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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 26 (search)
ain to bring off his company. When the command was given, the company moved as steadily and in as good order from the field as they could have (lone were they marching out for drill or review. Such men can be relied upon everywhere, under any circumstances. The enemy having left their position in front of Gen. Blunt's camp, in the night, as I have before stated, marched some fifteen miles and attacked a regiment of Arkansas troops (the First) camped for the night on the banks of the Illinois River, cut them up very badly, destroyed their train, and took a portion of their men prisoners. They next surprised and attacked Gen. Herron's body-guard, consisting of one battalion of the First Missouri cavalry, who had preceded the column some distance as advance-guard, killing and wounding, a number of them, taking the Major and a number of his command prisoners. Gen. Herron came up about eight o'clock in the morning, when they pitched into him, thinking, as some of their wounded offi