The New York herald., 1863-08-14
slyaT'S FRONTIER ARMY,
-onsier Corresponaenes


lsrIAs hastily from The seen
Nv last brief letter Was writteL 'sy spriDgs,Jn IN
Of General Bunt's victory al Hol, ne march an
Greek Nation. wearied overworn by = enough q
excitement OF battle. hardly had sirengt =.
give even the brof details Of tho hsht then did.
+,~- ~ ruE RECENT
The battle and It's results Of mpth greater ana
graver importance than the small reinbe0 forces en-
rafed IN Il would seem to warrant. Where all did so
vel il seems myidaus 70 mark any omesr @ COT W
especial distinction. Bul Colonel Wa.s the First
eored Kansas regiment, distinguished himself greatly
as did also Colonel Philips commanding the iet WING
lieutenant Colonel Dodd Of the Second Colorado, ara
Captain Hopkins OF the Third Kansas battery These
officers for personal oooness and caring under CALLING
fre were unsurpassed SO with the Captain Hop
kins was placed upon knoll, four hundred and fifty
yards the enemy's guns, and in that position main
laned ncrce artillery duel for than hour Eight
o. the battery horses were killed. twice the men from
two Of the guns el back, but rallied again by the
personal exe,tious of Colonel Phillips and Captain Hop
kins Two Of Tire artillery men were wounded. One,
sergeant, has, since return died Of his wounds.
BRAVERY TROOPS.
or the troops, the coored regiment the First Indian
fcree and the Second Colorado battalion deserve espe
cal mcnliln. Every one speaks in terms Of highest
PRAISE q the negro regmcnts General Blunt declaring
hat these the best troops he had under
his Command and similar high concentrations. Lieut.
Col Moonlight, Chief OF stan, whose thorough skill IN
handling men, bravery and quckncss, make him in
valuable, aud who went to The assistance OF Lieutenant
Colonel Bowles after tho fa of Col williams, declares
rS RSSH nose si ney ssn
Seeks in admiration of their perfection Of drill which
enables them TO keep their formation as II on parade
Tho Mountain Boys forming the Colorado Second "did
sUme tai ghtg r.ng ss one one time surrounded BY the
c. = = W Tnr TusiooS TuSiooS essEEKs,
who armed with Mississippi rifles, without bayonets
dered to on the extreme right OF the rebel
posit which they did In splendid STYLE never saw
anything % equal it,
the north side of Elk crock, in thick brush, which
formed nearly hall circle with the road running through
tho middle ihe fred voley they advanced On
ing. firing. advancing. and again falling They kep.
this sup for two hundred yards, when, with
ecnmand, Double quick, chargel' Creek; and, with
terrible YELL in they went GEns as they advanced.
beng mostly rexans. A charge was made along the
whole line, a IL broke in disorder standwaitie and
crees point which would have seemed to Be their best
position ard checked the advance Of pursuing forces
when the colored regiment advanced, took position and
drove them or.
Our attack made about O'Clock in the morning.
The fighting lasted nearly three hours. We followed I'll
about fcar NJ whe horses ard men both gave out We
companies half sance, cavalry by patoons and ar
tery by sections Phillips moved to the encmy's right
ing misled by cody Of horsemen .Rhom he supposed
be attempting te outank or his force, therefore, III
Vi the cngagcaont
sisted OF ren regiments ana bsssaons with on
battery. cs these organizations were but lrtt
more than skeleton. We ,earned thn that morning r
about ihe orco before stated, Cooper was IN chi
command s.andwssie (chorokss1 and sandy Walk
were the tinh insa.y. coiose s Happ; sis T~en.es @
fanIy, Colonel Pass 1wznty fflh infantry, Leu ool
Maor = 'na.,s cavalry oattaoa Co0pers body ,-Sar
1hc-c were Ass sh companess,r Arknnsascavairy. =
I'd ~. sStsse and Ada,r; two Creek, under ossons
N .,@.,,, hea chai Mcintosh, choctaw, ursl
beg es u ,,.sse rcgr,ents are conposed Of India
IN S~-rumsry -enss Of the Nine. .iensns VIII
regiments than white beng recruited fre
border desperadoes Who formerly belonged ClaI
vie They are the most desperate OF sighting men.
Twentieth Texas, or Whit rcmnined Of it, surrender
They went in vhree hundred strong and about sixty
iuto hands.
rrg x,.nE1 DEAp BURIED.
We buried upan bhe feld hundred and fifty OF th
The enemy nag of truce acknowledge 10 having betwe
three and sosr hundred wounded. All they VIC
badly iefes.ed after we coased pursuit Cooper was
sspelrioa xAch ,nxor s unsuceessfaI asempt to Gro
Grand river and co operate in the attack upon our era
ksnsas As usual. II late to DO service.
6ivoGacked on the field: bu.
HvEsY REITERATED IN NIGHT,
VIA -,'h we'll pleased ammunitid
.cariy exhausted The rebel loss in killed cannot
sss fseven hundred besides four hundred Enned rides
ono stand of coo-s, two guns, and large quantity
stores, saddles, mostly for pack muies SC. with th
addition Of ,hcs s.orehouei Honey Springs. fred
the retreat.
OUR own LOSS,
killed and wounded, Is as follows
siAtl hnnsas c,vsl.y, i've wounded two severely.
ons m0rtaiy aud two severely.
sccfn Kansas bsttnry, one wounded.
Third Kansas battery, two wounded, one Of whom ha
since ed.
FIRST regiment Karsas colored Infantry Coout
severely wounded, two privates killed, browne
erens'ng the Arkansas snd twentythreo wounded MIN
ludin brigade, First regiment, seven wounded secon
re ncnt three severely wounded, and three drowned
CT ssifg Arkansas river. Third regiment two wounded
IN all, OF whites, killed and died OF wounds, six
.oanatd one officer and twenty one men, Indians, thre
dfpwnod twcive wounded. Negroes, three kille
uudtuenty three wounded
rhis makes a total On our side Of twelve killed ar
nty six wounded
RETURNED FORT HUNT
on the 10Th Colonel Williams is doing extremely well
al si bo removed to fot scott by the next train U
al the experience have had OF campaigning this Is ih
hardest Twenty four hours 10 W saddle, hard riding
harder hehlng, psor water bropg sum- and fare
tnakc ruce not very easy 70 boar But be IL. Ih
n soldiers lot and has 10 be borne
u = reported that the rebels nro rcuntng their forcc
There can bc notnine done IN the cxpcAcd train arrive
with ammunition from Eott scott, 0nder convoy OF th
fhttc4ih regiment.
have been active fnong the Creeks number OF whom
are inclined TO on US al the first favorable opportunity
We earn that thu border counties of Arkansas south
abe Iiyer arc mGch disturbed. hundreds of Onion
arr - te brush resisting the c~nscrption ard other
General would put in motion force take Little Rock
~ cnnuncton with light draught gunboats on III
s,ef-let General Blunt take Fort Smith and Clarksvle
thus making tho Arkansas tho base OF snppes-wo ca
then operate enectuty with small force IN the Re-
rvcr valley making diversion in Toxas which win b
ceaiy ielt o,hersise little can be done here.
The DRAFT.
HEvfsI0a or THE ENROLMENT IN NEW YORK
. nov positively settled that revision OF the en-