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THE WAR IN THE WEST. 223
CHAPTER XVI.
After the occupation of Camden, General Price took post at
Munn's Mill, twenty miles distant, covering every road leading
southward, waiting patiently until Banks should be disposed of.
Shelby, ordered to report to Fagan, made a recruit of Camden,
drove in all the Federal pickets on the east, and halted at Miller's
Bluff until General Fagan arrived.
From this point Lieutenant Colonel McDaniel turned back
upon Camden with one hundred men, from Elliott's regiment,
marched boldly up and attacked a large force holding an import-
ant bridge over a wide deep bayou east from the town, and
alarmed the garrison greatly. Severe skirmishing lasted until
McDaniel stirred up a perfect hornet's nest and drew down upon
him a considerable force, when he quietly withdrew and galloped
back to Shelby.
While Shelby was awaiting Fagan at Miller's Bluff, General
Steele had received another damaging blow from the west. The
second battle of Poison Spring was brief and bloody, with Mar-
maduke as the hero. After the capture of Camden, Steele
quietly rested behind the fortifications so kindly erected for his
use by the Confederates during the preceding fall and winter.
There were two roads leading from Camden to Washington: the
more southerly known as the wire road and the other passing
more to the north, and by the way of Poison Spring. General
Steele had entered Camden by the latter route. The Confederate
cavalry was camped on the wire road, about three miles from
Camden, with pickets of observation on the other road. It was
known that General Steele was severely pressed for subsistence,
and that he must replenish his commissariat from the surround-
ing country, or fall back to the line of the Arkansas river.
On the 20th of April, pressed by hard necessity, he pushed
out a foraging column on the Poison Spring road, consisting of
some two hundred and fifty wagons and ambulances, escorted by
a section of artillery, a regiment or battalion of cavalry, and a
force of probably two thousand infantry, including a regiment
of negroes. Marmaduke was promptly informed of the move-
ment, and that night passed across the country to the road the
enemy were upon, with a view to intercept their return. He
learned, however, in a few hours that the force of the enemy was
stronger than he had anticipated; and he resolved to return to
camp for the night, inform General Price of the condition of
Object Description
| Title | Shelby and his men, or, the war in the west |
| Author | Edwards, John N. (John Newman), 1839-1889 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897 Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
Digital reproduction based on reprint edition republished by his wife Jennie Edwards, Kansas City, Mo. : Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co., 1897 Originally published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Miami printing and publishing, 1867. |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1897 |
| Date.Digital | 2003? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civk000028p0223 |
| Description | THE WAR IN THE WEST. 223 CHAPTER XVI. After the occupation of Camden, General Price took post at Munn's Mill, twenty miles distant, covering every road leading southward, waiting patiently until Banks should be disposed of. Shelby, ordered to report to Fagan, made a recruit of Camden, drove in all the Federal pickets on the east, and halted at Miller's Bluff until General Fagan arrived. From this point Lieutenant Colonel McDaniel turned back upon Camden with one hundred men, from Elliott's regiment, marched boldly up and attacked a large force holding an import- ant bridge over a wide deep bayou east from the town, and alarmed the garrison greatly. Severe skirmishing lasted until McDaniel stirred up a perfect hornet's nest and drew down upon him a considerable force, when he quietly withdrew and galloped back to Shelby. While Shelby was awaiting Fagan at Miller's Bluff, General Steele had received another damaging blow from the west. The second battle of Poison Spring was brief and bloody, with Mar- maduke as the hero. After the capture of Camden, Steele quietly rested behind the fortifications so kindly erected for his use by the Confederates during the preceding fall and winter. There were two roads leading from Camden to Washington: the more southerly known as the wire road and the other passing more to the north, and by the way of Poison Spring. General Steele had entered Camden by the latter route. The Confederate cavalry was camped on the wire road, about three miles from Camden, with pickets of observation on the other road. It was known that General Steele was severely pressed for subsistence, and that he must replenish his commissariat from the surround- ing country, or fall back to the line of the Arkansas river. On the 20th of April, pressed by hard necessity, he pushed out a foraging column on the Poison Spring road, consisting of some two hundred and fifty wagons and ambulances, escorted by a section of artillery, a regiment or battalion of cavalry, and a force of probably two thousand infantry, including a regiment of negroes. Marmaduke was promptly informed of the move- ment, and that night passed across the country to the road the enemy were upon, with a view to intercept their return. He learned, however, in a few hours that the force of the enemy was stronger than he had anticipated; and he resolved to return to camp for the night, inform General Price of the condition of |
| Source | Shelby and His Men |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000028p0223.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
