Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-10
HARTSvILLE AND BATESvIllE.

Gen Marmaduke had sent half his forces
about 5000 men, to Hartsville, Mo-, under
Gen Porter. Porter marched to Hartsville
took possession of what he could there and
went on toward Marshfield. His intention
was to rejoin Marmaduke
Col. Merrill had been sent with $50 men to
reinforce Brown at Springfield. AT Woods
Forks they met Marmaduke's Confederate
army returning from Springfield. There was
. sharp fight at the Forks, the Confederates
again retfeating toward the SOUTH Marina
duke and Porter formed a junction and
turned toward Huntsville, Mo- Learning this
Merrill made forced march toward that
village, reached it ahead of them and took
strong position. Thus he had Marmaduke's
whole force opposed to him.
The fight was at short range and was a
savage one. Marmaduke's men charged re-
peatedly, but could not shake the Federal
position
At length once more the Confederates re-
treated, this time going south toward Arkan-
sas. Their loss i'll officers had been very
heavy. Among those killed was Brig. Gen.
Porter himself.
Marmaduke pushed rapidly southwark
across the Arkansas line
The fighting at Harusville had taken place
Jan II, 1863. Marmaduke was inactive for
little time after his escape across the bor-
der. AT length he gathered part of his force
and marched to Batesville, a town in north
eastern Arkansas 1t is situated on the
White river At Batesville Marmaduke was
met by Col. George +, Warning, with brig
ade OF Missouri cavalry. Waring made an
attack on the Coniederates Feb. 4, routed
them and drove them across White river
Col George Z. Warning, who won the vic
tory at Batesville, is more renowned in peace
than he had opportunity to become in war.
He has an envlable reputation both in Amer
lea and Europe as sanitary engineer and
agricultural writer He was born III Con-
nectIcut i'll 1885. lie was at QUE time the en-
glneer of Central park New YORK tie is
SPIRITED and pleasing writer, and busy and
elective helper III all plans for beaulit wing
the American landscape and building health
ful anu attractive homes. Some OF his best
known works are whip and Spur" "a
Farmers Vacation and SANITARY Drainage
OF Houses and Towns
In the fight at Batesville, Col Waring
captured number of Marmadukes men.
Disaster met another portion of Marmaduke's
force few weeks later, Feb. "A. They were
at Van Buren,, Ark. Three hundred of
them were aboard the steamer Jnia Roose
ready to descend the Arkansas river Before
getting awDv however, the steamer was cap
tured by Federal forces and the 300 made
prisoners.
Thus ended Marrnadukes raid into Mis-
souri, early in lSli 1t was signaLZed by dis
aster to him and his forces almost without
interruption from BEGINNING to end At the
close he went to Little Rock to equip anew
An affair took place March Is which shows
wildly the methods OF border warfare in
Missouri A Missouri River steamboat the
Sam Gaty, was descending that stream at
Sibley's Landing, near Independence, with
eighty negroes on beard a gang OF guer-
rilias attacked her, robbed tine passengers Of
their valuabies and murdered a number CT
them. They captured twenty of the eighty
negroes, drew them up IN lne on shore and
shot them through the head, one after an
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