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Elkhorn Tavern (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
Leetown and intersects the Fayetteville road at Elkhorn Tavern, he diligently improved the night following Sigee miles, from Sugar creek, through Leetown, to Elkhorn Tavern; of the Rebel line confronting it, Price, with whelming force upon Carr's division at and near Elkhorn Tavern. A Broad, deep ravine, known as Cross-Timber H the enemy moving rapidly in great force toward Elkhorn Tavern, where McCulloch's attack upon Carr was alreadyo move to the right by the Fayetteville road to Elkhorn Tavern, to support Carr, while Gen. Sigel should reenforce Davis at Leetown, pushing on to Elkhorn if not needed in the center. Gen. Curtis, with Asboth's division, reached Elkhorn at 5 P. M. He found Carr still fiercely fighting, having received three or four shots, one oay, with all their guns and trains. Having reached Elkhorn, On the evening of the 5th. he dispatched Col. Wvalry, being a part of those he had dispatched from Elkhorn to the aid of Blunt, who had just before been attac
Bentonville, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
at March 6. the division of Gen. Franz Sigel, holding Bentonville, the extreme advance of the Union position, 8 or 10 milessouri, Col. Schaefer, who, mistaking an order, had left Bentonville considerably in advance, and who fell into an ambuscade a trap. Advancing from Fayetteville obliquely by way of Bentonville, and chasing Sigel off the direct road from the latter ts retreat in placing his entire army along the road from Bentonville toward Keytesville, on the flank and in the rear of his advanced with great gallantry from Leetown nearly to the Bentonville road, on which he found the enemy moving rapidly in greaey, with our cavalry and howitzers, followed them beyond Bentonville. Pollard says: About 9 1/2 o'clock, Van Dorn had by many paths, finally came together in the direction of Bentonville, some 8 miles from the Elkhorn Tavern, whence Van Dorn d pursuit would be useless; so he retraced his steps, via Bentonville, to Cross Hollows and Osage Springs, sending Gen. Herron
Iowa (Iowa, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
entrate his forces, did not choose to risk a general engagement. He retreated rapidly through Springfield and Cassville, closely pursued, and fighting at intervals, until he had crossed the Arkansas line, forming a junction, soon afterward, near Boston Mountains, with Gen. Ben McCulloch, commanding a division of Texas and Arkansas Confederates, thus raising his entire force to a number fully equal with that which had so keenly pursued him, which was now commanded by Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, of Iowa, and which, after continuing the pursuit down to Fayetteville, Arkansas, had retraced its steps to and halted at Sugar creek, not far over the State line. Meantime, Price was joined March 3, 1862. and backed by Earl Van Dorn, late a captain See page 18. of U. S. regulars, now Confederate major-general, commanding the Trans-Mississippi department, and by Gen. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, heading a considerable brigade of Indians, swelling the numbers of the Rebels to about 20,000. Van D
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
II. Missouri--Arkansas. Price returns to Missouri guerrilla operations Rains and Steinrouted capture of Milford Price retreats to Arkansas Sigel's retreat from Bentonville battle of ghting at intervals, until he had crossed the Arkansas line, forming a junction, soon afterward, neaMcCulloch, commanding a division of Texas and Arkansas Confederates, thus raising his entire force tsippi department, and by Gen. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, heading a considerable brigade of Indians, sin motion, proceeding S. S. E. through north-western Arkansas to Batesville, Arriving there May 6te, while our other troops were drawn away to Arkansas and the Tennessee. Gen. Curtis's movements eed by Coffey; while Gen. Blunt, commanding in Arkansas, was requested to send a force from Fort ScotHindman, commanding the Confederate forces in Arkansas, was not disposed to rest satisfied with suchof his command from 10 to 20 miles nearer the Arkansas line. Within three hours, his divisions were[14 more...]
