St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-19
HARTsVlLLE AND BATESvILLE.

Gen. Marmaduke had sent half his forces,
about 5000 men, to Huntsville, Mo-, under
Gen. Porter. Porter marched to Huntsville,
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
re-enforce Brown at Springfield. At Woods
Forks they met Marmaduke's Confederate
army returning from Springfield, There was
a sharp fight at the Forks, the Confederates
again retreating toward the south. Marina
duke and Porter formed a junction and
turned toward Huntsville, Mo. Learning this,
Merrill made a forced march toward that
village, reached it ahead of them and took a
strong position. Thus he had Marmadukes
whole force opposed to him.
The fight was at short range and was q
savage one. Mar1naduke'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 in officers had been very
heavy. Among those killed was Brig Gen.
Porter himself.
Mal1naduke pushed rapidly southwark
across the Arkansas line
The fighting at Huntsville had taken place
Jan. Ii, 1868. Marmaduke was inactive for
little time after his escape across the bor-
and marched to Batesville, town in north
eastern Arkansas. 1t is situated on the
White river. At Batesville Marmaduke was
met by Col. George E. Warning, with brig
AIDE OF Missouri cavalry. Warning made an
attack on the Confederates Feb. 4, routed
them and drove them across White river.
Col George E. Warning, who won the vic
tory at Batesville, is more renowned in peace
than he had opportunity to become i'll war;
he has an enviable reputation both in Amer
lea and Europe as sanitary engineer and
agricultural writer. He was born in Con-
necticut in 1888. Hewas at one time the en-
gineer of Central park, New York He is a
spirited and pleasing writer, and a busy and
effective helper in all plans for identifying
the American landscape and building health
full and attractive homes. Some OF his best
known works are Whip and Spur" "a
Farmers Vacation" end Sanitary Drainage
of Houses and Towns"
In the fight at Batesville, Col. Warning
captured number of Marlnaduke's men
Disaster met another portion of Marmadukes
force few weeks later, Feb. "a. They were
at Van Buren,, Ark. Three hundred of
them were aboard the steamer Julia Roose.
ready to descend the Arkansas river Before
getting away, however. the steamer was cap
tured by Federal forces and the 800 made
prisoners.
Thus ended Marmadukes raid into Mis-
souri, early in 1863. It was signalized 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 % 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 board. A gang of euer-
rillas attacked her, robbed the passengers Of
their valuables and murdered number Of
them. They captured twenty of the eighty
negroes, drew them up in line on shore and
shot them through the head, one after an.
other,