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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 127 (search)
t for an hour being ordered, while your correspondent sought the cheerful face of a blazing fire, in an ample chimney. The good dame soon prepared a snack, the first we had tasted since morning. This was soon despatched — to horse sounded. Brushing the snow hastily from their saddles, the troop mounted, and we moved on through the darkness, to Bloomfield, yet fifteen miles distant. The snow still came down in great white flakes. Three hours brought us to the once charming capital of Stoddard County. The column closed up and the order to charge into the town was given, and right gallantly was the charge made — a few minutes and every road was secured and house under our command. The report that a force of three hundred of the rebels proved false — they having fell back to Chalk Bluffs some days previous; the rebel Provost-Marshal, one Sickle, from New-York, having fled with the rest. Bloomfield, once a flourishing town, presents a dreary and deserted appearance, its rebel procli<
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Missouri Volunteers. (search)
sissippi County February 13 (Co. B ). Expedition from Bloomfield into Dunklin County March 3-7 (Detachment). Near Bloomfield March 3. Dunklin County March 4. Bloomfield March 7 (Detachment). Scout from Cape Girardeau to Bolinger, Stoddard and Wayne Counties March 9-15 (Co. F ). Mustered out April 20, 1865. Regiment lost during service 18 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 88 Enlisted men by disease. Total 107. 2nd Missouri Battalion State Militistrict of St. Louis till September, 1862. At Houston July, 1862. Action at Mountain Store, Big Piney, July 25, 1862. At Hartsville, District of Rolla, Mo., till July, 1863, and at St. Louis, Mo., till September, 1863. Scout in Wayne, Stoddard and Dunklin Counties August 20-27, 1862. Little River Bridge August 31, 1862 (Detachment). Hartsville, Wood's Fork, January 11, 1863. Transferred to new Battery E September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Sedalia, Mo., January 20, 1864.
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Wisconsin Volunteers. (search)
ion to Bloomfield, Mo., May 10-11. Action at Bloomfield May 10. Chalk Bluffs May 15. Operations in Dunklin County May 16-20. Expedition to Madison, Ark., July 9-22. Scatterville July 10. Guerrilla Campaign against Porter's and Poindexter's forces July 20-September 10. West Prairie July 23. Bloomfield July 29. Jonesboro, Ark., August 2-3 (2nd Battalion). Jackson, Languelle's Ferry and Scatterville August 3. At Cape Girardeau till October 3. Scout to Wayne, Stoddard and Dunklin Counties August 20-27 (Detachment). Bloomfield August 29 and September 11. Moved to Greenville October 3, thence to Patterson October 19. Expedition after Greene's guerrillas October 20-November 3. Duty at Patterson till January, 1863. Moved to Alton and West Plains January. At West Plains, Pilot Knob and St. Genevieve till March. Batesville February 4. Moved to Cape Girardeau March 10. Scout from Bloomfield to Scatterville March 24-April 1. Operati
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 102 (search)
Doc. 25. the New Madrid expedition. Colonel Burrus' report. New Madrid, Mo., August 7. To Brigadier-General Ewing: Have been out seventeen days with a battalion of the Second Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, under Lieutenant-Colonel Heller, detachments of the Second and Third, under Major Wilson, and of the First and Sixth Missouri Cavalry Volunteers, under Captain Prewitt. I had skirmishes with guerillas and bushwhackers, in Mississippi, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot and Duncan counties, Arkansas, killing considerable numbers of them. We had quite a brisk running fight at Osceola, Arkansas, on the second instant, with Bowen's and McVaigh's companies, of Shelby's command. We captured their camp, killing seven, and took twenty-five prisoners, including Captain Bowen, their commander. On the fourth, at Elksehula, we fought the Second Missouri rebel cavalry, and Conyer's Guthrie's and Darnell's bands of guerrillas, all under the command of Colonel Cowan. We route
The Daily Dispatch: July 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Subjugation of Missouri. (search)
e ourselves responsible: First. On the 13th of June, Major McCullough was encamped at Fort Smith, with 10,000 trained, veteran soldiers, with an extra supply of guns and munitions of war. Thence he moved for Missouri, with increasing numbers, to form a junction with the State troops, now more than six thousand strong at one point. Second. At Pocahontas, Arkansas, six thousand Arkansas troops were encamped, en route for Missouri, with all necessary equipments. Third. In Stoddard county. Missouri, 4,000 State troops are encamped for the war. Some ten or fifteen regiments of men are moving for Missouri from Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, in addition to those already mentioned. Fourth. Governor Jackson will have in less than twenty days a well appointed army of nearly 50,000 men, before whom the invaders of our people will be driven like wild beasts from their lair. Added to this enumeration of military forces, three out of every five of the able bodied m
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Interesting reports of battles in Missouri. (search)
uestion of time, and of our means fully to arm and equip our loyal citizens. I remain, Colonel, very respectfully, Your obedient servant., Thos. C. Reynolds, Lieut. Governor of Missouri. Headq'rs, first military district, M. S. G., camp Allen, Oct. 28, 1861. Lieutenant Governor T. C. Reynolds: Sir: --I am instructed by the General commanding this brigade, to forward you a detailed account of our movements subsequent to the 12th ult. when we broke camp at Spring Hill, Stoddard county. On the above date, about 10 o'clock A. M., the General, accompanied by five hundred mounted riflemen, started in a direct course toward the Iron Mountain railroad, designing to strike it about forty miles south of Saint Louis at Big River Bridge. In the absence of the General, Colonel Andrew Lowe, of the Third Regiment of Infantry, commanded the remaining forces, which consisted mostly of infantry. He was ordered to make his line of march on a direct route from Spring Hill to Frede