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The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], The War. (search)
ollows, distant two and a half miles. Young's Texas regiment camped with us. The next morning we marched to Cross Hollows and encamped in an open field. This day Rector's and Mitchell's regiments joined us. The latter regiment had marched 45 miles without halting in twenty-four hours. Ben McCulloch arrived and was met with such ar camp fires.--While thus waiting for the enemy's approach, they suddenly appeared in Bentonville, on our extreme left flank, taking possession of the quarters of Rector's regiment. Two of their scouts were also captured on While river, on our extreme right, indicating an attempt to flank our position. Of course they destroyed the greater portion of the clothing, etc., of Rector's men, besides killing one or two citizens, and committing other outrages too diabolical to mention. Early on Tuesday morning we once more abandoned our position, and commenced retreating in the midst of a bitter storm of sleet and snow.--The road was a solid mass of ice, slippe