The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-04-12
PRICE,A Last RAID,

| Pect 10 mention the 9Th Kansas Volunteer Veteran
| Cavalry, who were part of the command. The
! Regiment belonged to the 10th Army Corps com
manded by Gen. A J. Smith, who after this will be
known by the name Of Pap Smith, as the boys
used to call him. Pap Smith was 10 the State Of
Mississippi, at the time that Price commenced bis
raid into Missouri; the 18th Army Corps was or
dered to Memphis, Tenn, for what purpose we did
not know: but when got to Memphis the First
Infantry Division and the 9Th Regiment of Kansas
Volunteer Cavalry were ordered aboard of steamers,
where to 90. do not think any one knew. except
the commanding officer. But VIC landed at Jeffer-
son Barracks, No, and lay there n few days; but
while We were there, detachment of the 9th Iowa
Regiment tive eompaniesl was sent to Pilot Knob,
No, TO reinforce Gen. Ewing at Pilot Knob and,
let me say here, that that was the saving of Gen.
Ewing's army Of militia The reason why speak
of the 9Th Regiment is. that they belonged to the
10th Army Cnrps-as fine a regiment as there was
in the field.
Now for the rare. No, being able TO give dates
will just name tine places, and how the march was
conducted. A. nearly as my memory serves me,
after 50 long period. the of the division and
regiment left jefferson Barracks. as we sup
posed for Pilot Knob, to turn Price back which We
could have done easily but after getting as far as
DE Soto, On the Iron Mountain Railroad, there Pap
Smith got orders to halt his command, and wait for
orders The heavy ,,pp. of E,r;,, .auIJ hs hear,
The boy. and the General were an,ious for orders
to march on to tje sr.p, f tyht for which tho I6,b
Army Corps WAS remarkably GOOD and Pan Smith
was well aware of il for h. told ms once in sneecb
if the United States wanted the devil captured and
would send the 10TH and if il failed, they need not
send any Of the rest of the Army Corps to do it.
Again 10 our text. The General received several
dispatches, while at DE Soto, from Gen. Ewing, to
hurry m. that his force was weak Pan smith
asked permission of the Depart,nent Commander
several fines 10 LET him 90 on that he had men
enough 10 vLip Price and drive him from Mis-
souri, soil The answer WAS .the General ia asle.n -
which We suppos.d meant drunk; 40 Ewing Was
compelled to eyacuate the place, and strike for the
nearest poin, that be could reach tba, he mi,b, he
reinforced in snme way: while We had to return
toward ST. Louis, after the first day's march, Back
the 9TH Regiment started across the country toward
the Missouri River. Will. the infantry went tn s,
Louis. as I afterwards learned, and there took
steamer for the Missouri River while the 7,b kent
across the country. and Ms near as I remember We
halted some fifteen miles from Boonville Tbere
we ioiped some Missouri State Militia. under Gen.
Sanlurn and halted for the dav That niybt the
.th as usual was sent out to look up Prices where
abouts They made the discovery that Price had
left that place and was making for Jefferson CITY
as fast as his force could travel and our march was
directed that way By the time We reached JEFF.
ferson City our force amounted to about 5000 men,
all under the reneralship of John Mcneil. but
when we got there Price Was son. toward Je,inp
ton At Jefferson CITY We drew ratious. and start
ed for Lexington. also; bnt when we got there, the
bird was gone The night that We went into Iex
ington was very dark and late at night inst before
we entered III, town. We struck some of Price,
force in a lane but Compapy A, of the eth Kansas
which was in the advance, soon scattered them TO
the four winds We rested here the remainder of
the night. and started ont nexf morning in hot pur-
suit of Price Here we learned that Gen Blunt was
in his advance. but was hotly pressed by Prices
forces This onckcned our pace to oyertake him,
to give him battle; but before we reached the Blue
River it had come 10 he the ,ths turn for the first
time to he train guard, but lust before we reached
the Blue the advance had coIne nm with him, and
was skirmishing with the Johnpi.s-C;en. Fauanrs
diy;sion of Prices ARMY. They had two eannon.
which they used on the Missouri State Militia boys:
but before the train reached the Blue the eth 90,
orders to come TO the front and turn the train over
10 some Missouri State Militia boys The ;tb began
to move TO the front. to see what was the matter.
.Trouhle ahead e was the cry ,br,ugbou, the whole
regi,pepr When III. 7,b ao, IN tb, RIpe .t tho
crossing there WIS n mill. Az the earre, window
was red flannel shirt d-plavsd for bospital aap.
Let me her, make a remark. tba, likely this ia
where the bIoodv shir, 90, i,s name Bv this time
the orIcr was r,p.wed IN hurry m, far a snsc;al
purpose so This 40, the 7th IN trot,iny Bn, the
.,rcate., surnr;s. ,r,s ,b. -,b cam. nm ,;,b oo,,
airy command ,prned r;cbt and lf, IN, ,s tho road
Br making inouirr. !, was s,und IN he Col Win.
SLOWS Briaade of CavaIrv. which beIo,a.d tn the
10Th Army Corps eon.i.,inp of the 81 and a,b Iowa