True Democrat., 1863-01-28
Gen. Marmaduke's Expedition.

From gentleman who accompanied Gen. Mar
 .duke on his late raid into Missouri, we learn the flowing account of the exploits attending it.
 On December 3st shelbys Brigade McD9naIdls 5nIf.,s
 egt and sne en route fsr Springfield, Mo. They 1 t met resistance in Searcy Co.,, Ark.' from l. nd of tories sho were fortified in Boston Noun [. ne This band was routed and their leaders e, in in the feht. and their fort burned. At Tt. I yFence on Beaver Creek, Mo-, 20G federals were q. ,cked by Mcdonald at daylight, jany 'th' m # of them were captured and paroed, their o aand stores destroyed and their Notifications h, ned. That night about iO o'clock the force re he'd Ozark, Mo, to find strong fort abandoned bv the 400 fedcrals who had beeen stationed there 4 i,ree quantity of clothing, tents, ammunition an. stores were destroyed here. Moving on l3 mi northward Springfield was reached about da ght on Thursday morning. Jan'y ti.e Sth.- TT troops were dismountcd and the ok com me eed without any ceremony. A severe battle cn ed, in which the enemy were rout2d and driven to ,eir forts, we taking fine canAon from them Tn enemy burned the town as they retired, and dcs owed great deal of private and government nro rtv Mcdonald charged the stockadc fort arc. I'd the college and drove the fedcrais out of it. ,iIe Shelby sformcd the fort orthc right. Our tro $ took these forts and kept them during the rest of the ieft. The federais still occupied Ft IN l.' from which Maimadukes forces had not disl igea them at dark slow cannonade was kep ED on them until late at night. Our force the, retired to the house of John s. Phelps, where the found plenty of forage and no body at home exc Jt some very interesting correspondence. The ne, morning the fedcrals anticipating, from the mo mcnts made. that attack would be made ont north east, burned the town in tbat direction but ept closely in their works, notwithstanding they had received endorsements during the nj 5ht
 M rmaduke marched to Sand Springs, fort on le olla R oad, about 70 miles north east of Sprig Geld destroying the telegraph as he went, and reat ed that place about sun down, where he des troy d the fort and burned the federal supplies He len nov ed on to Marshfeld, post four mile: soll of this and captured small garrison grea qual ity of clothing, small arms, ammunition and com lissary goods. He supplied his men with gooc boo there, at Uncle Abrahams store, destroy et wha he did not want, and burned their fort. N priv te property was burned whatever. He moved east ard from here, and met Porter's brigade in abo six miles. Finding that he was not pursued froi Spring field, and hearing of force 500 stroe at lartsyille, he marched to meet them Tn were marching to reinforce Springfield, ant abo 4 o'clock on the llth inst, the advance ona s met in the road about five miles from Uar vile The challenge passed and a fire wa excl ,nced by which we had no body hurt, and thu fed, ,ls had three killed and l6 wounded. fev ron, s of shell were exchanged-day broke, ant Mai laduke made flank movement to the rlgh to ,id the chance of an attack upon his rear b. the orce he had left behind him. Both force cam into Hartsville almost simultaneously, tn fe,e ,ls having retired from their first postion.- The fighting comm menced about 10 o'clock, and wa: n if oerate battle, the federas having advantag oft D ground and brush. After four hours hart 6ot~inq they were whipped and fled, leaving thei doa and wounded in our hands. The men o Ma maduke's command were in no condition t m, ne them In this fight fell three of the bes od CTS in the Confederacy
 ,ol. Emmett Mcdonald, while leading charge l., Col. Wymer, of Burbridges regiment, anc N i. Krtly of Shelby's reg iment, while gallantl. ing the foe in the front rank. They all det .oriously, but they will be missed The slaughte the enemy was terrific, and the fighting severe on both sides Col. Porter wounded twice severely but not dangerously. Those of our woun ded who could not be moved were placed in hos