe not being able
to hold his position At Searne's house, it
was impossible to ascertain Quantril's
loss, but il ID reported heavy. Had it
not been for this attack by Capt Kehoe,
feel confident that We could have cap
tured Quantrill and his entire band.
On crossing the road from Pleasant
Hill to Independence, sent Lieut.. Nc
Intyre. Of company 1, Let Iowa cavalry,
with so men through the timber ION the
J Independents road) with instructions 10
march up on the open ground. on the
west side Of the timber. pressing forward
with tho rest Of my command in their
trail, passing where they had camped at
night, reaching the farm Of Mr.. Scarne's
where Capt Kshoe was repulsed) at Ii
o'clock, q. m, the 18th inst.
} ! found portion of Quantrill's band
at this farm, who fed down wood road
into the Big Greek Timber, my advance
guard, under command Of Lieut.. John
AcDermott, Of company g, LIST Iowa
cavalry, presaing them closely, and the
head Of the column close upon them, com
ing upon Quantrill's main force, lying in
the cliffs Of the ravine about | mile from
, 6earse's house,;
Their position Was very strong, in
deed, but the vigorous and determined
attack on the part Of both officers and
msn, routed them completely and pun
ished them severely. Under the great
. diss dvnnfnmoa s,f v,<,eifion nnr loss was