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THE WAR IN MISSOURI 69
civilized warfare. Still a great deal was said by the
Federal officers and newspapers about the scalping of
a few of these men, and it was reported that some
bodies were otherwise mutilated. Colonel Cyrus Bussey
of the Third Iowa certified that he found twentyfive
of his men dead on the field, and that eight of
these had been scalped.
General McCulloch's infantry and artillery soon
attacked General Sigel's -command in our front, and
the engagement became general all along the line.
The roar of artillery and the rattle of musketry were
terrific all day until dark, with no decisive advantage
gained on either side. The Third Texas was
moved up behind Pea Ridge, dismounted, and placed
in line of battle just behind the crest of the ridge,
to support our infantry, a few hundred yards in
front of us, with orders not to abandon the ridge
under any circumstances. Here we remained until
late in the afternoon without further orders, in no
particular danger except from the shells from the
enemy's artillery that came over the ridge and fell
around us pretty constantly. Generals McCulloch
and McIntosh had both been killed early in the day,
and Colonel Louis Hebert, who was senior colonel and
next in rank, had been captured. All this was unknown
to us, and also unknown to General Van
Dorn, who was with General Price near Elkhorn
Tavern, two or three miles east of our position.
Late in the afternoon Colonel Greer sent a courier in
search of General McIntosh or General McCulloch,
to ask for instructions, or orders, and the sad tidings
came back that they were both killed; nor could
Colonel Hebert be found.
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/76/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.