Captain Barnes does not mention a specific date of the incident.However,he does give a clue as to an approximate time frame. "The federals captured the precious letters and carried them to Curtis. By 10 oclock the next day the camp at Batesville was abandoned and Curtis and his 18,000 invaders were on their way to Helena for the protection of their gunboats,where they made their first stop,and Gen.Hindman and his 1,200 men,with about enough ammunition to last them twenty minutes,breathed easier. The gallant Hindman declared that his female auxiliares had won the day."
Mike