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The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Missouri battle--Arkansas troops. (search)
ed, after one of the hardest-fought battles of this war, a signal and brilliant victory, near Springfield, Missouri. The same dispatches show that the enemy has also fallen into the prevailing fashion of ignoring the young State of Arkansas. Although represented here by Frazier's regiment, which led the march of Holmes's brigade to reinforce the left, through a heavy fire for a mile and a half, and running in front of the foe, when they were ordered not to fire, answering each discharge of Walker's artillery, which they supported with cheers, which the enemy compared to the war-whoop of savages, the State, by your papers here, has even been denied her share in the glory of Manassas. The Northern reports of the battle of Spring field mention Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, and Cherokee half-breeds, but, as all our friends here, even the ladies at the Exchange remark, make no mention of Arkansas. Now, your correspondent well knows, and states on his personal responsibil
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], The New York Times on the War. (search)
Chased 'Ex off. --Y. Doodle, Esq., has been "just a goin' of it" on the broad Potomac of late. On Friday morning last, the width of the river at Aquia Creek having been ascertained by triangulation to be much less than had hitherto been supposed, Capt. Walker determined to refresh himself and battery with a little ball practice, and accordingly opened fire at daybreak upon the fleet of Federal steamers (seven in number) which was lying off the mouth of the Creek. A rich scene ensued; such frenzied firing up and hasty scampering off was never before witnessed, nor did every Bull Run racer evince greater anxiety to be enchanted by a distant view of the "darned Seceders," than did this potent Armada on the present occasion. The Pocahontas having been grazed by two or three shots, and her rigging somewhat damaged, thought it necessary to go to Washington to refit and to report to the Tribune man, and was only persuaded to desist by the frantic signals of Capt. Craven in the Yankee