, 1864-01-22

3ter rNF1N$ &eHn a Ff.
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md and, sssrned to The command Of the army Of the
frontier. This army was kept very active in
marching and counter marching between Spring
field, Missouri, and Fayetteville, Arkansas, and |
without any practical results until indtspoaition
comrcllcd Gen, Ecbofeld to retire from the head
Of the army OF the routier and return to St. Louis
This n,oyi1entfal futerfereucc Resulted In the
eplecdId victory or Prairie Grove, gained undo.
rho Gallant fcad Of Major Gems Blunt and Heron.
ard yshc1, resu1ted In breastup M the orsapized
rttc1 army in Northwest Arkansas. and in driving
,oet 1T ito sca,te,rd fraoments to the south of tie
arkansas River.
Perhans d,snns,ed with his w,nt OF success on
N. 1rcst s7dc of the NissIas,Dn, Rvcr It was nm
de,etood that Cen schoae1d. Mt his own reauest
vaa transferred to a command In the Department
~ the cnnhr-1and where It xyas 1oped hls sclep.
t;ec acon,,c,ncnts. pri5ca md airecte1 bv comnc
tert commanders. ,Fou1d psaye beneficial to hIs
eo~,4-r T. "a rot tnoun mat The hona xr,z evcr
~ss,,.cs
Wattont anr brilliant action tn attract the atten
t,o, of thc connt,v tn f;cn. schoaeld and tn the
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cehaso15 ros,l,1et.n3inv tbc non,,ct,on ~ tbc
esrsta r,o,, b3a ,,om1n.tion ia r. N.,or cene,.l.
~ cs1,ed frc1o the ANN NJ the cnmher]anl tn su.
- n..sass a., cnr+is and n nssnme romm,nd ovcr
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.rst,nn Fsaero1 sr,ne as , general ru,e In Wes,ern
asissan-, .ra r. +. het,err1 thrnnchont thu state
hare becn e,trnsted ia the hnnds Of those In syu
D,thr With the rrhe1ion tn the afrnost entire ex.
rsnainr ar +,osa ~ 1-ro1n tcyaltr-
nnc ~ tha consaonpnres resn1,ine there,tpr was
thar hand NJ o,ncr;lI,. como atteen hunared IN
n-,her -,ene,rs,ea tn the cttv. nf RoonxIIle the
,,soorr n,fc., cnntrc NJ tba Sfata-nnraerfnt- tbo
e.+sss.s - ,,n,dcr,r1 tnrnfne and aestnor5no
nronerty a,onf- their roufe Another was the m L.
ops 49, s.s.s,,a, ~ ,,+o,1a-t,. =,
60. =, na,s,si, 1tr,cItr "a s.v,oe herh,r,tv that
ess ~ .,,as ~ .ha .nrs,. ~ ~ conr-
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Official repot1 1hat mas oeea maoe puonc. 1ast aps
o'aes or ae,,un was Sen .n1h ~ ~ y,
.ae ps ao .s - ~ naa-;,,ss
~ ,her retreate ~ into % Mi.sonr, f,om tbe pursunr
ci,fvena of Kansas. who had hardly been assem-
LED to n1enrc The 1oul crimes and atrocities Der
nstr,tcs mon t1,c1r c,,,zens and fricnas. and he
~ ...nhcd t1;nn,n,,.nt,r fton, ,he western ho,.
.e'e4l apasu ~, ea -.a...' 49, .ssa
ael eat. oos m ~ an1s ~ nssan,i Nv
the citizens of Kansas.
It's to be regretted that equal energy and zeal
had not been ehewn to hare kept Missouri fEuefll-
| las out Of Kansas In word, Gen. sehoaeld's ad-
ruinietratiou in Missouri has resulted in mssu1e,
discard aud eopEussou, to the destruction of the
~ NE Iova1 neonIe at thc state In