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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 de- feated Col. -Mulligan and captured immense stores. The I'^ederals under Gen. S. R. Custis advanced with large forces, and I rice retired into Arkansas, Februar}' 12, 1862. On M&rch 6, 1862, he was commis- sioned major-general in the regular Confed- erate service, and under Gen. Earl Van Dorn fought the battle of Pea Ridge (Elk- horn), where he was wounded and nar- rowly escaped death. Shortly after the battle of Shiloh, Gen. Price with his Missourians, accompanied \'an Dorn to the east of the Mississippi and after Bragg had departed lor Kentucky, Price was left to face the greatly superior numbers of Grant and Rosecrans. At luka and Corinth he and his men fought with great bravery. The year 1863 found Price again in the trans-Miss- issippi region. At Helena, on July 4, 1863, Price's men were the only part of the army that carried the enemy's works. He co- operated 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 num- bers 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 en- gaged in a scheme of colonization under the imperial government, but it was not suc- cessful. He returned to the United States and died at St. Louis, September 29, 1867.

Reynolds, Alexander Welch, born in Clarke county, \'irginia, 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, v.'hen he was promoted to captain, and as- signed to quartermaster duty at Philadel- phia 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 \''ir- ginia Infantry, and served in West Virginia. Later he commanded a brigade in Tennes- see 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 cam- paign, 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 V'irginia, graduated from United States AJilitary Academy, 1849. After a year at the cavalry school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as second lieutenant of Second Dragoons, he moted 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 \irginia Cavalry Regiment. In June he was pro- moted to brigadier-general, and with his brigade joined Stuart on the Rapidan. In Septembe'-. he was sent to North Carolina to recruit and instruct cavalry troops, and saw 'service in that state. He commanded a cav-
 * erved in the west against the Indians ; pro-
 * !ry division in the Gettysburg campaign,