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Bloody Battle in Arkansas. On Monday last, the War Department in Rich mond received despatches announcing a bloody battle at Pea Ridge, in Benton county, Arkansas, near the Missouri line. The battle is reported to have continued for three days. Our loss in officers was heavy—Generals McCulloch, McIn tosh, Slack and Herbert being reported killed.— A telegram received by a member of Congress represents our siccn g as decisive—the enemy being badly whips and their retreat cutoff. We hope further intelligence may confirm this good news. Whatever the result of the conflict, the fell of General McCulloch is to be esteemed as a ra tional calamity. His name was already histori cal at the time of the breaking out of the revolu tion. Twenty-six years ago he served in the battle of San Jacinto; afterwards passed his time on the Texan frontier in a succession of hard ships and dangers, such as few men have seen, and subsequently in the Mexican war was the bloody field of Buena Vista, received the pub lic and official thanks of General Taylor for his heroic conduct and services. It appears by the following official dispatch that the Yankees claim a victory over the Con federate forces in Arkansas. To Major General McClellan, Washington: The army of the Southwest, poder Gen. Cur tis, after three days hard fighting near Sugar Creek, Arkansas, has gained a most glorious vic tory over the combined forces of Van Dorn, McCulloch, Price, and McIntosh. Our loss is estimated at one thousand killed and wounded. That of the enemy is still larger. Guns, flags, provisions, c., have been captu red in large quantities.
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Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia, US
Tue, Mar 18, 1862
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