. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Calvary M. Young. 558 THE STORY OF the 18th, awaiting the arrival and organization of the infantr)% under com-mand of Major-General Mower. On the 18th the march was resumed noithward, passing through Austin,Searcy, and crossing the White River fifteen miles below Batesville, and theBlack River at Elgin, it entered Missouri at Poplar Bluffs. Price was living generously in the State, and offering every inducementto recruits. In this section
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . Calvary M. Young. 558 THE STORY OF the 18th, awaiting the arrival and organization of the infantr)% under com-mand of Major-General Mower. On the 18th the march was resumed noithward, passing through Austin,Searcy, and crossing the White River fifteen miles below Batesville, and theBlack River at Elgin, it entered Missouri at Poplar Bluffs. Price was living generously in the State, and offering every inducementto recruits. In this section, as well as in southern Iowa and eastern Kansas,the inhabitants were greatly alarmed; the militia of both States was beingorganized and disciplined to meet the invasion. From Poplar Bluffs. Winslows brigade marched to Cape Girardeau, andproceeded thence by boat to St. Louis, where it arrived October lU. It rested. The Retreat op General Price. one day in that city to refit,and then pushed up the valleyof the Missouri, on the directroad to Independence. Thecommand struck the enemystrail at Franklin, thirty mileswest of the Mississippi, and atthat time Price was in Lex- ington,formed On the 22nd Winslows brigade reached Independence, where ita junction with the cavalry command under General that evening it was sent to the front, and encountered the enemys rearguard, for Price was only a few miles distant. Our regiment was dismounted, sent to the front, and immediatelyengaged the enemy on the Kansas City road, fighting and driving Clarks brig-ade a distance of five miles in four hours and a half, when we were rested on the field during the night, in the face of the enemy, having AMERICAN HEROISM. 559 marched since twelve oclock on the night of the 21st, without water or for-age for our animals. On the morning of the 23rd, the 3rd Iowa Cavalry was in the saddle atfour oclo
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