, 1869-02-15
THE BATTLE OF THE WASH
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D.a aea safoafons Iffa m M -
ms1or Eli Il and His Band as the
Hands I'll the SavaG.ss
Fsom tic M1esouri Democrat, Fcb.D:
": Louie, Mo- Feb. g
The following extract from priFnte lctleT
To gentleman oi tMs CITY. rom 2 rnfttri.
pant In tho cHptuFc 9! "black kektlc'6'
camp. throws some Hght ut'ou tue secret
history Of that tiglt. aud accounts ior Tue
fact Of Major Elliott anu us men De'nR re'
ported mlbsinS; anu VII M aoaos' prove
interesting 10 Somr f;aNa fsaueff r. r.r " ,pca
~ pr.n rr1rnn: f vrotc + II pee Is vi, M '1p3' 1pnm
a,.igHIn', y ,t'nsa ~, Shr rvcninr nf t,,n
Iath H. ~ ti,n mi Hi, wc ~ on,,ci with nv
Ill.,. ,t -, o Il ttni.,r II TX WrshHe !, nr',
t,a',',,ri. III ni',-,pun o,,f f,,,stor viii ,,Inii
n Itf, mn. mounted, as n,cort. wrnt mi
With tho View Of searching (vr tl!u ltullus ur
our r,'o n'noidea n'''loH comrades Including aa'
w i,n h; iu.,;ou ,x,,o t,,,5 III r .n,1, ct+.,o
,!; n,'ae" HH.t souha ,ou ~ 49,, ''a,i Ill.,, ftmu. tn.
~, ~ 'a".n . a. ~; msn ,. "u.t; LILY ~ ,'"nu.,
Fs.a. ttl. nfnus ~. nau n.en ~ ~ ~!
e eo1nc h had @ the hdam's M ppnis sut % out Of .lc,!
lnEoats s.nlu hao tne'f nahos nna icol Sas
ot, Any neas'Y ,, ~ ,,,a 1aa oeen nors'osY
u'anHIcu ~ u WY uoncas5 .o!olGs ~ "
mehton. !Acy ~ scarceIy tmo m..cs trom t.aa
the scene nl the nRht, anu ail VIC KNOW Vi Tug
manner tboy Wcro KILLED. Wo haSs @ learned al
lrTin indinn sources: l. seetn. IN tnat Ma!oI
| fIHott . |attY hcIo fasnul"R "e!''Ao!hteu
| party dGhcycnnes 10 the DIRECTION Of the
0ranu slIaGc. "AC1o ncaI!y ~ ~ ts1ncs
NGre encamPeu' h.u "elr soIrounoeu ", " tnc
rstniofcsmtnts 70 eohnnE 10 ane seseao Q. a ane
usH93eu oe1UEe T ~ a}s @ wy ~, a"Sse w & ot eae5
posltion. ,hes were tnen out o. s.3nt 2,G, eua
neaihk tns ,n. oean .Sa Eafay, ~, "m ,,a.." naa
lsnisnIsu ~ y. wv asounu 'ue espsa!eu 'nsaHe.
n9nut r,t, Ivy % a'It " ~ - .,1 soom ns Ma|os
cn'tn II. "u ,,n,, tlut =, wv ns'u @ w.
nntsaa. ~ t. ~ 80, r,a, 9n" dna ~
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sno ~. -, sio ,,,,n: ns a't ,r,s ~ ~. inis ~
ss,u,,s. u"a a,,' ~ III. '%Nu n"u t, w. tta+
.tur 49,. M t"6su IT, tns ~ 49,
ii.t,n t"c., "lo0 'A' Ne''' oe''o" !" ''o
s1vh, rn, an.r.t;,c ,,,. f.,,t,,. ~ that hr.vo
bnnd a. W w,th ANXIOUS M % lcntInr u hsarty % ary inv
st1a!nea tns.r ysa1t!nR sye" y ~ atsecaio!t
1mneaee ns,l ehonaa come MoaI sL musl
leFc ueeh ln1 asspa!t taat. MAen ~ ntlFca
eaccos olTa oa; m "osoa nd Sastr s;oat afns ti
rcd S iieude sma}les and tmalltt @ sp shrnks IL! t
knot q heroes i steadler thaa eve., ead Iht
death howl Of nc musdcsoss y, seaskin Is NOR S
Vie tcfns n snes n and one on '
, hitting Thoop' As If the Eatcs Of heil ha'
opened and !o9seu the whole Internal host
wen alrectea Folley from thef t1asty car
e.es ~ .udhes .Sas suo .h ~ ~ 1eeI N
tan, ~ a., luz" ~ ~ IVY ~.
Rani3 Is eti1i @ N dc"th i,,,t the heilsh wor1
o11a - s..' - usutu ~ ~. nsass1 Mol =.
oan,,,ttas ~ - $3.50 ,artor9,t.s h -
E.;as -, - ~ "t,;e. ~ ~ - ~ tati.n = ,<
~, ~, ~ ~ eears.'
~ ~ an.n1,,ot;on ". tia "a Ae~ss7"'l
AZ untE ~ ,carn la -47 Wv +ho o,-;o,.,
,ooi-"a- ~ sn,eo, IA not ac,,. ~ ~, ~
IN .cene IN ~ ~ n,1rea r,i1aJ,c soarco ~.
sIos. ,.1;ina - ,- .n Ii.5+ st;a;s,s :" ~
@ eho.L H., ues III i nma s.4an. sAsnnE ~, ts;nE -
TX ou ,ti.5s ". niounu atae ~ H1us 9ssGa
. ".tn e1u7 aI4 ae. ,ea;us VIZ Ea{, "ts eucllu
+ anI.,s,, oops " nts w a.. esaes @ y, ent saIas
!. !9h'g o,.'ng ~ ~ ano selai1E eFGty opPos5ntlty
:. 1'Is ~ eouf ~ taose . ua.tuE 1iaGes ~
9 tnSG easo!nes. Pill aoes no one taink o. II
Z Fenafe o. MAJOR Elliott and party: IL seen
2 mol, oat {ea squadron oil cavalry is
! mouon; lhey tfot they gallop:. No
= tntS chalEc4 Inc coWafo'y fehskins Ill
8 Ihe coming shock1 and scatter here nr
0 thefe among inc nils secure away. But II
6 tae tfTe ~ nne, VIII tne GasaAy Keep ~ Ne
Il no 3hcy tafn! An, US only to 1nterc.
the WHY 1oe. see gray troop goes on N u
unectapn asaln. Vne more SNORT Mhe al
MI mol some gooo angel prompt 1hea
ihey charge Tue 1nonnd-a ie" seatterlt
l. snots, ana lne emnf9efous plfates Of ta9 plaf
q nn1u.1 3,..1 ama3; tneie y ny uolN !os ~
& 1tass ntt!e Ianu, ;ac aea|A Gooh Is tne!s
It aol tne eafa1l Aa1t aua rest tacir pantu
:. eteeos' n,.t a.. ,,.-
: ana now feturn WIN me 70 Tho v1liag
q Officers ard soldiers arc watching, rcstin
h sa,n,E n aae s'sep'ng' n N honf OF 50 ~