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Gen. Price's retreat from Springfield.
The subjoined letter, written prior to the great battle in Arkansas, has been sent to us for publication by the lady to whom it was addressed.
Although we have had several accounts of Gen. Price's famous Gen. Price's famous retreat, this interesting narrative presents some facts not published heretofore:
Van Buren,Ark., March 1st.
I have been a soldier now for about nine months, having sometimes a good time and then again the most miserable that befalls poo ere below.
Three weeks ago we were well fixed at Springfield, when late one evening we got orders from our noble old General Price to send one baggage down to Walson's creek battle ground, and all the men report in the town of Springfield, to meet the enemy.
When we reached that place, Gen. Price had received information that the enemy were six miles off in overwhelming force, and we were ordered to retreat, and such a retreat the anuals of modern warfare cannot show.
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