. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... issouriinto Arkansas. The Old Flag in Arkansas. On the 18th of that month he was closely followed by the Nationals under General Samuel R. Curtis of iowa. On the same day joy was created throuehout the Union by a telegram sent byGeneral Halleck to GeneralMcClellan. The flag of theUnion, said Halleck, is float-ing in Arkansas. The army ofthe South-west is doing its dutynobly. Curtis foresaw, how-, ever, that he was certain soonto be taken at a disadvantage, las the Confederates in retreating had really be
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... issouriinto Arkansas. The Old Flag in Arkansas. On the 18th of that month he was closely followed by the Nationals under General Samuel R. Curtis of iowa. On the same day joy was created throuehout the Union by a telegram sent byGeneral Halleck to GeneralMcClellan. The flag of theUnion, said Halleck, is float-ing in Arkansas. The army ofthe South-west is doing its dutynobly. Curtis foresaw, how-, ever, that he was certain soonto be taken at a disadvantage, las the Confederates in retreating had really been^falling back upon reinforcements. He therefore tookpost upon Sugar Creek. His entire force consistedof twelve thousand five hundred men, with forty-nineguns. The enemy, under General Earl Van Dorn,a dashing Confederate officer, was at least twentythousand strong. On the morning of the 7th of March the twoArmies came into collision, and fierce fighting con-in ued throughout the day. There had been much previous manoeuvring, andn consequence of a skillful and successful flank. H. W. HALLECK. 196 G-ENERAL SHERIilAN. movement made by Van Dorn, Curtis was compelled,almost at the last moment, to change his Division Driven the struggle began the First and Seconddivisions, under Sigel and Asboth, were on theleft, the Third, under Davis, was in the centre, andCarrs Fourth division formed the right. The line ex-tended between three and fourmiles, from Sugar Creek toElkhorn Tavern. On the op-posite side of a ravine calledCross-Timber Hollow the Con-federate line was stretched out ;before them, with Price on the ;right, Mcintosh In the centre, ,and McCulloch on the attack fell heavily uponCarrs division, which during the course of the day ,was driven back nearly a mile, but was not disor- ganlzed. An attempt was made by McCulloch, by a move-ment of his force to the left, to join Van Dorn andPrice In their attack on Curtiss right. To arrestthis mo
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