Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-08-06

A., Iii. ,,., un,y.ntfl of military distrcis Though
.,arcrly sufficient terminate the war yet y has
rJ,is,l ouitp A Ipplr IN our staInan way OF iii'
and Insured yonr to give yon aud your
readers mn account oft.
Brie Gen X. ~. Gano relched our camp and wn-
cnihusiaslical,y welcomed by hs brigaie on Tie -ih
;n., cunin ing tired of inaclion In couple "dayf,
he organized u scout, composed III hve huhuirn lin
from his avn bris,i'. dctatchment from u, yoi
W.lI,' Btttnlipn, aud few Indians, ami az cirk
in the eycnlns of tho 2nth lust, took up the iln'
march fDf i ,rt Saith. Ore Of Con Oo'pei St""''
ig parties hnd reportSd party uf 2el Yankees i'l-
canped in prairie miles from Fort s,n,,n, m m,,lS
ont post du'y. This party was suporich ny hh"tn'r
party of 400, with two pieces OF artillery chcnmpeu
miles near tho Fort.
We en:archnd through Scnllcyrilic' deserted ihhln
yilla., then took rptd leading in North Etstcry
direction aud got un finely anal ntEhttli. Thronsh
the incDm pet-pcy Of or guides, and h" mn,trllnity
Of Indian trails, the brigade then got loSt, Wch!un-
dcrcl around until midnght, finally fuuu the road,
CROSSED the PJcau river, aud marched 20 within Four
miles, our guides informed us, df The position OF tl,"
enemy 1t was the intention Of Gen. Guno to attack
then, AT daylight. Al O'clock were again In Off
Saddles but instead uf finding the Yankees in fnrr
miles. VIZ had to march ten. About u n'ciprk IN the
morning reached tsztrl Prairie. Ark, aud drove
In their pickcts Riding unt ON the prairie, our adj
vance "r Indians had miscellaneous skirmish with II
few adventurous Yam cci.
In the centre oft he prairie stood bnal'i'nl nbonS
grove called Dan onh Grove. There the Ciccrnl aA-
ccrtajnnd the enemy Il, b. oncampHl. Ordering the
Indians nnd Lieut.. Col. Wells to the rigi, tho Gcnl
with the ict. :lhmGn from his own brigade proceed
e 10 IN. leit Ol SFnfc w u SNHtihe iu'i''
r:v,ns wi: hin three four hundred yard> OF the Gu.
c.,pu, ,nt the General ordered Capt. W"lch, of tn
Ganu ltrtls, dash into the timber. and. aS+itcd
by Capt. LEADS company and duiachn-nt of N
21,l 1rX.5 U.valry under Moor Carroll, todriNe thr
enemy into the prairie. .
lie then placed the rtnairder Of his cemmdnd ID
position ~ secure tn" elmn when rou'ni. The"a
movements were promptly executed. The enemy,
0 Kansas. drawn NJ in line OF ba le in front
OF their tents. Immediately hot hght heraii u III"
timber. II lasted hut few minutes when the f"t,rd
tit,,l.. th.
our irllows their heels rey fought with dcspcr.
arton under the impression that the Indians would
murder them If they surrcnd cred. The tight was
kept up the prairie some fifteen or twenty minutes
when Tho entire party was either killed OF captured.
with tho exception Of $50 niu.utci men who Insccd
their escape before the grave surrounded.
The killed ami wouaicd between fty and sixty,
captured ne hundred and tw'niy seven prisoners,
s.y teen wagons aud great many suffers s.orc..
The tents wagons. etc etc had to ta hirii" as hcy
could not he brought out hy tortuou: AMI d H.
U.iit rOut.Tis prisoners are !ow "a caint-Our inrn
had fine opportunity To supply themselves With
pistols, oyercats and all the inxuries of ,hr Yankee
'' ''t4g s''r'' liant u