CHAPTER XIII.
THE BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE.
The Rebels make their Attack .-- Albert Pike and his Indians .-- Scalping Wounded Men .-- Death of General McCulloch .-- The Fighting at Elkhorn Tavern .-- Close of a Gloomy Day .-- An Unpleasant Night .-- Vocal Sounds from a Mule's Throat .-- Sleeping under Disadvantages .-- A Favorable Morning .-- The Opposing Lines of Battle .-- A Severe Cannonade .-- The Forest on Fire .-- Wounded Men in the Flames .-- The Rebels in Retreat .-- Movements of our Army .-- A Journey to St.Louis..