ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE: A Most Glorious Victory in Arkansas; The Combined Rebel Army Under Price, McCulloch, Van Dorn, and McIntosh, Defeated (3/11/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 3/11/1862

[Homer_J_Simpson]

ST. LOUIS, Monday, March 10.

The following is an official dispatch to Maj.-Gen.MCLELLAN:

The army of the Southwest, under Gen. Curtis, after three days' hard fighting, has gained a most glorious victory over the combined forces of Van Dorn, McCulloch, Price and McIntosh. Our loss in killed and wounded is estimated at one thousand! That of the enemy was still larger. Guns, flags, provisions, &c., were captured in large quantities. Our cavalry are in pursuit of the flying enemy. (Signed)

H.W. HALLECK, Major-General.

THE SOUTHWESTERN ARMY AND ITS MOVEMENTS.

ST. LOUIS, Monday, March 10.

Correspondence, of the Missouri Democrat.

CROSS HOLLOWS, Ark., Saturday, March 1.

Vigorous reconnoissances are kept up to watch the enemy's movements, and foraging parties are active in obtaining supplies. Pork and beef are purchased in, the vicinity in abundance, and about half the quantity of flour required is obtained in the same manner, and all our forage.

PRICE, whose retreat is acknowledged on all hands to have been ably conducted, has found refuge in Boston Mountains. From two deserters who came into camp yesterday, it is ascertained that he is encamped on Cove Creek road, while MCCULLOCH is posted one and a half miles distant. The latter had burnt the village near the Indian frontier, known as Caul Hill. The supplied of the rebel army are obtained from Van Buren.

It is stated on good authority that PRICE and MCCULLOCH had a violent quarrel before leaving Cross Hollows.

At Fayetteville we found all the telegraphic dispatches up to the time of the evacuation by the rebels. A dispatch from MCINTOSH to HERBERT, in command at CROSS Hollows, urges him to press forward and reinforce PRICE at Springfield at all hazards, as that point is important to be held by the Confederates.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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Another Great Battle: A Most Glorious Victory in Arkansas – 2
The Rebels Falling Back: Their Lines Along the Potomac Being Withdrawn – 2-3
Operations on the Coast: Brilliant Successes of the Fleet Under Commodore Dupont – 3-6
The Burnside Expedition: Commander Rowan’s Account of the Affair at Winton, &c – 6
The Battles in Hampton Roads – 6-8
Fighting at New-Madrid: The Rebels Engaged by the Investing Forces Under Gen. Pope – 8
Excitement in Memphis: Very Few Rebel Troops There – 8
Important from New-Mexico: The Recent Report of a Battle Greatly Exaggerated – 8
Marauding Rebels Punished – 8
General News from Washington: Affairs Up the Tennessee River – 8-9
A Panic on a Small Scale – 9
Editorial: An Advance on the Potomac – 9
Editorial: The Rebels on the Wing – 9
The Emancipation Resolution in the House – 9
Editorial: Another Union Victory-The Rebel Army on the Southwest Annihilated – 9-10
Editorial: Iron-clad Vessels – 10
One More State Released from the Sway of Jeff. Davis – 10

[Conan the Librarian]

Interesting to see the Brunswick Ga map. We’ve cruised to Brunswick, St. Simons, and Jekyll (we were stuck in a Marina on St. Simons for 3 months and lived in the marina in Jekyll for 2 months another year...got to watch the beginning of them cutting up that car carier).

Beautiful area Lots of deep water in the main sound. Jekyll Creek is shallow, full of mud and no fun,but, the marina is great!

As for Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) I’ve several times lost and one there playing SPI’s Pea Ridge game. It’s says a lot about the quality of the Confederate leadership when they lost at Pea Ridge. They had Everything going for them there.

[BroJoeK]

Arkansas 1862 Engagements

Date	Engagement	Military Units	Losses	Victor
Feb 17	Little Sugar Creek, AR	Union Army of the Southwest (Curtis ~2,000) & Confederate Army of AR (McCullough ~2,000)	Union 33-total (13-killed), Confederates 250-total (23-killed)	Inconclusive
Mar 6-8	Pea Ridge, AK	Union Army of Southwest (Curtis, Sigel ~10,500)& Confederate Army of the West (Van Dorn, Price, McCulloch, Pike ~16,500)	Union 1,384 total (203 killed), Confederate 2,000 total (unknown killed)	USA (Union outnumbered)