CHAPTER X.

Arrival of Smith--His march from the railroad--Why he arrived too late--Our feelings on his arrival--The situation the morning after the battle--What should have been done--Smith starts for St. Joseph--Burying the dead and caring for the wounded--Scott's official report--Comments on the same--Gallantry of Scott and Lakin--Official report of the enemy--Estimate of his force--Account in the Missouri Republican--Account in Pollard's "First Year of the War"--The necessity and merits of the battle 135