The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07


cavalry. Colonel Anderson Gordon; Nor
CANS (Arkansas) cavalry, Colonel Thomas
! J, Morgan; Hill's (Arkansas) cavalry,
Colonel John r. Hill; Gunter's (Arkan-
sas) cavalry. Colonel Thomas NJ. Gunter.
composed OF Witherspoon's and 0usley' s
battallon Harrells (Arkansas) cavalry,
Colonel j. NJ, Harrell; Hugheys tArAsn-
sas) battery, Captain w. NJ. Hughey.
Second brigade Slemmons brigade,
Colonel W. +. slemmons commanding;
Four regiments Arkansas cavalry.
Third regiment. Dobpins brigade. Colo
mel A. S. Dobbins commanding; Three
regiments Of Arkansas cavalry.
/ one section or Bloohers battery, com
mauded by Lieutenant Zimmerman.
Fourth brigade, McCray's brigade, Colo
mel Themes II. McCray commanding; TWO
regiments (Arkansasl cavalry, one regt-
ment (Missouri) cavalry, two unattached
companies OF Arkansas cavalry and also
two unattached battalions.
Second division, Major General j. 5
Marmadukes division General j. ). Mar
maduke commanding division of two bril-
gades: First brigade, General John r.
| Clark commanding FIVE regiments (Misso-
rid cavalry, two battalions tMssourD cav
airy, Harris tMissouri) battery OF artil-
| lery, Hynson's ('rcxasl battery OF artil-
/ lery, one company OF engineers.
| Second brigade, Frceman's brigade, Col
onel Thomas Freeman commanding: Three
| regiments tMissourn cavalry. one regi"
men tArkansas) cavalry,
Third division, Brigsdier General j. u
! Shelby commanding
! First brigade sholhys brigade General
| NJ. JEFF Thompson commanding -Four
! regiments tMissourD cavalry. one bat
I talon (M,ssourD cavalry one battery
! (Missouri) artillery, commanded by Cap
I tain Richard A. Collins
/ Second brigade, Jsokmans brigade, oom
handed by Colonel Sydney Jackman Two
/ regiments CMissour) cavalry, two hattal-
I ions (Missouril cavalry, one section Of ar
/ tillery. commanded by Colonel W o. Cole
! man.
/ Tyler's brigade. Colonel Charles Tyler
commanding Perkins tMlssouri) cavalry
! Colonel c. Perkins commanding; Coffee
4 CNissouri) cavalry. Colonel John p COT
fee commanding, Searcy's (Misscurn cav
! airy, Colonel John r Sesrcy commanding
These regiments were recruited after
reaching Missouri and we're badly armed
and equipped. and formed into brigade
commanded by Colonel Charles Tyler
AS stated this army entered the state OF
: Missouri on September 10, 1854. with about
! IL 900 men, 5000 armed and about 1000 IN
! armed men, with fourteen pieces OF artil
| lery This does not include Tyler's bril-
eade, as this brigade was formed after
reaching Missouri. As soon as we crossed
the Missouri line guns were heard on both
| tanks, as well as In the front. The woods
were full of "bushwhackers," styled Union
men. and the mounted militia on fine
horses kept In front OF our column burn
! ing houses end destroying tho property ol
! all Southern sympathiaers, and especially
OF the noble women whose husbands,
J brothers and sons had left Missouri 10
Join the Confederate army. II was really
sad to see these noble women. both old
and young, looking on the destruction OF
| their homes, furniture, cooking utensils,
bedding and clothing. Notwithstanding all
| that they received their Confederate
! friends with smiles believed with tears as
/ well as blessings.
| This mounted militia was not allowed "a
carry out this cruel way OF doing business
very long, sent 200 picked men after
| them with orders never TO stop until they
were driven off. killed or captured.
/ The second morning Lieutenant Colonel
Reiff ran on them just as they were cook
ing breakfas: and killed and captured
more than half their number. The reports
4 of the other division commanders will
! show that the citizens who sympathlzed
with the South had their houses burned
| and property destroyed In front of them
by the same class Of Missouri militia, whl
carried on war more cruel and destruc-
| tive TO life and property than the Conan
che Indians ever waged against the de-
! fenseless frontiersmen OF the State oI
| Texas. The militia seemed TO have lost
every spark of humanity, and I state that
saw and had reported TO me acts that
| would have made the Indians on our plains
| feel envious of their cruel deeds. Thank
\ God, We soon put a stop TO such vile cruel
| ty by throwing out flankera. Numbers oil
! the militia bushwhackers went to THEFT
| long homes and served az a warning 10
I others who seemed determined to violate
/ the rules of civilized warfare and thereby
/ disgrace the good and brave soldiers
who We're always willing to meet their foes
/ on equal terms ard who never made war
/ on women and children. From the day we
| crossed the Missouri line to the day Of
my capture in Kansas October ~, 1864 }
! there was with few days interval when
near Marshall, in Saline county, Missouri.
! lighting and skrmishing With the enemy
( every day, either In the rear or on the
/ HANK or at the front, as General Price was
followed by General Alfred Pleasanton in
/ the rear with 5000 cavalry, General A. j.
| smith on his left flank with 5000 infantry
and the Missouri r. er on Our right flank,
/ When we reached Lexington, Mo, We
met General Blunt on the 18th OF October
ABOUT 1000 strong, IN our front when
SHELBY and Cabell routed him and forced
him to make a hasty retreat Blunt was
Joined the next day at the Blue by Curtis
/ who commanded the Kansas militia. and
General Sanborn, who commanded the
Missouri militia. They we're well armed
/ well equipped and we'll mounted, making
force estimated at 10000 Of all arms il
4 our front This would make a total OF al
1 least $4,000 men, Prices army not belna
more than 5000 men armed and 1000 uu.
armed men. who rushed TO the rear like
! big wave when the attach was In from
/ or TO the opposite fiank when attacked OF
! either flank But few OF these unarmef
men could be utilized as horse holders. a,
they considered that n was their duty I,
get and keep out OF the way and out o
danger II possible.
did not have but 200 or 300 IN M,
I brigade and kept them with their com,
Z psnies to hold horses and TO replace kilIe,
or wounded men. They were 80 numeronl
in other commands they could not con.
troll them under FIRE as they could hayt
been had they been armed. Never dlf
I troops fight better than the armed men q
the whole army. assert It. without feai
OF contradiction. no troops ever fought
better than Gahell's brigade from ,he da,
we crossed the Arkansas river AT Dardon
/ ellie and Norrstown. and AZ no report wa,
I ever made by the commander OF the al
( vision. Major General James Pagan
as he and each OF the colonies OF Cabell'l
brigade should have done after the cap,