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: 226
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LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.
fight with Jackman and 300 or 400 men at Hickory Plains to-day. A
few rebels killed and taken prisoners. Major Snelling, with 250 Tenth
Illinois, joined from Lewisburg as we came to camp. A reconnaissance
of Third Wisconsin developed a few rebels, fugacious, and firing on
north side bayou. Learned that Jackman passed north from Hickory
Plains, about two miles beyond bridge, this morning, having come out
from neighborhood road near Franklin's Mill, used by rebels for grind-
ing, on creek four miles south of east from Jackson's road down the
bottom.
Monday, August 8.-Second Brigade moved at early dawn; First
Brigade with train at 8 o'clock. Caney Creek, five miles north of
Bull Bayou, dry. Quarles' Bridge, over Bayou Des Arc, three miles
further, in decent order. Third Michigan held bridge and pushed on
direct road toward Searcy; Colonel Stuart with rest of brigade crossed
two miles and a half above, and came down on Searcy from west. No
rebels in Searcy. Reported by all the inhabitants that the enemy
passed through the road traversed to-day in great haste last night,
traveling northward. Searcy pretty much deserted; no buildings de-
stroyed. From Searcy went up to Little Red River Landing, two miles
and a half. Road descends all way, timbered and fields, easily defended
from an attack from north. Went into camp on Little Red, on south
side. Stuart came up soon after and crossed the ford, going into
camp in open fields beyond. Water very low in the Red; rough rocky
bed to stream; banks thirty feet high? even. From September to June
this stream is navigable to White River boats, very low during June,
July, and August. Road from Searcy, four miles east, leads to Pros-
pect Bluffs; good ford. The rebels under McCray and Jackman all
crossed the ford before light this morning, hastening north. From
information received from inhabitants they were about 800 strong.
They went twelve miles northeast, on the Grand Glaize road, and
stopped at Stephens' Creek. Shelby is reported to be crossing, or to
have crossed, the White at Augusta with intent to join them.
Tuesday, August 9.-Moved, with Geiger's (First) brigade leading,
with two 12-pounder howitzers. A detachment Eleventh Missouri
Cavalry, under Captain Kauffman, of 120 men, left at daylight to recon-
noiter ahead all day, if not attacked. After crossing the Little Red
the road runs northward for one mile and a quarter, then turns east,
and passing over a high and good but stony road descends a steep
declivity 100 feet high to the Overflow-name given to a creek which
bounds on the west the swamps of the Mingo. About six miles from the
landing a road to the left leads toward Grand Glaize, and to the right
to Prospect Bluffs, three miles. After leaving the Overflow the road
runs through the heavy bottom lands of the Mingo Swamps eight miles,
to Glaize Creek, all timbered, with little underbrush; must be bad in
wet weather. The Mingo is not much of a creek, though bad crossing
on account of the deep mud; narrow. Stuart's brigade remains at
bridge. First encamps at headquarters, two miles and a half below,
on road to Augusta. After crossing bridge at Glaize road leads down
directly east on a tongue of land to a point of land opposite Augusta,
seven miles from bridge; also turns to left and leads three miles north-
east to the White River, then turns down the bank two miles to a ferry
called Hatch's, whence it is two miles to Augasta. Likewise on this
last road another to the left, about two miles from the bridge, leads to
Grand Glaize and Denmark. The whole land below the bridge is cane-
brake, with heavy bottom growth. The road toward the point narrow,226
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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/m1/243/?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.