The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-13

'an their comrades se~e ~ wounded :. The Main
orce around the vest end Of saspSsrd W.. c-.-.Ty
y IN. -'." ~"'sh ~ Hs-~r., ssain. 70 escu
the s.s. 81 cedar on. j.. are: :s' u: sss
ssA6lt wss rspalesd sorss made from Abe porth
itoh By which they were rooted and lost considerably
Dasd .,ae eosAssmss:. with the approach Of .,sh.
IN sxam'ns!,sn Of prisoners that evening con-
WE'VE. WE'VE ssssssad men ''' ana " pieces Of =.
IiIery, shelby's division, with eight pieces,
hav.og gone from hsdssieesor s ,s,oe , nM
10 hold the mountain sides So az 70 prevent mrs
artillery there. Ny command vas nov reduced one.
killed and wounded and more than double thai nupoer
missing. knew that next morning the enemy, nay'ng
~ Ss srsery \. position to command the fort, which
would make certainly untenable That morning.,
regiments o. Major General SMITHS command wSse at
Mineral Point, tweusy-thrse miles north q Ne aud Jour
%s' s.; % % rood
junction with Them and fall back or stand,
msh. ne esrm oSeea therefore determined % evscaaie
thai night. Tho CHIEF danger was thai the
.uS inc garrison cut 20 pieces in Se
confusion incident 70 the exit The works OF the iron
company at the north base OF Pilot Knob had been fred
by the enemy and the immense pile Of charcoal giowed
famed all night. making the valley light as noon
day. Moreover, learned Coione S,aybacks command
ing road the only exit not certainly in the pos
session Of the enemy But, with all iss dangers, the
began midnight. had Colonel Fletcher for
having the magazine (which was large and filled with
after we LETT or as as our exit should be discovered
by the enemy We took possession q the
and valley AND d0s thence all Vn,
sacks packed, heversacks and cartridge boxes
we'll supplied, and everything destrucble, which
could not take away aud tho enemy might use placed
on the magazine AZ three O'Clock Col Fletcher
silently led the infantry out Of the sally port the
ditch and through the north rifle pit forming them under
OF deep shadow at the ead Of the pit The draw
bridge then covered with tents TO mufe the sound
w!,n The infantry and took byway to tho Potos
We left Stay backs camp right and another
rebel camp the left, both anapprsed
our movement The body OF the rebel army Iron
and, thinking sufficiently hemmed To- were basy
making iascines and scaling ladders for assault in
morning They even failed to take the mot whom .bs
magazine an hour before daylight shook he hills with
At sunrise started Captain Hills, Tenth Kansas Acting
Ald-Dc Camp, with twelve men to Mineral Point, TO
quaint the command there my approach and request
10 march JOIN me- On starting they fell upon abou,
twenty rebels 10 the town q Caledonia ami routed them
killing We there learned that our forces had fallen
back from Mineral Point and that shelby had
tcs the evening before and therefore left he
Potosi rcst aud took thai through Webster towards Ro
Ia afterwards loarDld that after Es rcpuse Tuesday
Price ordered Shelby division down from po.os to Pilot
Knob TO take part second aes and that the squad
hours with his dvison 81 give battle miles
north u Caledonia, thus gisips good start the
Webster read before pu!su.nS aarmeduke's divisicn
LEI: Pilot Knob st eight mornng Us
joined Shelby IN The pursuit at Caledonia.
from Eliot Knob and rested until midnight. From in
formation received there determined 60 Harrison
road, because pars q Colonel Warmuth's militia reg-
mcnt there but especial the road to Rolla
was one on which we could DC easily surrounded by
superior cavalry 'orce while that TO Harrison led
y all the way along sharp spur OF the Ozark range
separating the waters Of the Huzzsh and the Courtos,
and Though the gorge o. the AazZah vailed 10 with
traversable Cliffs To Rolls EFty Owe miles, Har.
