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Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
y's brigade and a new brigade commanded by Colonel Porter—for some time at Dripping Springs and in t river, where he was a menace to Little Rock. Porter moved far to the right with instructions to swack with hardly more than half his force. Had Porter's brigade been present, the result might have la and points further south. At Sand Spring Porter joined him, and he left the Rolla road and movy. On the second day's march from Marshfield, Porter in advance met a heavy force of Federal cavalrwas disputed by a strong body of Federals, but Porter drove them back and crossed. Marmaduke was inwithout waiting for Shelby to come up, ordered Porter forward, who obeyed the order, moving in colum on the other side. As speedily as they could Porter and his officers got the men on more open grou purpose, drove the enemy before him and saved Porter's brigade and the day. But the loss was fearfumany other field and company officers. Col. John C. Porter was shot from his horse and seriously w[2 more...]
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 12: (search)
t make another attempt to storm the works during the siege. But they were at work with their picks and spades, under cover of constant fire from their gunboats and sharpshooters. On the 27th five ironclads steamed down the river, headed by Commodore Porter's flagship, the Cincinnati, and at the same time four other ironclads appeared from below and opened a vigorous fire on the upper and lower batteries. The largest of the Confederate guns were trained on the Cincinnati, and with such effect no doubt he would do. But the request was generally, if not entirely, unheeded. The inhabitants preferred to remain and share the fate of their city and their friends. They had become accustomed to the turmoil and danger of the bombardment—for Porter's fleet had kept up an intermittent fire on them for months, and they had learned by experience how to protect themselves. They excavated holes in the hills—underground habitations, in fact, which frequently consisted of several rooms, comfortab
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 13: (search)
l Price, having reached the Trans-Mississippi department, was assigned to the command of the infantry division commanded by General Frost, and Frost was given a brigade. The only force in north Arkansas at that time, except some unattached companies in the northwest, was Marmaduke's division of cavalry, which was camped in and around Batesville. All the infantry had been withdrawn to Little Rock and other points of the Arkansas river. Marmaduke's division consisted of Shelby's brigade and Porter's brigade. The latter had been reorganized and was known as Greene's brigade. Early in the spring Marmaduke went to Little Rock and got permission of General Holmes to make an expedition in southeast Missouri, for the purpose of recruiting and interfering with any preparations the Federals might be making to invade Arkansas and disturb the repose of the commander of the district at Little Rock. General Holmes further showed his approval of the movement by temporarily assigning to Genera