Washington telegraph., 1864-11-30
THE rl!SSDURa CAFgPARG
DIARY OF AN OFFICER.

The cavalry briga1rs under commend of Cen
erals Ca5rll, Clark ana Col. SrmIaons conrrn-
iratcd At Tulip. Dallas colniy. Ark. OF the 3Oih
August. Gen. Price in command NJ tile whole
August 3l-Thr army In Tulip and marched
30 miles north On the kockporr road, and camp
Cd a few miles Iortncast from Rogkporl.
Without forsga.
Sept MOVED in direction WI Brnton halle
Ell al ! o'clock for forage and canlp-d on Saline
river. near the residence of G-u. FarIn. nuw
destroyed by The F-d,-rals
5 n. Allowed through B .nton. Semmua's
brigade mov-- few miles On thr Ltrl. Rock
road 10 protect the flank. The main train os-
cortrd BY Clark's brigade Oh a lrfl hand rorl
through Hot Springs county. The weather in
tensrly hot ana forage rather scaFet
krPt 3-Moved at day light III direction of
Dardin"llr, over Fourchr a Fay mountains
made 70 miis. au.l calnped; sAr army here
uLitrd.
Sept iMarchel % nail 4, and camped near
Mrs. Hills. NJ foragr.
Srpt 5-Cross-d Petite Jean mountains ana
cAAprd on a creek uf the sanlr name IL miles
south of Darlanell-
Srpt. 6--Movrd On Dardanrlr. the Missouri
brigade in front, train in the c.ntre. and Pagan
division (Cabrll's and MI mmon's hri-ad=s) in
rear. On approaching the town w received
warm welcome from tnr ladies, hy the waving
Of Southern flags. cheering. &r Arrived III
town ut IL o'clock. The al, ance had a slight
skrnish with = squad Ut ihe enrRy a mile above
town; no one hurt The Missouri brigade and
a portion Of the train crossed the river this
ev, Mtg.
sept. Rear ef the army crossed the Ar
kansas river; moved 10 Dover. III miles. snd
campsd.
: Pf S-Mov-d in direction Of springfield.
Ark. aud campca Ht Point Remove. ~ miles
from Dover and - from Lrwisvillr While IN
saddling. onr picket going out Un thu - .ia1rt,.l
ad ). m "a 6rI D..
brigade (CIbell's) Was immediltrlv formed III
line of batIl", and Colonel Monroe regiment
thrown forward NJ skiTmSherS. "A portion al
thrm ngagrd The enemy anI routed ihrIn In 4
f'w K..smtrs, killing two and capturing six, with
several horses pistols sc. Two VI rh- pri.-
oneTs, Robotroin and Jcnrs. are d srricI, nom
cabrll's irisair. hr prisoners state their
force t. IT, 800 oi TIL 81 Ark. (F,d) cavalry.
under Colonel Fuller. on ! scout
S'pt 9-Novrt 10 >priH.t-l ID ana canned
on the cadron, ; mil,s east. making - miles
S"pt lU-Marchrd ~ miles past Quitn.aa.
and camp-d on the Little Rock ard BatrSyill-
road The country here nearly destitute of for
asr.
Sept. II-Marchcd 20 n.il.s towards Bates
villr over most diaho-al roads water s,.,rcr
and no forage,
Sept. l2-Thr writer received 10 days leave
cf absence. and ryjoin-d The army a. Frederick.
ton, Mo, on the oath. Sh-lby's McgIar's
= ~ Il
were added TO the army ~ BatssviIi- aul Po-
cahontas. and were organized into three tlvi
sions: the Arkansas troops, Cabpll's Sl-mmsn's
Dohbns and MrCray's hri-ldrs forming III
division. commanded ~ Major-G enaraI James
Pagan. about 5000 strong with pieces of mr.
iillrry. (1his diary Is particularly of thr movr-
ncn's ot Cabelrs brigade of this division.
Second division. under command of Mai Gen
Marmadukr. u composed Of Clark's ana Free
mans brigadts. with pieces Of artillery: the
I'd. commanded by Brig Gen. Shelby. uf his
old brigade and Col. Jarkman's, with two pitrcs
Of artillery (pa rJtt>) The army I'm. ID pieces
Of artillery and between IL 600 and IS. .UuG men
s.P' 25-Rrmained quietly ia camp At Fred
eriektown.
Sept. 26-Noved on Ironfon. sl,nlmou's bri-
gade (Fasan's division) in advanrc; Engaged
| the enemy a. few miles from town and drove
them in the rest OF the division moved Il y aitl
remained in line near town during the night
The enemy evacuated Fort Curtis, betwrrn Ar
cadia and lronton, ani irll back 10 Fort David
son. a. the Knob, mile from Iranton
Sept. 21-Monror's regiment, Cab lis bli-
gadr, attacked the enrmy's ski -aishers on She
pard's mountain and drove them from it Ih.
brigade was formed at the foot of The mountain
and ordered 70 charge the fort, Sl-mmnns and
Mrtray's brigadcs on tile right ana Marina
dukes division on the lri AT the si,raal Ca
bells brigade, led by himself advanced over
the open ground for half ulilr, swept every
foot of the way by artillery aud innskrtry from
the fort, and reached fhr walls. losing rnru AZ
every step. They had dom all they could do
for in front Of them the fort, with a ditch
feet deep. : feet wide, and wall IL feet high
The conli scarcely have gut in. had there hu,-n
no one inside. They wero ordered to fal back,
and did so in good order, 10 "A little branch some
200 yards from the fort; the banks OF which Of
| fercd some protection; here they connected with
Clark brigade and portion of McCray' ~ and
| Kept mp hre on the enemy until nearly dark.
when they were retired to Ironton- During
the evening pieces Of artillery Zone uf Hugh
ey's and two Of Pratt's battery werr planted on
Shrpards mountain, and threw shell into the
fort. Firing ccased at dark
| Sept. 2s-Dnring tL- night Gen Ewing blew
mp the fort aad rctreated towards Polla Ca
bells brigade lost in this action 30 or tU killed
and $50 wounded. To partica aarizc the Gallant
condnct OF the officers and men would take
pagrs. Gen Cabcll had his horss killed in 80
,r ~ yards of the fort. Col Thomas, of Gen.F :
gans staff, was severely wounded AT the same
| plt.. Col Monroe. Licut.-Cul. Basham WIS
killed. Capt. Corder, aid TO Cabrll, severely
wounded. also Capt. Alexander, company y.
Monroes regiment. Monrce's regiment lost
about lG0 officers and men. Morran's, HiIrs
Gordon : and Gunte's regiments behaved most
nobly and lost heavily on this day We took
possession OF Fort Davidson and the town of Pi
lot Knob, and moved > miles on the road 10
| Potosi.
Sept. 29--Moved through Potosi, and cappsd.
| Shelby 10 pursuing Ewing
Sept. 3i-Narched 20 miles. anil caiope,l near
f. The lea mines