. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . MAJOK-GEKERAL PETER ,1. 0«TERmCSFROM A PUOTOGBAril. ^ Elbert, Busspy, and the Hussars were repulsedhy Piki> with Drows ;iii(l Stand W:itits IndianVftrimcnts, and Siniss and WcUdis oavalry. Me-Cidkn-h was fartlier to the loft with HObert andMcintosh, who became engaged with Daviss di-vision — at first with the brigade of Julius White,who retired a short distance when Pattisoncame up and aided him in flanking MeCullochsline.— ElilTOlis. ■ix Of MeCullochs column. Drew t
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . MAJOK-GEKERAL PETER ,1. 0«TERmCSFROM A PUOTOGBAril. ^ Elbert, Busspy, and the Hussars were repulsedhy Piki> with Drows ;iii(l Stand W:itits IndianVftrimcnts, and Siniss and WcUdis oavalry. Me-Cidkn-h was fartlier to the loft with HObert andMcintosh, who became engaged with Daviss di-vision — at first with the brigade of Julius White,who retired a short distance when Pattisoncame up and aided him in flanking MeCullochsline.— ElilTOlis. ■ix Of MeCullochs column. Drew to thesouth-west towaiii Boutonvillc. Watie, Welch, andGreer joined Van Porn in the night, but Watieretreated to Hentonville during the next daysfight. Pike himself remained. Greer, who suc-ceeded McCiiUoch in command of the wing, movedwith the remainder of the force and joined VanDorn, taking position on the left, as shown on themap. page 3J2.— Editors. THE PEA RIDGE CAMPAIGN. 325. the afteinoon, J they were forced back from position to position, until Elk-horn Tavern was taken by the enemy, and our crippled forces, almost withoutammunition, their artillery reduced by losses of guns, men, and horses, theirinfantry gieatly reduced, had to seek a last shelter in the woods and behindthe fences, separated from the enemys position by open fields, but not fartherthan a mUe from our trains. There they formed a contracted and curvedline, determined to resist, not dis-heartened, but awaiting with someapprehension another attack. Fortu-nately, the enemy did not follow uphis success, and night fell in, closingthis terrible conflict. While this en-gagement of oui right wing was inprogi-ess, I received an order fromGeneral Cm-tis at 2 oclock p. m. toreenforce Colonels Osterhaus andDavis with the remainder of thetroops of the First and Second Di-visions, held in reserve near oui orig-inal i30sition, between Sugar Creekand Elkhorn Tavern. Before receiv-ing this order I sent Ma
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