Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Smith” in article 2 of The Daily Dispatch: October 5, 1864., [Electronic resource]:
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Escaped prisoners who arrived at De Soto to-day report that Pilot Knob is still held by the rebels, but their numbers and probable movements are not known.
It is understood that a portion of General Smith 's force starts for Franklin, the intersection of the Pacific and Southwest branch roads, forty miles west of here, to-night.
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