, 1861-09-04
FROM THE BATTLE EiELD.


Mr.. ]. D. McMeFarland, OF the Federal |
forcee, one OF the wounded at the battle Of |
Springfield, arri7ed at Rolla q few days ago,
bringing the following among other items Of
interest:
The wcmcn of Springfield were unremi:ting
ii their care fer the wounded soldiers. No
pains were spared ~ these good SaEaritaas
in wntching over and providing soup aud such
little dainlics rs the sick uudtr their care
needed. TIER names will long be remem
bered By mary thankful heart, who, but for
such nlnishations as OILY women can render,
would have passed through the weary tediam
of Illness on sick cot without thai sympathy
which does 80 much to alleviate an e2crusiat-
| il z pair. TIE names Of Mrs. Fairahnd A7s.
Herfct, M1s. GfnVes, Mrs. Lindenbower, Mrs.
Phelps, Mrs. Stevens, and others, will lorg be
1tE-mtersd With fearful eyes by our wound
ed soldiers in Springfield and should ne in
| sc.ibeG On tie roll oI Patriot Women OF
America
| The citizens also very generously have pro-
3ldtd tbs wGGadsd Win clothing, a5 many
| Ne1e qnite destitute OF q dgeent garment Of
shy kind WHEN brought in from the battle
field. The 1ame Of d.. Fsaskiin 5as 1asa-
toned with veneraticn By all these uader his
caTe,
By CoriederAte oflic--r, had visited the battle
ground SIG tusied:. - deaa, amounting to
l01 toGiea. They * occupied With this
dieeGreeable duty t. -uay and "Wednesday Of
last Week. The bed, ii Capt. Carsy Gratz Was
itcce2szed, brought to Springfield, and
placed II metallic &C fin for trans 2ortatioa 70
81. Lonis.
bodies vas disfigu1ed, And 42a 2abnzza1ds Or
W a1 rsposs & ths IL of 'iS Ss
1t wes noticed, however, that all the pockets
ct CUR dead We're turned inside out By the Sc
cession jscEals, who evidently had not neglect
ed such Gn opportunity for plunder. A mum
ber Of the enemy's dead were not yet burled
The following remarkable circumstance is
related: Six Of our wounded men lived nine
Gays On tie battle field before they we're aecl-
! 53nfal1y discovered BY Union man travelling
ever The field, who took them home and hati
, them cared ftr, come Of his neighbors assist
. ! iEg in The humane work One OF the men
f thus found was named G.ouert, German,
He YES wounded st first in the leg, and after
lying about an hour, the wound becoming
; painful, ne changed the position Of the
wounded l.g By placing It On 9 ths e Wel one,
: leg that wss injured. These poor men oh
t 1siped ucu1 u1ish1ntnt to prelo1g existence amid
, tits scene oi horrors BY crawling about and
getting at the contents of the haveEaacka
men anG berses. Nine hundred of the wounded
! Missou7ians among the rebels are in Spring
r field.
e Very little information could be obtained il
l ! regard to tue movements Of the repei troops
: EcCuloch waa supposed to be at Pond
) Spring, IS niles southwest Of Springfield
= Within ter hours mach of the Latter place
b there were said TO be il, COO n1en encamqed
e There were but few troops in the yilaage
Seven Thousand men, under Price, left for Bol
> war and encamped in that placs Monday
e night. It Was reported that Rains, in u sk.r
# 1nish 1ecr Fort Scott, was repulsed with SOM
# Ices. ..
:. Two dailies were published In Springfield
u one called the Southern Array Advertiser ant
! the other figured as the Massoars State Guard
n These two prints were engaged in bitte
qparrel abont the respective gallantrg Of tt
it Missouri rebels which the State Guard advo
II Gated, and that cf the doTn-so1th Dixl
It stripe, which the former maintained.
!, Aboy belonging to the First Missouri wa
n shot three times. When the lass bali strucl
him he exclaimed: ''Boys, I'm shot; b:
70 1ieve am killed, but here is three cheers fo
T. the, American flag" He fell cheering hi
n ceuntry's 1ag.
he The feces sIonists have taken everything b,
se lo1 gIDg to Mrs. Phelps except two COWS an
a. her household goods. She thrsatens to shoe
T. with navy SIX the first rebel who dares
IL cr0ss her threehpld.