Washington telegraph., 1864-12-21
Letter to Gen. Rains ron 5la;. Gallagher.
NEAR BEowSsrows. ARKANSAS.


My DEAR GENERAL; As ~ aTe about ~ fol-
iow different routes II yur several destinations.
cannot refrain from e1P essiliE 10 Ton my
hgar.fel4 thank. for tAo kindness and assistance
so generously ana colrteolsy rendered to me
by yourself aud the 0li-sTs and Eer of your
command.
Lcit sick az Pocahontas. with orders 70 Re- i0in
the command IS soon IS the STATE of my health
woull permit, Immediately started 10 Tejoir
the Gen. Prices command IS soon / could
AZ upright in the saddle. At first had hopes
that 4 would ~ accompanied by men Who lad
ili.-l to KEEP Mp Tllh .hlir ccmmanlsi ORi
if rIterci by tLe reports tha. were hourly rr-
g-ivrd XVI the -rra. Aulabrr rf armed FlLurals
aud enroll y militia that urra between UsraFa
our army, they abandoned tLs adventure, and
hal uv recOarse LEFT 5Ut ID pToc.ed solely il
company with L.lgt. Wa.Ecr. e5 Jlhii-s Au-
regiment, " no had been lefl behind sick like
wise. :. rge1ni Hancock and 4 famed partisan
named and styled Captain liacticn. AID enc Of
Ais =, p cur guides. When within less lh-n
ta d Lavs march vi Rriil, No, INST you
string from Missouri. 49, ras informed that ny
r0 possibility could li-ci ti object proposed.
That from ali accounts G-n. Price wAB On H.
retreat ir1HI AsErE.i pursued ny CYrrw he!minE
forces " tie raaDiy th~t you HID inzis r-olt
upon rasiF - Ps=z ta.oaEa thelr lihssi iA-t
YOU bad sent a b-iy " scCat - 20 tlr nlalor
Jo-a for IL L purpose. WHO were glad 10 ss-
cays with th-ir iIEss, and HAT large federal
.1s-a occupied every avenue ot further 2P-
preach iA.u Missouri. Fortunately Tor lly S"n
5~.-ty- No. acquainted wl4l your own sh-r-
n-t.t tnt atLr-~z7- -I caring ali tEf Fp.iar @ll-
I na4 th ruu- s4naA lu u4 waii aware tIHt M lai
r.s Lailul iA etf-r.ilE- iI would 11 wJtas t!l.-n
.u4.T !0r III n. ----L y-. fL--rA LDlzt 5tr1E-
go, .gl generously .4sk-d .G5 is zec-pt Jur
protection anh slsr, relr a~ y.iE.i.F, ~L.s
{.s-i accepted; I'D & - =. . Au.ccH ~ vou,
ov.HE 10 my W.cisF - s..-e e! ID L. 1itf- AZ
rr..v..rl Jy the teni5.e .ai Tc.t-"r al1 E-.d-
J. IS had % undergo. yeL I llt 4 g: - y-u
Sat-, lad been IL Htalcst -nl urst III al as
7 e2-ll not have reserved kihdii-r 49, moEs
\ .zn4-T treatment lL-H 1 hal unli-rlIlr Et ahg
--4l5 st yyuts- f anl IT. CIdaaIs aLl ll-n :.
r5lI cur-l -Il- r--I.a--iIua Jt Nlill -Il ~.-
TAFl 5s rar.ill5l fresh a-- green iA MY lzi
-. llag ss live
ry Ga- csra nd prudence yoa displayed Ei.
