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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Resume of military operations in Missouri and Arkansas, 1864-65. (search)
s artillery captured, and his command dispersed. General Thomas Ewing, Jr., commanding the District of the Border, on hearinced a hasty retreat south. He was pursued day and night by Ewing and Brown, in an exciting chase of upward of two hundred millecting his forces to meet and check the enemy. General Thomas Ewing, Jr., was in command of the District of South-east Mishat General Price was certainly advancing toward St. Louis, Ewing, in order to defend Pilot Knob, drew in the detachments of al cavalry, which had been thrown out to meet his advance. Ewing had 1051 men at that post, which were only enough to man thhe 27th, and kept it up all day with great resolution. But Ewing's well-served artillery of eleven pieces and his thousand sssault made by the Confederates. When night came, however, Ewing was satisfied that he could not hold out another day againse ammunition which could not be taken along was destroyed. Ewing then marched with his force and joined the troops engaged i