Bentonville (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
II. Missouri--Arkansas. Price returns to Missouri guerrilla operations Rains and Stein routed capture of Milford Price retreats to Arkansas Sigel's retreat from Bentonville battle of Pea Ridge Rebels defeated the War among the Indians fight at the Cache guerrilla operations fight at Newtonia Hindman driven into Arkansas Cooper routed at Maysville battle of Prairie Grove. Gen. Sterling Price was a good deal less indignant than any Unionist at the unaccountable desertion Nov. 2-15, 1861. See Vol. I., pages 593-4. of south-western Missouri by the new Union commander, directly on the heels of Fremont's triumphant and unresisted advance, when assured that his scouts were not mistaken in reporting the evacuation of Spring-field and retreat to Rolla, by an army which he would not have dared to attack. He gradually retraced his steps from the Arkansas border, entering Springfield in triumph, and subsequently advancing to Osceola, on the Osage, thence pushing
Iris (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
unition brought up and distributed, and everything made ready for proceeding to business at dawn ; but, just before daylight, Gen. Blunt received a flag of truce from Hindman, asking a personal interview with reference to the burial of the dead and relief of the wounded. Blunt met Hindman accordingly, and was soon satisfied that the meeting so solicited was but a trick; that Hindman had no force present or near but his staff-escort, and a party left to gather up his wounded; that the bulk of Iris army had commenced retreating several hours before. Our loss in this battle was 167 killed, 798 wounded, and 183 missing--total, 1,148. Most of the missing were captured in Marmaduke's initial attack on our cavalry, and were exchanged directly afterward. Of our loss, no less than 953 fell on Herron's command of hardly more than 4,000 men. Lt.-Col. McFarland, who led the 19th Iowa in its first charge, was killed; as was Maj. Burdett, of the 7th Missouri cavalry. Lt.-Col. Black, 37th Illin
Chariton River, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
g 6, 1862. at Kirksville, Adair County, by Col. John McNeil, with 1,000 cavalry and a battery of 6 guns, and, after a desperate fight of four hours, utterly defeated, with a loss of 180 killed and 500 wounded. Several wagon-loads of arms were among the spoils of victory, and Porter's force was by this defeat practically destroyed. McNeil's loss was reported at 28 killed and 60 wounded. Four days thereafter, Col. Poindexter's band of about 1,200 Rebels was attacked, while crossing the Chariton river, by Col. Odin Guitar, 9th militia cavalry, 600 men, with 2 guns, and thoroughly routed; many of the Rebels being driven into the river and drowned. Many horses and arms, and all their spare ammunition and other supplies, were captured. Gen. Schofield's official report. Poindexter, with what remained of his force, fled northward to join Porter; but was intercepted and driven back by another Union force under Gen. Ben. Loan, and again struck by Guitar; who, in a running fight of nearly
Lone Jack (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
lunt, commanding in Arkansas, was requested to send a force from Fort Scott, to cooperate in cutting off Coffey's retreat; and Col. Fitz-Henry Warren, 1st Iowa cavalry, was dispatched from Clinton with 1,500 men to effect a junction with Maj. Foster; who, with the 7th militia cavalry, 800 strong, had been pushed out from Lexington by Totten, in quest of Hughes. These combinations upon our side failed most signally. Coffey and Hughes united their forces and fought Maj. Foster at Lone Jack, Jackson county, wounded and defeated him, with the loss of his two guns, and compelled him to fall back to Lexington, upon which place Coffey was advancing with an army now augmented to 4,500 men; when, finding that Gen. Blunt was in strong force, threatening his line of retreat, while Loan's and Wright's and other commands were concentrating upon him from every direction, he relinquished the hope of capturing Lexington and relieving the Rebels north of the river, and turned to fly. Eluding Gen.
Boonsborough (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
d condition. Gen. Blunt, commanding the 1st division, in good part of Kansas troops, numbering about 5,000 men, was at Cane Hill, or Boones-borough, some 10 miles north-west of Van Buren, and 18 south-west of Fayetteville, when he was apprised of etween him and all of Herron's infantry and artillery. Col. Wickersham, with 4 cavalry regiments, reported to Blunt at Cane Hill two hours afterward, with tidings that Herron would be at Fayetteville early next morning. Blunt now attempted to waections to move rapidly on the Fayetteville road, and form a junction, if possible, with Herron. Three miles north of Cane Hill, however, Wickersham had taken the left-hand road to Rhea's Mills, instead of the right, leading directly to Fayettevil; Gen. Hindman driving then to within 8 miles of Fayetteville; when our forces fell back to their supply depot, between Cane hill and Van Buren. We captured 300 prisoners, and vast quantities of stores. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded was a
Pea Ridge, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 2
near Leetown, across Sugar creek, and in close proximity to General Curtis's center position. Pea Ridge is the designation of the elevated table-land, broken by ravines, and filling a large bend of Gens. Ben McCulloch and Mcintosh killed, Gens. Price and Slack were wounded. The victory at Pea Ridge was unmistakably ours, but the trophies were not abundant. No cannon, nor caissons, nor prison less wasted and exhausted than that which for many miles surrounded the well-fought field of Pea Ridge. As this was the only important battle in which Indians in considerable numbers took partIndian Territory, from which they collected the four or five thousand warriors who appeared at Pea Ridge; but, though the ground was mainly broken and wooded, affording every facility for irregular wMississippi some time previously. Schofield pressed on Oct. 17 to the old battle-ground of Pea Ridge, only to find the enemy's forces divided: a part, under Cooper, having moved westward toward M
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