The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-08-17
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Sr. LOUIS aug. l3-Pr
The following official report of the s,,,
near Springfield, on Saturday last as f. f.
wardsd by one of Gen. Lyons aids to c..
Fremont.
Lyon, in three columns under br..,.
Gen. Sigel and Maj. Sturgis of the c,,,J.
attacked the enemy on the morning d -
10th, at halfpast six. nine miles souri,.
of Springfield. The engagement VA, :.
we're.
Our loss is 800 killed and wounded
Gen. Lyon was killed in charge At Il.
head of his column.
Our forces were 5000. inclu ding pom
Home Guards.
The muster-rolls reported taken from II.
enemy give their strength at 60 900. iDcIn
ding regiments from Louisiana, Mississ;r,;
and Tennessee. with Texan Rangers and
Cherokee halt-breeds. Their loss is reror
ed heavy, including Generals Price and ",
Cul'och.
This statement is corroborated by pr..
oners.
Their tents and wagons were DESTROYED
in the action. Sigel left one gun on tbs
field, and returned to Springfield with a,
large number of prisoners. At 3 O'Clock
on the morning of the 18th, he continued
his retreat upon Rella, bringing off his BAG.
gage trains, and $3.50 in specie from t6,
Springfield bank.
The following is a verbal report taken
from special messenger who brOOgN, dis,
patches for Gen. Fremont: Early on Salut
day morning. Lyon marched out of SPRING
field to give the enemy battle. He came up
to them on Davis creek, on Green Prairie, .
few miles Southwest of Springfield. Whsr.
he had taken a strong position on rolling
ground.
Twenty minutes past O'Clock in til,
morning Gen. Lyon fred the first gun
when the battle began. A severe cannon
aiding was kept up for two hours, when FIR
of Capt. Totten's artillery proving too Sc
we're for the enemy, they gradually fell bacl
towards their encampments. Gen. Lyon
Cavalry was posted IN the enemy's lef
flank and Gen. Sigel's Artillery On lb,
right. Then began a terrific attack. anC
spread slaughter and dismay in the ranks
of the enemy. pursuing them to their camp
Shells from Capt. Totlen's Artillery selling
fire TO their tents and wagons which we're
all destroyed.
A Louisiana and Mississippi regimen
seemed TO have suffered most in the 6gh
and were almost anuihilated. Some TIM
in The afternoon as Gen. Lyon was leading
on his column, his hoIse WAS shot from IN
der him. He immediately mounted anUsh
er and as he turned around to his men wsv
ing his Lat in his hand, cheering them OF
he was struck In the small of the back b.
ball and Tell dead to the ground.
The command then devoIved upon Sige
Pursuit continued until night-tall. Whe
our little army rested tor the night in Il
encampment OF the enemy.
Sunday morning, Gen. Sigel, fearing Il
enemy might recover and attempt to cut b
command of from Springfield, fell bsc
upon that city, where The Home Guart
we've stationed.
On reaching Springfield, fearing the grsl
numbers of the enemy might Induce then
to get between him and RolIa, Gen. Size
concluded 70 fall back on RoIls with bN
provision trains and meet the Feinforcemen'S
which were on their way to bin.
The latest moment Of the departure o
the messenger, the enemy had not Oee'
seen, ana it is probably Gen. Sigel has no
been disturbed IN his march. Ninety OF tn
Rebels were captured. among whom IS
Colonel of distinction. The messing
could not remember his name.
The sword and horse of McCulloch We
among the trophies. RsinfOrcements q
on the way from Rolla, and Sigel and b
army are considered safe.
The Lawrence Journal learns from "a