rson thirty Ave. bore sent Captain Hills with ten
advance Franklin, with instructions telegraph
thence the Major General commanding at St Louis,
and General Mcneil, at Roia or movements, and
drawal from Harrison TO RolIa or St. Louis
The night intensely dark and stormy: and
We Just reached the ridge eight O'Clock Thursday
morning. when the enemy charged on guard and
the Fourieeut Iowa iUianary comnanv
Missouri companies c. and K Third Missouri state MI
lie ssya apa ~ Ss se,n
Kansas Acting Abide Camp and With occasion al halts to
rake the woods with shell AMI canister We made good
and successful march the enemy almost constantly
with guard, but unable TO break through flank
II until within Tour miles Of Harrison. There the
aud from that fought hard for every step gained
The refugees, men, women and children white and black
who chung TO the command, nearly sacrificed il by their
panics had to throw out the available fighting force,
infantry and cavalry as ;dvanes and rear guards
the aGfighsed non-comestants and two sections OF
artillery. not often brought into action the
bring TO stand and could they have forced halt OF
hour they would have cnveloped and taken but
unlmber the artillery siaeger the with few
rounds and on. We reached Harrison Just after
dark having made he march OF sixtysx miles In thr-
lynne hours. We found wa-muth's militia gone.
This station is thrtyve miles from Roa, forty five
from Franklin and eighty two from ST LOUIS. The posi-
ton naturally strong being tie o, ridge,
with timber 70 obstruct the range for two hundred
yards on either side cut for the railroad track gave
shelter for horses large number tics we're there
which the militia had made breastworks aud the ad.
jscent buildings well situated for purposes OF
fence Ny command had just form and the ar.
tery to unlinber when an assault made, but aided
then the eastern train arrived with military stores Tor
Rolla and enough 10 move troops. We got the
aboard and were about to start for Sc Louis
nearest stations north and south OF In
danes. The command was at once taken or the cars,
and the night speut In fortuyiDg
AT day break Friday the enemy appeared 10 forco
and prepared apparently for assault They kept up
demonstration throughout the day panied with
heavy Are OF skirmnhers, which well replied 70
from defeuces Having less than thirty rounds TO
the gon used artillery bat little, ressrvIng 1t for
moment OF assault or tee emergencies Of further
retreat. The day passed In instapt expectation OF
attack in force aud 10 unremug labor on the defences
which were extended aud strene thened 90 they grew
formidable. Friday night another assault repulssd
bar RAISING alarms. Hearing nothing OF reinforce
mcnts At midnight despatched citizen messenger
sss 20 70 n ana
mandng OF my condition, sod endeavor 20 bring
moun,ea militia from franklin county 70 my aid, W
nothing better could be donemy total want SCR
viceabe cavalry and the exhausted condition OF IN
flntry having made further retreat extremely hazard
The citizen got 70 koa; Lieutenant Colonel Maupin
and Captain schsock and Lieutenant Fletcher who &C.
ccmpaned him, could not accomplish their errand, and
barely escaped capture
Saturday morning the enemy appeared +, Increased
FORCE thoroughly reconnoitered our position and made
every preparation 70 take But the forenoon passed
Ike the day bcforc, 10 ~ ipcessant Gre with their
mishers, and constant expectation OF assault think
thorough readiness and plain purpose nght out
made General shelby, who Was In command feel that We
would cost more than worth He drew on at two p
NJ At four Lieutsnau Colonel Bover!dge
Illinois cavalry, with I've hundred Of hts command
10 from General Mcneil Rolie strong
cavalry pickes at posted four roads occu
pied by the enemy north OF our encampment, and were
pushed out than mile. AZ midnight leaving an
hundred occupy Harrison aud reinforce the pick.
cts necessary add 70 destroy the few left the
Roln On arriving at ST. jones' twelve from olla
ut noon Sunday, ,hc infantry sent that post By
railroad. Next day turned my infantry and cav.
airy, out BY toll and Watching to General McEci
TO garrison Roa-whcreupon he marched with his cav
airy and that Of General Sanborn aud my battery 70 tho
defence OF Jefferson City tuesday got an escort OF
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