that of any essence or of any incense, but rather the smell

in my command the Pea Ridge Brigade and Hescock's battery. This

latter assurance relieved me greatly, for I feared the loss of these

troops in the general redistribution which I knew must soon take

place; and being familiar with their valuable service in Missouri,

and having brought them up from Mississippi, I hoped they would

continue with me. He directed me to take position just below the

city with the Pea Ridge Brigade, Hescock's battery, and the Second

Michigan Cavalry, informing me, at the same time, that some of the