Arkansas True Democrat [Little Rock], November 14, 1861
Fort Smith, Nov. 1st, 1861.
Messrs. Johnson & Yerkes–
Gentlemen–Having left Gen. McCulloch’s headquarters on Monday, 28th ult., I send you all the information in regard to their movement that I could obtain in the short time I remained in that section. . . .
I met many families on the road getting out of Missouri–there was some sickness among them. Many old people, women and children, without any preparation for a journey, had hurried off from their homes in fear of their lives from the attacks of the jayhawkers. The Missourians are greatly exasperated, and declare they will drive the last union man from the State. . . .
Yours truly, Gilbert Knapp.