Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
News from The Tr0Bt---Pap" Price
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sCkxDsx, a BriI II. 1864
Oar forces crossed the Little AissoaFli
=, rgk;n's Ferrx. wkere the rebels had
I;,e ~ hveastworEs on the bill com maEl-
49,, he bostoru. After q sharp skirmish
-. e S l- he rebels Cd vhs fell back TO
p,.;-ss DPAna We waited here to De
;o;pS8 bv Thaver. Heavy rains set IN 50
,bat the river had 70 be bridged, and the
bottoms corduFoyed to get the reinforce
uents across. Our army then proceea- /
ed % meet the enemy at their chosen /
and fortified position at Prairie u Ann
They had been six months tortifyIng
there. and bad 8 line of rife pits and
epat1lments for guns ia barbetie one and
4 half miles long This was hidden ~
belt Of timber along = creek. and eosa-
manded the Washington and Camden
road aud other approaches. Zen Steele
I felt Of them cautiously, aseertaigsd their
/ position exactly, extended bis ight 80 As
/ 10 flank their Notifications, and would
haze cut them 20 pieces By an enhlading
i FIRE. had not Dad Price, wh0 ofpmand-
Cd the rebels in person, got up and
dnsted towards Washington.
The 6ghling for while vas brisk, bat
| when The rebels saw tkeir position vas
uncovered, they ineonsigently skedad-
died
ArkadeIphis, Washington and Cam
den form : triangle, aud tkA military
road upon Which We travelled was % The
I line to Washington, aud from thence d.
rect 10 Shreveport By giaueing Al The
map you viii see thai Ne we're feYis
miles west Of Camden, and within q few
4 hours march Of Washington
Camden is strongly fortified, hasiug
nine forts, on commanding heights, veil
laid out aud built The wood is cut Tor
miles around, aad all approaches to the
place capable Of being veil defended.
Price supposed that Gen Steele was go.
ing eissctiy 70 Shreveport, by wsy Of
Washington. and moved bis army fresf
Camden TO Washington After The iight
st Prairie DAM, Gap Steele pursued
tbs rebels q few miles tovArd Washing.
toa. then suddenly turned and pushed
= for Camden Price saw bis error sad
started Tor Camden also Then com
: menced race Eys the position. MIR
maduke got III trout, ard Doekery in The
rear, endenyoring to delay ana impede
u, ON the middle aud North roads, gatil
Price with bis command coaid reach the
Notifications a. Camden By the south
road. There was contianoas and severe
Astonishing. bat that evening our forces
marched fifteen miles and tbs next day
twenly I've, eatering Camden, driving
Marmaduke from posti9u 70 position
uutil he fled fur good aud aye
c1ApES. April II.
Dg4s sla. We are here Without n.act
loss. General Saaels took matters coolly,
and when be decided o. taking ans
point OK position be took Il We wee
bushwhaeked. alsaeked 10 The rear, fronl
aud Gask, By rebel cavalry witK twelve
+ pieces % artillery, yet our los, inaIad
. iug ihe 6gbts a Liitle Missonri, Prairie
Z Damn, and Oh The march here, has mo-
; been over POO The rebel loss has been
much greater, as part of the time 80
drove them. Our rear guard under Rice
had severe skirmishing On the Terre
{. 1eig He Is trump, and thrashed ca
bell beautifully ! vas with him al liz
A engagement % TIE Little Missouri, an
h there he caused Mr. MaFualrke "a oil
i himself and slide out Gen Hlce haa
! bis scalp plowed up, and piece eafried
away lF canister shot
4 The affair ss Prairie Dam was ii,
!. most brilliant display OF milaarg move
= ments ] ever bebeld Imagine a hns
! three miles 10 length Oh a bsaasifu
prairie when the frrsh grass was grow
ing the cavalry on the iianks, Fssery.
column Of division. the rays Of bril-
liant sun cleaning on the Thousands a
maskets. and lashing from sabers. AMI
/. you can form an IDEA Of what We saw
! Gen Steele extended his right 20 as Il
! flank their Notifications on the edge o
. the prairie, mile and half ia length
n whereupon Father Price found that b.
4 had received an order from Kirby smits
TO decline battle and retreat to Shreve
port
, LafeT.--We are here in the strong for
: siticatisns Of tic enemy, who has beer
y whipped when be showed Eght, and out
! witted when be showed slFatsgy. i
Price had not been fooled TO eSsenais
Camden, be could have kept US at ha,
= for long tune There are nine fort
heEa 9ad other means Of defense. whiel
! would have snablaa . sHslI force 70 hols
7 il against superior hunters. P.ice ls
il 20, being as badly fooled In the inten
tons Of General Steele as ever be wa
in bis life.
y Our ssiesss are we'll Rice was slight
y wounded yolonei tsanier enioyes
= the thing hugely, and was IN has element
Y he vas born for war, and was as coo
! a. The HIghts here 10 the sunny South
Captain Wheeler, Sokaiski, and sll thi
sr Major Generals staff Afforded eaieien
> service. This Is most important pon
and We viii bold it for all time.
A hne large boat, the Homer. was a
Camden just before cur faroes took tt,
g place. She got OF, but General Steel
a sent force down and captured her shir
l. ~ miles below.