General Sigel, with two full divisions, marched by a road parallel to the line of Price's retreat, and attempted to get in his front at a point forty miles from Springfield.

His line of march was ten miles longer than the route followed by the Rebels, and he did not succeed in striking the main road until Price had passed.
I had the pleasure of going through General Price's head-quarters only two days after that officer abandoned them.

There was every evidence of a hasty departure.

I found, among other documents, the following order for the evacuation of Springfield:-- HEAD-QUARTERS MISSOURI STATE GUARD, SPRINGFIELD, _February_ 13, 1862.
The commanders of divisions will instanter, and without the least delay, see that their entire commands are ready for movement at a moment's notice.
By order of Major-General S.Price.
H.H.Brand, A.A.G.
There was much of General Price's private correspondence, together with many official documents.

Some of these I secured, but destroyed them three weeks later, at a moment when I expected to fall into the hands of the enemy.