Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-11
AS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, FEBRUARY ii,ISss.

aim oceurl,l Fort. No. I, from which ainaduke's
force. had not dis.odgei ,bcm al dark. dow cam
noHaling was kept ul on Them rn'll ln'r MhlNh',-
Our force then crirrd To the hunse oiJnhu ;. frlrs
where they fuund plenty Oiurast aud No bodA h homo
except some very interesting correspondence. THE
next morning the foderals anticipating, nom ihe
movement is madr. that an attack would he nAde On
the north sl.l burned the towp IN that dirccl on but
kent closely TO- hcir works, otwiths,andng ,ley had
received rcntDrccmcuts during the night
MarInadukc marched 20 sand Springs, iorion The
pplIl raud about 20 milrs Borth',rst nf Springfield,
drs'ruyng the telegraph a. he vent Rud rrachN that
ulnrr aiuuf suU.d'Wu, whore lie destroyed ~ Tort
and burned the fdogl 1urlits. He then mowd On
to MarshGtd, post four milcs south oi'is an! cap
turrd 4 small rprrsUn, q great quantity oi ololng'
small ,rms, ammunition nud comlui'sury goods lie
supplied his NON With good buois there, ut lnce \.
hruluus s,uic destroyed what hr uid not want ana
burned ,hcir iurt. No private properly Wa b,ihtu
whnfcyer lie moved eastward from here, andmct
Puriyrs brigade IN al ou siS miles. Finding tltt he
was not rUlsrcd rtnm springfield, and bearing u
force 2',n giroIg NJ RHrnill' lac riarchod &" lrCt
them They were marching tu reinforce SprlnGild,
md about o'clock On The llth inst, the adyufce
guards met ~ Tho roai about I've miles from ilnt6-
Vile. Ih' challenge passed and n lir" was eNchar'
81 hv which We h.l nobody hurt, and the iedcrus
had three illpd and siylcvr Wounded. few rOuips
II slrli were oyrhauscd-duy broke, and hGlmadrAo
mntir nark movement to the right 10 avoid chan,e
OF nu tnck gpru his rear by tho irrcc he had idt
behind him. Both FORCES came into llarisviile ~
rH.t simultaneously, rho lcdcls having retired irou
II O'Clock. aud was a desperate battle, the fcd'ra'
inyiu. advantage If The ground and hrufh. hirr
haur, hard G.!drg ti"y vrr" whipped ana lied, loa'
IN. thcir daaj'nud wounded in orr hands. Tho met
ui Mnrirnlukus command were in no condition %
ruru uo ,cu IN this fight fell three of the best c-
Gers in the Conird"rucN.
Col Emmef, Mrparnld, whii'lcadingR charge, 1T.
Col Wymcr, nf Bnrbragc's re ;iment, and Maj. hrt-
~ ofSnclLv's regiment, whio EallarilN incing The
fc in the lron rank. They III died gipri"uslN, hut
thcr wilt he missed. The slaughter Of he enemy was
terrific and the Sighting severe On both slides. toi.
Porter wnl wounded twice severely but not darcrr-
ousl, Those rf uur wounded who cumid not he Nov
cd were placed ~ husp,Ih, and AlarrnairkrHOniiu-
nod his march toward Gli"sviiio which place he
reached on SUNDAY, January lSh.
On theryp i ion about !Ou fed erals wer" killed, 40
capitrrd. intending many commissioned officers, and
thrir loss in nwoUuicd WIS very heavy.
800 will cover our loSs IN killed wounhec ana iriS.
orcI., The men suffered exceedingly IL TIC sn"w HHd
cod weather or tl," Ihth 10th and l1ll. Int hor, It
with torii ulr ard n,uliurss l'hr tur:s At l'nAc-
wood and Cha, X, uiil. we're dc'trCycd by Col l"r-
tei Is hIi.,iI, ci j 5 narch u"rthwnrd. That whole
chain of ior.s being desrUyci will break w ih" ar
Tanqrru' Of he Williams and murdrrerH VII" gar'l.
s.uui yl,,In. The raid carried conservation anh
death 10 many tory vino thoueht himself secure,
spd VIII doubtless be The irst uia series of gond les
sous Ia remind thom not only Of q hereafter hui ol
ilc frt hat uri !, oithc tonirderu" states,
and Uncu soldiors are cons aDiy in danger E'llhS
hurt thrgr.