The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 22, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 75
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BATTLE OF PRAIRIE GROVE, ARK.
The Twenty-sixth Indiana and Thirty-seventh Illinois subsequently
charged the same batteries with the same result.
Observing that the enemy had now thrown a large force upon my center
and right, I directed the infantry of the First Division to enter the wood
and engage them, which order was executed with promptness, Colonel
[William] Weer leading the Tenth and Thirteenth Kansas Regiments
of his brigade upon the right; a portion of the Second Kansas (dis-
mounted), under command of Capt. S. J. Crawford; the right wing of the
Eleventh Kansas, under Colonel [Thomas] Ewing, jr., and the First In-
dian, under Colonel [S. H.] Wattles,.upon the left; the Twentieth Iowa
Regiment advancing upon. the left of the Indians, the left wing of the
Eleventh Kansas, under Lieutenant-Colonel [T.] Moonlight, supporting
Rabb's and [H.) Hopkins' batteries. The First Iowa, Tenth Illinois,
Eighth Missouri, and the First Battalion of the Second Wisconsin Cav-
alry, under Colonel Wickersham, and the Third Wisconsin Cavalry,
under Major Calkins, were directed to proceed to my extreme right to
watch any flank movement of the enemy that might be attempted in
that direction, and also to guard the road leading to Rhea's Mills, and
prevent communication being cut off with the First Brigade (General
Salomon's).
The contest by this time (about 3 p. m.) had become vigorous and
determined. The entire infantry of the three divisions, and also a por-
tion of the Second Kansas (dismounted), were engaged in the wood
with the rebel infantry, three times their number. The rattling of
musketry, uninterrupted for fully three hours, was terrific. The con
tending armies swayed to and fro, each alternately advancing and re-
tiring. Some rebel sharpshooters, firing from the windows of a house
situated in the edge of the wood and a little to my left, were evidently
directing their compliments specially to myself and staff. I directed
Captain Rabb to open upon it with shell, and in a fe. moments the
house was in flames.
While the infantry was vigorously contesting every inch of ground, I
directed Lieutenant [E S.] Stover, with two 12-pounder mountain how-
itzers, to advance into the wood, which he promptly-did, taking position
on a little knoll on the right of the Eleventh Kansas, and directing his
guns across a small field, where a heavy force of rebels were massed. He
poured into them his canister and shell until his ammunition was ex-
hausted and his horses shot down, being compelled to bring away his
guns by hand. I then directed Lieutenant [M. D.] Tenney to advance
his battery to the edge of the wood, on the left of the Eleventh Kansas,
taking position about 200 yards in front of the rebel ranks. From his
six 10-pounder Parrott guns he opened on them with terrible effect,
driving them back with great slaughter.
Learning that a heavy force was massing on my right with a view of
turning my flank, I immediately withdrew Tenney's battery, and pro-
ceeded with it to an open field on the right, at the same time direct-
ing the infantry to withdraw from the wood, in order to draw the
enemy from under cover and within range of my artillery. On reach-
ing the open field on their right, just alluded to, I discovered the en-
tire division of General Frost advanced to the edge of the timber, and
about 200 yards distant. They opened upon us a fierce fire from En-
field rifles, and were in the act of throwing down the fence to make
an assault on the battery, which had no support except my own staff
and body guard; but Lieutenant Teney, with commendable prompt
ness, wheeled his guns into position, when their destructive fire of
canister and shell soon sent the rebel hordes back under cover of75
Cp. XXXIV.]
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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 22, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1888; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154600/m1/78/?q=Hughey%27s: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.