The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 221
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CHAP. LIII.] EXPEDITION FROM LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 221
AUGUST 6-16, 1864.-Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River,
Ark., with skirmishes at Hickory Plains and Bull Bayou (7th), at Hatch's
Ferry (9th), near Augusta (10th), and near Searcy (13th).
RE PORTS.
No. 1.-Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, commanding Department of Arkan-
sas.
No. 2.-Brig. Gen. Joseph R. West, U. S. Army, commanding expedition.
No. 3.-Maj. James F. Dwighit, Eleventh Missouri Cavalry, Volunteer Aide-de-Camp.
No. 4.--Itinerary of the Third Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, com-
manded by Col. Washington F. Geiger, Eighth Missouri Cavalry.
No. 5.-Brig. Gen. Joseph O. Shelby, C. S. Army.
No. 1.
Report of Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele, U. S. Army, commanding Depart-
ment of Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, August 14, 1864.
GENERAL: The command under Brigadier-General West encountered
McCray near Searcy, beat them and pursued toward Jacksonport, where
it is supposed Shelby was about crossing White River in order to go
south. Scouts and deserters report that the rebels in my front are fall-
ing back across Saline River. The party sent to burn the depot at
Princeton stampeded the guard, but the leader being wounded failed
to burnr the rebel supplies. This may be the cause of their ithdraw-
ing part of their force. Dobbin is reported still hovering about Helena.
Shelby has supplied his conscripts with arms through smugglers' in
Memphis. From all accounts it is his intention now to rejoin Price
as soon as possible. West will make every effort to catch him which-
ever way he goes. This is the third expedition I have fitted out
against Shelby within a few weeks. The excuses given for not catch-
ing him are that they could not get supplies and were obliged to return.
Brigadier-General Carr had Shelby in his grasp at one time, in the
opinion of his officers.
The following-named troops have been ordered home during this
month, some on account of expiration of time of service and others
on furlough: Second Indiana Battery, 100; First Iowa Cavalry, 360;
Sixty-first Illinois Infantry (veteran), 220; Sixty-second Illinois, 360;
Third Minnesota (six companies), 200; Fifth Kansas Cavalry, 120.
Time of service of First Indiana Cavalry will expire next week.
Very respectfully,
FREDK. STEELE,
Major- General.
Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY.
No. 2.
Reports of Brig. Gen. Joseph R. West, U. S. Army, commanding expe-
dition.
" HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY EXPEDITION,
Camp Three and a half miles west of White River,
Opposite Augusta, August 9, 1864.
GENERAL: I1 have the honor to report that a small affair occurred
between the advance of Colonel Geiger's command and Jackman's
forces, at HIickory Plains, on the 7th instant. The enemy fell back, and
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 41, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1893; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145053/m1/238/?q=McCray: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.