Price's Retreat via Dwight Mission on Sunday morning, November 6, 1864 is confirmed by the only book Rev. Worcester Willey (1808-1890), missionary at Dwight Mission on the Sallisaw during the war, ever wrote. Rev. Willey (Kanawiski) describes: "20 guns" suddenly being pointed at him by rebels from Price's army arriving unannounced during his family Sabbath service at the Mission, him being robbed and taken prisoner all the way to the Arkansas River, then rebels cutting a road thru the timber to the ford, their crossing the next day, and his release and return to Dwight Mission the evening of the 7th. Later, Rev. Willey mentions the passing of the Union army pursuing Price, with similar treatment and killing of his last milk cows for the Mission. It does not appear that the few remaining buildings at Dwight Mission were burned, however, either by the Rebels or Yankees passing by.
The above cited book is entitled: "A Tale of Home and War" by Worcester Willey. Publisher: Brown Thurston, Portland Maine, 1888, 200 pages. Electronic copies available from Google Books and some libraries. Search sources using the title and author for details. Focus pages for Price include 169-176.
A special thanks is due to Ken Martin for recently noting this reference to me. Note our previous blogs on 7/27/14 and 7/28/14 on Rev. Willey.