Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-11-03
The War in Missouri.

The forces under Generals Curtis
and Blunt, from Kansas, had a battle
with Prices rebels on Saturday week,
on the Western Missouri border, and,
after five hours fighting, put the cne-
my to fight. Gen. Plcasanton's for
ces, being Rosccrans' advance, co-op-
Grated from the eastward. The rebels
we're badly defeated, and beat a5hasty
retreat southwark. After the fight
above alluded to, Price aud his CON.
mand commenced rctrcating from the
soil of Missouri, in the hope of cscap-
ing to Arkansas with the enormous
amounts of plumber which he had rob-
bed from more than twenty of the most
productive counties Of Missouri The
following is said to have been deriv-
cd from perfectly reliable source g.:
"Our forces have been driving Price
rapidly since Sunday. At last ac-
counts he was rs or 30 miles south OF
Fort Scott, his army routed and dis
pcrsed. On Tuesday we had fights
with him between Mound City and
Fort Scott, in which he was badly
whipped, losing $50 prisoners and ten
or twelve pieces of artillery. Among
his prisoners were Major Gen. Mar
maduke, Gen. Cabell. several Colonies
and other officers. lie was again at
tackled yesterday morning, a short dis
lance from Fort Scott, and driven pcll-
nell in a sou,h-eastcrly direction. He
burned 400 wagons to prevent them
from being captured. Nothing is sta.
ted about the loss on either side.
There seems to I've no doubt that Prices
army is completely dcmoralizcd and
scattered. Gen. Steele has sent heavy
rcinforcemcnts TO Fort Smith, with the
probable view of contcsting Price
entrance into Arkansas"
A later official despatch from Gen.
Pleasanton gives the following further
information in regard TO his operations
against Price n. ...t
Pleasanton marched 90 miles in two
days, and fought the last 2 miles.
His force is less than 5000, while
Prices is fully $4,000 Price has but
one gun left aud no ammunition, lie
having burned up his train. He also
burned 400 wagons to save them from
capture. We have captured 1000
prisoners, and several thousand stand
of arms. Gen. Pagan (rebcD is re
ported killed. Prices army is com
plctcly dcmoralizcd and fleeing in all
directions. .. ..
All accounts represent Plcasanton's
simultaneous charge upon the rear
and flank of Prices army as like an
eagle bouncing upon its prey. His
charge was with sabrcs drawn, which,
were brought down on the heads OF
the rebels with terrible effect. At the
same time our artillery was splendid
ly managed and no army could stand
before it. Pleasanton was lion up
on the field.
Dispatches from Warrensburg say
Gen. Rosccrans is still there that l,t
has decided upon stern policy hence
forth, and is determined that only 10y
al men shall live in Missouri.
Warrensburg and the country be
tween there and X ansas is full OF pscu
do conscripts. who deserted from th,
rebel army when they found Price dit
not intend 10 remain in the State.
When pressed so holly by Ploasan
ton. Price was wild with desperation
and swore terribly. lie blew up hi,
ammunition trains, and the sky wa,
lit up by the blaze of bis burning wag
ons. His army was ordered to divide
up and get ont of the State the bes'
way they could.
Gen. Curts's Kansas boys are fol
lowing Price with swift vengeance
Every military man in southern Kan
sas is in the saddle. There is good
reason to believe from the disposition
made by Rosccrans of his forces, thai
Price will soon come to still deeper
grief.
The rebels treated onr wounded who
fell into their hands with great out
rage. They were invariably stripped
and left naked with their wounds.
Hereafter, every rebel caught in the
Federal uniform is to be shot.