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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], A "Battle-Flag" for the Powhatan Troop. (search)
d Southern men. There are a great many reasons for their retreating. They supposed our force was much greater than it was. A great many of their troops went off with Fremont also, they were short of provisions, and had too far to haul. They were on a force march coming and returning. There was a great deed of sickness in their army. They were well clothed and had the best of arms; also had the finest of horses. Gen. McKinstrey is in frons, charged with swindling the Government, Hunter has been superceded by Halleck The Federals took about six hundred negroes out of Green county, Mo., and about four hundred out of Rolk county. The Kansas Jayhawkers were within seven miles of Mount Vernon last Tuesday night, burning and robbing. Price's army was at Osceola on Friday last, and was thought would go into winter quarters; each division would quarter in its respective district. Gen. McBride's division of the Missouri army got into Springfield Sunday morning, and were