e., sEo e.. ~ rest. al4 Lad apFT 'as..sd 10
sitAin few miles o. DsYer. N h,H iL c..iv- >.l
.si-T- ..lcTiH i thai the su-.HT azi iE2.s -
-rl- sh-t E-oInilz 25g 4-ns 81 cur E.-4IaT-
raz r-rr in the tan q. rH1 -i-prrsi ID =. .-I
T+e tlyn pursuing i-r.n in MID lirru..-4s. -
t.Ai Ea -lulr corEtF VS. ll.rl rI.h aa~m
\ ~ prospect Dtlcre -u -rirht- lrr4n.c 80 49,
l-@-g Y'-Iu-sl With .a- -- A~s- ,.o..4a; tat El-
tssus.-l-l -a.m C. s-i ir-.r4atd III Al ra-i -ir-
T~-.r EErA ia I-Ist il.Pr EIayIe Pasi-ieE. !Oa
c--l.y S.ls- .Ls ..la l-E. irOla rs.i-lla IL
-o-.--iga, yJu Cou4- go s.is sis@ciT- &c .i.Ol-
al-..Ja SOB cam ~ i.ic r.f5lt Tat t..-fs a,r~
i..U. fric.eis - H0lisiuwn. i've RI r-.-l.ell4 a.
--t. -..--ir, all ..Ns Er1vy s-ou-iEE tz.-..s
n-I- F.s-.l- IRA every All. -eli.tl. - ,r-I -g-
eaAa lu-lc- .It .,t, ui .Ia rLIEiy Ea4r.iI 3 t!i-
...a.l OI.1 El- .na tD- -s vf lle Ii,s-- NJ Lat
al-1r- a4a lfS R-rp Al lA. sHliv I1 e-c. r Ai
X, -s U. 9a 4-.4Hl au yuI. Vol Y, -i.inel gulrI
AAI ti.-i.l al Aal -1 All ~ olr 4is-a---.-.ta--
I've rsc .v-l i..T.a-r ielitpl0 news tliat t4g Az
ASlsas IlFur WAS "a. * Anl past forcing. 4-ogf
,-is I-ls "a Nsic JOINED - Col e.i4ihA. -Es
4 p0..iJh - ais r-kinls dt. scVe.ai Mlss-l.I
enuP1n..s 1r l~il-T portions q 81 "a @-.-=,
.isn ut a. battalion Al last- night
vrrn ordered I'D -arch; W. dii -lI ..i-
haSt nlJraI-g al t-rY.s..A ra -+flNrl -l lE-
rAak 4f lla A4Aa- 4aa. aui although yul rrTt
.iiAlHnel llnt Inr liv--r =s El.yTlaIlr and aIll
sl-.lr rn tA- Olnrr bAlk. ~ crossed il ullh-
cut llc loss 7i a man or horse. abandoning
~ pro perry. all t-..i, too. N.ieH ;Ar IivsT Vas
~ swollen tasl is could ruiy Je crossed " Tao
espzrs; o. w.d.Ig anl swimming. fhis "AE
bul q hagbiuc-r-ni oai y. ole course; FOL aituT
most W.. .ill L.r i.a-St Up lr- cOidrsi u ~rata-
ar for thr s-a,vl, Ral the LeaN l1st ~ TsiLs-
.1neiimts SLOWLY selling over steep lnountaiLs
and then swimming snrIlan mountain streams
vou safely brought w. to Brownsville, riLEiH
rur O~u lines, without lne loss Nj nial-tne
.n sn themselves in thc best ot spirits and IhEif
-Hi-i4lA ia remarkably good conui.ion- consider
ing the scenes w Lad passed through.
icGr meh' tiot n iaostlF sOHAs anu fAH fe-
cru.ts, behaved ike veterans; allu enc night,
sEsn bushw hacked" by tins enemy. ihriI
conduct was such IS 10 excite your admiration
EIt know this uinate of mine. which 1 dCrEi
III n Lutv tD ofrr I'LL becoming feeble tn it, lrEgs5
and 60 only conclude by wishing you, Gru-
cal, tRa utmost success with tAr earnest truss
that you wlll soon nave a comma ld worthy 81
yau ID P0.lt 1t numbers and eflciznry, will
which you viii b. enabled TO add TO yvur pas.
fame, 30 nabIy earned, and which will also uin
for yea brighssr lAarels, II possible, il the H.
| lUre.
Irsnain, General
| You. SINCERE friend and adf-irer