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Pearce commanding troops from Texas and Arkansas, defeated the Federals at Wilkins Creek, where Gen. Lyon was killed. At Lexington, on September 21, 1861, he defeated Col. Mulligan and captured immense stores. The Federals under Gen. S. R. Custis advanced with large forces, and Price retired into Arkansas, February 12, 1862. On M&rch 6, 1862, he was commissioned major-general in the regular Confederate service, and under Gen. Earl Van Dorn fought the battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn), where he was wounded and narrowly escaped death. Shortly after the battle of Shiloh, Gen. Price with his Missourians, accompanied Van Dorn to the east of the Mississippi and after Bragg had departed for Kentucky, Price was left to face the greatly superior numbers of Grant and Rosecrans. At Iuka and Corinth he and his men fought with great bravery. The year 1863 found Price again in the trans-Mississippi region. At Helena, on July 4, 1863, Price's men were the only part of the army that carried the enemy's works. He cooperated with Kirby Smith in the campaign against Banks and Steele in 1864. He made his last desperate effort to recover Missouri in the latter part of 1864. His campaign was marked by brilliant achievements, but he was confronted by overwhelming numbers and forced to retreat. At the close of the war he was included in Gen. Kirby Smith's surrender, but he preferred to leave the country and went to Mexico. He engaged in a scheme of colonization under the imperial government, but it was not successful. He returned to the United States and died at St. Louis, September 29, 1867.

Reynolds, Alexander Welch, born in Clarke county, Virginia, in August, 1817; graduated from United States Military Academy in 1S38; served in the Florida war as adjutant; subsequently was on frontier duty, then on recruiting service until 1847, when he was promoted to captain, and assigned to quartermaster duty at Philadelphia in the Mexican war and in New Mexico and Texas. He left the service to enter the Confederate army, and in July, 1861, was commissioned colonel of the Fiftieth Virginia Infantry, and served in West Virginia. Later he commanded a brigade in Tennessee and Mississippi, and was captured at the surrender of Vicksburg. After being exchanged, he resumed command of his brigade with the rank of brigadier-general. He commanded a brigade at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, and subsequently served under Hardee in the Atlanta campaign, where he was painfully wounded. After the war he was appointed brigadier-general in the Egyptian army, and died at Alexandria, Egypt, May 26, 1876.

Robertson, Beverly Holcombe, a native of Virginia, graduated from United States AJilitary Academy, 1849. After a year at the cavalry school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as second lieutenant of Second Dragoons, he served in the west against the Indians; promoted to first lieutenant, and made acting assistant adiutant-general. department of Utah: promoted to captain March 3. 1861. In August, having left the service, he was commissioned colonel of Fourth Virginia Cavalry Regiment. In June he was promoted to brigadier-general, and with his brigade joined Stuart on the Rapidan. In September. he was sent to North Carolina to recruit and instruct cavalry troops, and saw service in that state. He commanded a cavalry division in the Gettysburg campaign,