Started with six men on a trip to Springfield, Missouri.—Deceived by a Federal spy in the Irish Wilderness—Captured through mistake by Rebels.—Routed on Panther creek.—Returned home on foot. 159 CHAPTER XXII. Started with four men.—Surrounded in a thicket near Fredericktown.—Escaped with the loss of three horses.—Stole horses from the Federals at night.—Killed two soldiers.—Suffered from hunger.—Killed Fowler.—Took a horse from G. W. Murphy.—Went to Mingo Swamp.—Killed Coots for betraying him.—Killed a Federal and lost two men. 168 CHAPTER XXIII. Went to Mingo Swamp with ten men.—Went to Castor creek.—Attacked two companies of Federals under Capt. Cawhorn and Capt. Rhoder.—Bushwhacked them seven nights.—Went with Capt. Reed‘s men.—Attacked Capt. Leeper‘s company.—Killed fourteen, captured forty horses, forty-four guns, sixty pistols, and everything else they had. 182 CHAPTER XXIV. Took a trip with fifteen men.—Captured a squad of Federals.—Reception of “Uncle Bill.”—Hung all the prisoners.—Captured five more and hung one. 187 CHAPTER XXV. Put in a crop.—Started to Missouri with nine men.—Killed a soldier near Dallas.—Went to St. Francois county and watched for Walls and Baker.—Watched near Big River Mills for McGahan.—Narrow escape of William Sharp.—Robbed Burges, Hughes and Kelley of their horses.—Robbed Abright‘s store.—Captured some Federals on White Water. 195 CHAPTER XXVI. Started to St. Francois county, Missouri, with eight men.—Hung Vogus and Zimmer.—Hung George Hart.—Robbed Lepp‘s store.—Concealed in Pike Run hills.—Started back.—Hung Mr. Mett‘s negro, “Old Isaac.”—Hung another negro.—Took two deserters back and hung them. 205 CHAPTER XXVII. Started with nine men to St. Francois county.—Stopped in Pike Run hills.—Robbed the store of Christopher Lepp.—Hung Mr. Kinder‘s negro.—Attacked by Federals.—Killed two men and lost one.—Shot two soldiers on a furlough.—Enters a mysterious camp. 212 CHAPTER XXVIII. Capt. John and a company of Federals destroy the Bushwhackers‘ Headquarters in Green county, Arkansas.—He is bushwhacked, routed and killed.—Raid into Washington county with fourteen men.—Attacked by twenty Federals.—Killed the man who piloted Capt. John. 219 CHAPTER XXIX. Took a raid into Missouri with four men.—Killed a Federal.—Killed two of Capt. Milks‘ men.—Started to De Soto.—Routed by the Federals.—Adventure with a German.—Killed three Federals on Black river. 228 CHAPTER XXX. Commanded the advance guard on Price‘s raid.—The Federals burn Doniphan.—Routed the Federals completely.—Captured several at Patterson.—Killed Abright at Farmington.—Left Price‘s army.—Killed four Federals.—Major Montgomery storms Big River Mills.—Narrow escape from capture. 237 CHAPTER XXXI.