The Green Forest tribune., 1912-07-05
HISTORY OF
 CARROLL COUNTY
Compiled by the Goodspeed Publish ing Go. and Was First Published
 in the Year 1889.
MILITARY RECORD.

 souri (Federals), states in his dis patches that six squadrons of cavalry left Cassville June 12, 1862, to break up camp of 400 near Berryville. It is extremely improbable that there was any such camp there at the time The result of the expedition is not known. Gen. Heron, with his command, numbering about 10000 men, marched through the county in December, 1863, after the battle of Prairie Grove, en route for Forsythe, Mo. This army encamped at Carrollton about week. Gen. Blount, in command of 5000 Kan sas troops, encamped there the pre- vious spring. It cannot be said that this visitation is remembered with gratitude by the people of the vicinity.
 The only skirmish in which any con- siderable body of men was involved oc- cured April Is, 1863, on farm now owned by Martin Trantham, quarter of mile from Yocum creek. Com panies c and K, First Arkansas Cav airy (FederaD, under Capts. Roan Mack and Theodore Youngblood, with a number of non-combatants whom they were conducting from the state into Missouri, with personal property of some value, were pursued by about 700 Confederates under Capts. Bailey, Dillon and others. Seven of the latter were killed, including the gallant Capt. Dillon. The Federal loss was one kill ed and nine wounded, of whom seven died. The advantage was with the Confederates.
 In April, 1864, Capt. George E. Gaddy, Federal, encountered Capt. Mcfarland on Race Track hollow. Lieut.. Jesse Patty, Federal, was killed.
 A skirmish occurred at Carrollton August IA, 1864, in which several were killed
 It would be futile to attempt an enumeration of all the various encount- CTS that occurred throughout the war. Warfare became predatory Armed bands of robbers infested the country, the terror of those they pretended to befriend no less than those they o2c4ly attacked
 The following hitherto unpublished account of the manner in which com pany of guerrillas was disposed, is presented through the courtesy of A. A. Foote, Esq. it was prepared by s. c. Mills, Esq.,:
 Tn the early part of the winter of 1863, while the First Regiment of Ark anSas Cavalry was quartered at Leba non, Mo-, word was brought to head quarters that band of bushwhaclers were robbing the Union people in Stone county, Mo-, and all along the Missouri line in that vicinity. Com pany F, Second Arkansas Cavalry, having been recruited in Stone county, Mo-, and Carroll county Ark, was selected to drive out Capt. Railey and his band of thirty-fve bushwhackers, After reaching Stone county, Company F, Captain Berry in command, was not long in finding out where Capt. Railey and his band were, and were soon in hot pursuit. Railey, finding himself pursued, started for Leatherwood ford. on White River, at the mouth of Leatherwood Creek. Upon his arrival at the river, he found it rising rapidly | l, their plumber as rapidly as possible, starting up Leatherwood Creek to find shelter for the night. Thinking that the river would be impossible by the time his pursuers reached the ford, he had no further fears of pursuit. They went about three miles up the creek to Skelton farm, and went into quarters for the night, occupying the two farm houses. When Company F reached the ford it was found that Railey and his band had crossed, and that the river was past fording. Night coming on, the commanding officer did not think it safe to attempt to cross that night. First Lieut.. John Williams, with Pri- yates Samuel Gaskins and James Hobbs, were detailed to cross the river and keep the trail, these three men having been brought up on the creek, and get all the information possible. Swimming their horses across the river above the ford they followed the trail. Before reaching the Skelton farm they found that Railey and his band had taken possession of the houses and were then eating supper. It was near ly dark and they had not been dis covered. They concluded to charge Railey and his men at once, which was done in splendid style. With a revolver in each hand, firing as they came, they completely surprised Railey and his men, who jumped out of the windows and took to the brush, bare-headed and unarmed. Railey and four of his men were wounded and one killed. This was doubtless one of the boldest and most successful charges against the greatest odds during the war. The next morning, while in pursuit of Railey and his scattered band, they oyer took the notorious guerrilla, Cal vim Dunaway, killing him in hand to- hand fight, and shooting him eighteen times before he gave up; he lived but a