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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 98 (search)
der Captain Campbell, and went to Pilot Knob. Major James Wilson, Third Missouri State militia cavalry, then cctions from Major-General Rosecrans were to have Major Wilson endeavor to hold Pilot Knob against any mere detable cavalry, placing the whole under command of Major Wilson, with orders to drive the enemy, if possible, thent down. At daylight (Tuesday) the enemy pushed Wilson back through Arcadia Valley to the gap between Shepn on the east end of Shepherd Mountain, and ordered Wilson to fall back with his cavalry along the side of Pilth sides, and opening a clear range from the fort. Wilson soon sent me word that the enemy were displaying a enant John Braden, Fourteenth Iowa, since dead. Major Wilson, Third Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, after bey report, I owe it to the cherished memory of Major James Wilson to make honorable mention of his name, not onFletcher, Forty-seventh Missouri volunteers. Major James Wilson, Third cavalry, Missouri State Militia. Capt
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
Doc. 25. the New Madrid expedition. Colonel Burrus' report. New Madrid, Mo., August 7. To Brigadier-General Ewing: Have been out seventeen days with a battalion of the Second Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, under Lieutenant-Colonel Heller, detachments of the Second and Third, under Major Wilson, and of the First and Sixth Missouri Cavalry Volunteers, under Captain Prewitt. I had skirmishes with guerillas and bushwhackers, in Mississippi, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot and Duncan counties, Arkansas, killing considerable numbers of them. We had quite a brisk running fight at Osceola, Arkansas, on the second instant, with Bowen's and McVaigh's companies, of Shelby's command. We captured their camp, killing seven, and took twenty-five prisoners, including Captain Bowen, their commander. On the fourth, at Elksehula, we fought the Second Missouri rebel cavalry, and Conyer's Guthrie's and Darnell's bands of guerrillas, all under the command of Colonel Cowan. We route