Statistics for occurrence #1 of “McRae” in chapter 7, page 178 of Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas:
... creek bayou: Reached this point this morning and find the bayou here a quarter of a mile wide, 50 yards of which is swimming water.
From Maj. Thomas L. Snead, Price's adjutant-general: Parsons and McRae have encountered greater difficulties
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