Named Entity Results, Fayetteville, Ark. (Arkansas, United States)

Doc. 60.-capture of Fayetteville, Ark. Gen. Halleck's despatch. Major-Gen. McClellan: Gen. Curtis has taken possession of Fayetteville, Arkansas, capturing a number of prisoners, stores, baggage, etc. The enemy burnt part of the town before leaving. They have crossed Boston Mountains in great confusion. We are now in possession of all their strongholds. Forty-two officers and men of the Fifth Missouri cavalry were poisoned at Mud Town by eating poisoned food which the rebels Fayetteville, Arkansas, capturing a number of prisoners, stores, baggage, etc. The enemy burnt part of the town before leaving. They have crossed Boston Mountains in great confusion. We are now in possession of all their strongholds. Forty-two officers and men of the Fifth Missouri cavalry were poisoned at Mud Town by eating poisoned food which the rebels left behind them. The gallant Capt. Dolfert died, and Lieut.-Col. Van Deutzh and Capt. Schman have suffered much, but are now recovering. The indignation of our soldiers is very great, but they have been restrained from retaliation upon the prisoners of war. H. W. Halleck, Major-General Commanding.

th, and the most enterprising portion of Jacksonville, are for the Union, but they have been obliged to keep quiet. St. Mary's, a town of about one thousand five hundred inhabitants, is also in our possession. On Tuesday morning, March twelfth, a deserter from the Twenty-fourth Mississippi, arrived within our lines, and was at once taken to General Wright's headquarters. He gave his name as David Hodgdon. He is from Clifton, Maine, and has been working in the lumber business on White River, Arkansas. On going into the State of Mississippi, on some private business, he was impressed. When the Federals arrived at Fernandina, the Twenty-fourth Mississippi retreated twelve miles, and then encamped. On breaking up their camp he found an opportunity to desert, which he heartily embraced. He brought with him a fine Enfield rifle with sabre-bayonet. He was rather coarsely clothed. On Thursday, March thirteenth, the flag of truce in charge of Capt. Sears, of Serrell's engineers,

commanded by Col. Thomas Pattison, on the right of the Fayetteville road, so as to command the approach completely. The Sede was deployed a few hundred yards to the right of the Fayetteville road to support Klaus's battery, which was placed, at trganized armed rebellion at Camp Jackson, Maysville and Fayetteville — who have fought against us at Boonville, Carthage andUnion position was on the main road from Springfield to Fayetteville, and Gen. Van Dorn, in marching northward, left that rosed to Pleasant J. Williams, Churchill's regiment, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Around him in all directions were his dead and dber, etc., to check the progress of the enemy along the Fayetteville road, where they were confidently expected by him. Duriund the west side of our army, Gen. Price occupying the Fayetteville road, north of Gen. Curtis's camp, while McCulloch and uth range of hills, except a few companies to guard the Fayetteville road, and placed them almost two miles north, their fro