. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . * * The enemy has evacuated his post and in-trenchments at New Madrid, leaving all his artillery, field batteries,tents, wagons, mules, etc., and an immense quantity of military stores.**._#..* This was the last stronghold of the enemy in this is no rebel flag now flying IN MISSOURI. I am, General, with great respect, H. W. Halleck,Maj-Gen. Comdg Dept. This continual snatching away of victories which bob upjust ahead of the skirmish-line of
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . * * The enemy has evacuated his post and in-trenchments at New Madrid, leaving all his artillery, field batteries,tents, wagons, mules, etc., and an immense quantity of military stores.**._#..* This was the last stronghold of the enemy in this is no rebel flag now flying IN MISSOURI. I am, General, with great respect, H. W. Halleck,Maj-Gen. Comdg Dept. This continual snatching away of victories which bob upjust ahead of the skirmish-line of the Thirteenth, both to theright and left, was desperately provoking, while we werealmost literally double-quicking to catch up with * evacuation of New Madrid, within a week after thevictory at Pea Ridge, seems to have resulted from that vic-tory, the importance of which is thus shown, and must havegreatly cheered General Curtis. And it would greatly havecheered us, had we known, that when we left Camp Bush and three days afterwards reached the State line of Arkansas,we left nothing formidable behind us. pgfi»y ■!■.■■. CHAPTER XII. TOO LATE, BUT CURTIS WHIPPED MCCULLOCH WITH HISINDIANS, WHO WERE ALLOWED TO MUTILATE WITHTHEIR SCALPING-KNIVES. FTER resting a day at Camp Bush, we leftthe camp at 6 a. m. on Friday, March 14th,made a short halt at the old battle-ground ofWilsons Creek, and saw many reminders ofthat battle. After making eighteen milesover bad roads, went into camp at Dug Springs,where some of the boys luxuriously slept on strawwhich they found three and a half miles away. Passed manyrebel prisoners during the day being taken to Springfield,some of whom were Indians. Saturday, March ijt/i.—Marched through mud and watersixteen miles and made our camp in an orchard near the headof Crane Creek. On Sunday, March 16th, made nineteenmiles over bad roads, passing many wounded men in ambu-lances, being taken back to Springfield. We made our campto-night ne
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