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HISTORY OF BARRY COUNTY. 643 vember, 1862, Quantrill and his guerrillas invaded Jasper and neighboring counties, and burned the court-house and part of the town of Lamar, and held possession of the country west of Stockton and north of Sarcoxie. In 1862, at a time when the Confederates held Cassville, a Federal force of about 150 men entered town at a gallop, driving the pickets before them. The Confederates fled to the houses, and the battle was continued from house to house. The skir- mish ended in the half log, half frame house, just south of the kitchen of the present Pharis House. One Federal was killed and one wounded, and one Confederate was killed. Forsythe, of Washburn, was one of the Confederates present. Dr. Clements came on the same day and rendered aid to the wounded. The Federal force retreated as Confederates poured into town from the east and west. Gen. Schofield, writing from Gadfly, October 11, 1862, in- formed Gen. Blunt that he would move to Cassville with Totten's division on the 12th, while the brigade at Keetsville would be ordered to fall back there if threatened, and in such event asked Blunt to push forward his command to Cassville, meanwhile to send forward a heavy scout on the Fayetteville road as far as Pea Ridge, if the enemy should not be encountered before that point was reached. Gen. Brown drove the Confederates out of Pineville on October 10, without sustaining any loss, shelling the town and bottoms from Testerman's Hill. Schofield ordered Herron to move on Cassville, leaving four companies of Mc- Clurg's regiment at Crane Creek, under Maj. Eno, for scout and escort duty. On October 12 Schofield's command camped at Cassville, where he was joined on the 14th by Gen. Herron's re- serves from Springfield. On October 17, 1862, a reconnoissance was sent forward from Cassville to Pea Ridge to ascertain the movements of Rains and Cooper, and on the 18th a report was sent in that Cooper, with a large force, moved toward Maysville, while Rains moved toward Huntsville, leaving 2,500 or 3,000 cavalry at Pea Ridge to conceal these moves. Schofield dispatched Blunt, Weer and Cloud in pursuit of Cooper; Totten and Herron in pursuit of Rains, and Salomon to hold Pea Ridge. It must be remembered
| Title | History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry, and McDonald counties, Missouri. |
| Subject |
Newton County (Mo.)--History Lawrence County (Mo.)--History Barry County (Mo.)--History McDonald County (Mo.)--History |
| Description | From the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observation, etc. |
| Date.Original | 1888 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Chicago : The Goodspeed Publishing co., 1888. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000092 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Newton County (Mo.) Lawrence County (Mo.) Barry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Newton County; Missouri -- Lawrence County; Missouri -- Barry County; Missouri -- McDonald County; |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) SHS of Mo (747-6366); (573) 882-7083; fax (573) 884-4950 ; shsofmo@umsystem.edu |
| Title | mch000092p0643 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HISTORY OF BARRY COUNTY. 643 vember, 1862, Quantrill and his guerrillas invaded Jasper and neighboring counties, and burned the court-house and part of the town of Lamar, and held possession of the country west of Stockton and north of Sarcoxie. In 1862, at a time when the Confederates held Cassville, a Federal force of about 150 men entered town at a gallop, driving the pickets before them. The Confederates fled to the houses, and the battle was continued from house to house. The skir- mish ended in the half log, half frame house, just south of the kitchen of the present Pharis House. One Federal was killed and one wounded, and one Confederate was killed. Forsythe, of Washburn, was one of the Confederates present. Dr. Clements came on the same day and rendered aid to the wounded. The Federal force retreated as Confederates poured into town from the east and west. Gen. Schofield, writing from Gadfly, October 11, 1862, in- formed Gen. Blunt that he would move to Cassville with Totten's division on the 12th, while the brigade at Keetsville would be ordered to fall back there if threatened, and in such event asked Blunt to push forward his command to Cassville, meanwhile to send forward a heavy scout on the Fayetteville road as far as Pea Ridge, if the enemy should not be encountered before that point was reached. Gen. Brown drove the Confederates out of Pineville on October 10, without sustaining any loss, shelling the town and bottoms from Testerman's Hill. Schofield ordered Herron to move on Cassville, leaving four companies of Mc- Clurg's regiment at Crane Creek, under Maj. Eno, for scout and escort duty. On October 12 Schofield's command camped at Cassville, where he was joined on the 14th by Gen. Herron's re- serves from Springfield. On October 17, 1862, a reconnoissance was sent forward from Cassville to Pea Ridge to ascertain the movements of Rains and Cooper, and on the 18th a report was sent in that Cooper, with a large force, moved toward Maysville, while Rains moved toward Huntsville, leaving 2,500 or 3,000 cavalry at Pea Ridge to conceal these moves. Schofield dispatched Blunt, Weer and Cloud in pursuit of Cooper; Totten and Herron in pursuit of Rains, and Salomon to hold Pea Ridge. It must be remembered |
