. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . himself, said : Why, you are the man who gave methe pass to bring home my sick son. Then it came over melike a flash; and I replied, I am the same man. Thegreeting on his side, I hardly need say, was cordial, and themeeting, at the same time with him who had been the sicksoldier, made it the more interesting. Headquarters, St. Louis, Missouri, February 13th, Geo. B. McCleixan. Geneau, : * * * * I am anxious about Fort Donelson
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . himself, said : Why, you are the man who gave methe pass to bring home my sick son. Then it came over melike a flash; and I replied, I am the same man. Thegreeting on his side, I hardly need say, was cordial, and themeeting, at the same time with him who had been the sicksoldier, made it the more interesting. Headquarters, St. Louis, Missouri, February 13th, Geo. B. McCleixan. Geneau, : * * * * I am anxious about Fort am, General, respectively, H. W. Halleck. Comdg Department. Three days later, Grant relieves the anxiety, not only ofGeneral Halleck, but of the nation, by the capture of FortDonelson and thirteen thousand prisoners. And on the sameday, Price orders retreat from Springfield. CHAPTER XL grants capture of donelson makes us the moreeager to hunt price in the boston mountains.—at last we are on the march. RICE had retreated from Springfield, the day before the date of the following letter, from Van Dorn, laying out their joint springs. work, which letter must have had some troublein making a circuitous skulk around the flanks ofour army, and humping itself briskly enough toovertake Price, who was not standing on the orderof his going, but was in something of a Van Dornsletter was as follows : Pocahontas, Arkansas, February 14th, 1S62. General Sterling Price. General: Ou the 1st of April, you and I together will havetwenty-three thousand men. * * * * I design attempting St. soon as I can get my wing ready to march from Pitmans Ferry, Iintend putting your column toward Salem, in Dent county, coveringyour object by moving your advance toward Rolla. I will move soas to join you between Salem and Potosi. * * * * From this point ofjunction of the two columns, I will push on by rapid marches toSt. Louis, and attempt it at once by assault. As we advance, the bridgeson
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