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Immediately after the battle Gen Curtis Army advanced twelve miles towards Bentonville, where they remained for sometime Caring for the wounded and Col.lecting [sic] supplies. during the month of March the 3d Iowa Cavalry was kept busy scouting and Col.lecting [sic] forage which had to be hauled a great distance. On our expeditions the Regiment traveled from 40 to 50 miles per day, visiting Fayetteville and thence to the Indian Country and returned after an absence of Seven days. About the last of March the Regiment under Command of Capt O H Scott made an expedition to Huntsville Ark. which was successful. Early in April, the Army moved [illegible] Cassville Mo to Forsythe Mo over the worst road in the South West. The 3d Iowa encamped on Bull Creek where they had great difficulty in procuring forage. On the 20th of April were ordered to march with the Army towards West Plains Mo. The roads were almost impassable. The trains could make but three miles the first day and many wagons were mired down in the deep mud. The march was continued from day to day over mountains and Rivers, through a country almost barren for more than two hundred miles, the route passing through Douglas Co Mo. West Plains and thence via Salem Ark. to Batesville. When they arrived on the 1st day of May, Forage on the whole route was very scarce. Foraging parties scoured the country for fifteen miles on either side of the road and carried on horseback nearly all of that was obtained. The 3d Iowa Cavalry was the first Regiment to enter Batesville when they met a force of the enemy who retreated across White River, leaving a few prisoners in our hands. The Regiment was kept in line of battle surrounding the town from daylight (at which time they mched[sic] the town) until 2 Oclock PM when they were ordered to Jacksonport to occupy the place. The 3d Iowa alone advanced to Jacksonport. the rest of the Army remained at Batesville. On the 3d of May Brig Gen Steele arrived at Jacksonport from Pilot Knobb via Pocahontas. The 3d Iowa remained at Jacksonville until the last of May when they were ordered to Batesville. During the month they had made several expeditions into the country but met no considerable force of the enemy. Usee note on margin of this Page [NOTE ON MARGIN:] About the 25th fellas[?]. Capt N.W. Cook with his Company (D) were ordered to Rolla to guard a train and bring back some horses when near Hustoy[?] Mo an attack was threatened by Col.eman with 300 men who had Captured and burned a train only a few days before but who upon learning the train was guarded by a detachment of the 3d Iowa Cav. had not the courage to attack notwithstanding the guard numbered but 40 men, Col.eman had seen enough of the 3d Iowa under Maj Drake to satisfy him. Capt. Cook made the trip to Rolla and back to Batesville without encountering the enemy or sustaining any loss.[END NOTE] On the 30th of May the 3d Iowa Cavalry made an expedition to Sillamon 50 miles above Batesville on the River where they engaged a force of the enemy, Killing and wounding a number and