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Sfi «j k j lttLetter from Ark an has.Abmv or thi Fkostie*.jH*r’h Mail, AaxiNuti,Dec. 10, 1862.4Feiekd Fiesta.—-The many mricg erents of the past few days induces roeto drop you a line giving you a curaorv account of affairs transpiring in thi* division of the Army of the Frontier. 1scarcely know where to begin as we hate■„ T| ^ 3? A |l J ifi- ■ Abeen fighting almost every day since entering Ibis part of Rebeldom. I wifi however narrow my history of events on the 5th €th 7th and 6th, inst. On Fi i-day 5th, Gen, Blunt having information that the enemy under Gen. Hindman were advancing through the Boston Mountains to attack us, ordered oat the3jH, i,f [iO «■2nd Kas, under Lieut,. Col. Bassett, who, after going a few miles soqth into the mountains on the Cane Hill and Van Suren Road, and not meeting any Rebelforce returned to camp on Cane H.ll, detaching my company numbering fifty men to remain on the South aide of the Boa ton Mountains to act as a Picket Guard, and resist, to the utmost,any advance which the Enemy might attempt until the Camp might be alarmed. Nothing disturbed the Picket until 10 or 12 o’clock, a. m,, i when twelve to fifteen men showed themselves to the V id sites-win chi had thrown out to the Soith of ray mam Pickets;who named lately fired on them and aroused my main pest, where I was inperson. I immediately formed ray mento receive them bat aftet reconoiteriag Ifound that they had fallen back- WeI * 1 J :■ I iZ '?* | l'A I* ? M I ^ It ml I if * # m k iff I; then reposted our Vtdetts and waited future developments, it was fast becoming dark from an eclips of the moon which soon became tutal and remained dark for two hours, the Rebels improved the time by silently throwing forward two Regiments of Infantry and two of Cavalry, intending to cut ras off; thereby surprisingour Camp. AH remained quiet untile , j f f f m *i gfij * ' itm ■ v j |[ 11 ’J | * jabout 4, a. m., when about one thousand men attacked me gp ju’ier flank and infront. They opened on our little bandfrom a thousand Minnie Rides. We were, however, ready to receive them, and return their fire, fortunately for usthey fifed ratherlt;*h^fh, sending a thousand balls whistling brer-our heads'onlywoufcdmg two of bar men. Oui* fire being belter directed, ^killed three and wounded fora of our .assailsat, as they since informed me. They then pressed
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Brownville Nebraska Advertiser
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