Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-19
ESTABLISHED, 1881
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cavalry, thrown as far as practicable %
ward the euemy.
v. The zeal and energy of the citi.
zens, sided By the timely arrival Of the
lS2d, 18th, lS6th. lS9ih, ls0sh. and
l52d Ielo0ss regiments Zone hundred
days vo!unteersl who generousl4 and
/ Promptly came Is. eur assistance saan
Pai at a. our ease about the safety Of
- Louis erd struck The second blow to
ne INVASION. Ihe gallant lst. "a. Cd.
9TH, f0h, I'D, 18th, S0sh. ana ssh
regiments E " NJ and the National
Guard Of St Loais. under Generals
Pike, W0la and, Miller. organized IL
support General Smiths iufantrv. and
roll the rebel tide .wesiward.
Gen. Brow concentrated at Jefferson
City the uoops Of tEa Central Distriet
and Fe-sntoresd by Gen. Fisk, with al
available troops north Of the Missouri.
prepared for the defense Of the Capital
Of the State. the citizens Of which We'd
w1'h The military IN their enthusiastic
sxersions to bring The great invasion 10
naught
Ihe enems, after awaiting At Rich
woods for 4 day or two, aud threatening
81 Louis, started for the State capi.af
accompanied b. Ton Reynolds. Trusten
Folk, ARd other Missouri traitors, 10 in
aagurase another bogus election. Nc
Nell and SAuborn, moving with all their
asallabls cavalry, by forced marches
reached iAs point of danger a few miles
n advapca Of him, and unitinw with
Fisk and Brown, saved jefferson Civ.
And struck the third blow to the homes az
the invaders aud traitors, who had
ooasted they would plant themselves
there and hold the state.
VI On the Slh OF October, when Gen
Pieasanton assamed command At Jeffer
son City he seut Sanborn, with all his
mounted force, four thousand one hun
dred strong, 10 follow the rebel track
and harass them aH,li ali oar remaining
cavalry eoald Joan yoa, and The infantry
supports come up You drove the enc.
ny rear guard upon their main force
n hne Of battle near BoOnyille, aad
bearded them 10 position with A force
q only i've Thousand Eve hundred men.
Pursuing their retreat westward, and
keeping them between you aud the Mis.
souri, river, without aa- opportunity 10
double on lheir track, yoa waitod the ar.
risal Of NlnsloEa command, one thoas-
aud i've aundrsd strong, which had lol.
loved the enemy from Arkansas. and
Shsn, on che l9th. Il Joined, forming the
Provisional Cavalry Division of nix
thousand hve hundred men, exclusive Of
escort guards, auder Gen. PlessAnton.
you moved ou the Zoe for battle and vic.
tory. overlook and gaye him the frss
sSset taste os yonF sabres on The 22nd,
at Independence, where you routed Fa-
gan and captured two Of bis guns. On
the 2srd you passed the Big Blue, fo1gst
them from IN The morning until p.
II. Their advance quitting Curtis then
fell upon you, when. by The combined
use Of Thu5er double sho,.ed canister
and The sabre, you Feaied their main
force, and BY dark bad thrown them be.
yond Little Santa Fe.
Ca th~ 9th, 1T midnight after march
Tag aorneaaixtg miiea. with littia water,
exeepi tha RAN On your backs. and less
food for men or horses, you again over
took them A. Mafais des Cyenes, begun
skifmishing, and 81 i = m, on the 18th.
opening with artillery. routed them with
loass capluFipg mules. horses, eto., etc.
Thence y runniHg hght you pursued
them 70 the Little Usage crossing, where
two advanced brigaaes, under Benteen
aud Phillips. charged tw0 rebel divisions.
routed them, captured pieces Of artil.
leFy, and near 900 prisoners, including
Gems harmaduke and Cabeli. San
1orns brigade again led in pursuit,
overlook them and made two more
brilliant charges, dFiying everything be.
fore il, across The Marmifen, whence the
enemy Agd under cover Of nighi, toward
die ArkapsaA Afler shua marching 204
miles 10 six days, and beating .he enc
M, bis flying columns were pursued
toward the Afkapsas BY Kansas sroeps
ana Bentesns brigade. while Sanborn
following, marched l04 miles in &c
hours, and on the 18th reached Newto-
ola, where the enemy made bis last
stand, In time 20 taru the tide of battle
which wag going against Gen. Blunt,
again routing the enemy, aud giving the
haal blow 70 hsgreatsst saVAlry raid Of
the var. arrs9
VII The substantial results Of this
briillant series Of operations are, that
while o1r infantry and dismOuBted meu
nohly performed their share Of the work
b. fighting az Pilot Knob and Glasgow,
holaing The depefs and important points,
and backing your hazards; the enemy
entering sbe Stats viih mounted force
Of veteran troops, vaTiously estimated
affrom i5.0tD 20 u. 900, and IS pieces
Of artillery, With vast expectations Of
resolahouiziug the State, destroying
Kansas, and operating On the Prssi-
dental election, after having added to
bis force 5000 HIhsonriaus, which Gen
Aarmaduke tos1 Sea Pfeasanson uere
armed and organized into division,
has, been defeated 10 all his schemes.
bis mischief confined 20 the narrow belt
OF country over which be pessed, and
routed by you in fur ergaeemehts, be
has lost ten pieces Of artillery. large
number Of small arms, nearly all bic
trains and plundsr,t and, besides his
killed. w0nnded aBd dsserters, 1858
prisopsrs, which We have now in poses
sion; and The latest reports confirm the
statement thai when tie enemy's forces
re-erossed abe Arkausas, decentralization.
deseFton and losses bad reduced their
strength 70 less than 5000, bat partially
armed and mounted, With three pieces
Of artillery, and their horses in meet
wretehea condition; all this has been &C
compiisbed sy less than 1000 cavalry,
most Of whom never before saw great
battle; and your entire loss, 10 killed
woanded aud missing, is only 34e, OH.
GERS and men. The records Of this war
furnish no more brilliant and decisive
resGlts. 4.
+ VII. To Maior-General Pleasauton,
and The ofcers and soldiers Of the Prov
isionzI Csvairy Division, By whom this
uoEk ass wroughf. the General Com
manding tenders his thsnks for their gal
laniry and ekciency in the campaign,
and congrstalates them On having ae-