The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-08-14
THE VERY LATEST,
GREAT BATTLE In MISSOURI.
GEN. LYON KILLED,
BEN. McCCLLOCH AND GEN.
PRICE ALSO SLAIN:

Owing 10 an unavoidable DELAY in going N
press, We have received the news of a rres, hat.
tie fought near Springfield. Missouri, bet.e.,
the forces under Gen. Lyon, numbering sou
men, and the rebels nader Ben MeCulloch ana
Gen. Price, $4,000 strong.
We take the following from the official repo,,
OF the battle as forwarded by enc Of Gen. Lyou,,
aids to Gen. Fresout:
Ger. Lyon, in three columns under himself
Gen. Sise! and Major Sturces, Of the cavalry. N.
tackled the enemy at half past six on the nom.
ing Of the 10th, nine miles southeast Of Sprin,.
field. The engagement WIS severe, our loss be-
ing about 500 in killed and wounded c..
Lyon was killed in Il charge at the head Of hs
column. Our force was eight thousand. ipclua
ing tso thousand home guards The music,
rolls reported taken from the ene1y give his
| strength al twenty three thousand. Including
regiments from Louisiana, Mississippi and Ten.
nessee, with Texan rangers aud Cherokee half
breeds. Their loss ~ reported heavy. including
Generals Price ana McCslloch.
This statement i cofrobora,ed by prisoners.
Their tents and wagons were destroyed in the &C.
ton. Gen. Sgel ic't oue gun on the field, and
retrra,ed bs Springfield. with large number Of
prisoners, at three O'Clock on the morning Of tho
lith he continued his retreat upon Rolls, bring
| ing oil his bsSga-e-trains and SIS goo in specie
from the Springfield bank"
| The following il from the verbal report OF the
messenger;
Early on Saturday morning, General Lyon
marched on, of Spsi. g6eld to give the enemy
battle. lie came up to him on Davis Creek, on
Green Prairie, u few miles southwest Of Spring.
field, where he had taken a strong position on
rolling ground At twenty minutes past six O..
clock in the morning, General Lyon fired the
first gun, when the battle Immediately began
Severe cannonading was kept up for two or three
hours, when the fire OF Captain Toiten's artillery
proving too severe for The enemy, they gradually
fell back toward their eucampment on Wilson's
creek. Gen. Lyon', cavalry posted on the enc.
mys left flank, and Gen. Sigel's artillery on the
right, then began = terrific attack, which spread
slau ghtcr and disnay into the ranks of the enc.
NY, pursuing them to their camp. Shells from
Totiens artillery set FIRE TO their tents and bag.
gag wagons which were all DESTROYED. A Lou.
isiana regiment and 4 Mississippi regimen,
seemed: 10 have suffered most in the fight
aud were almost aHuihilatei Sometime
in the afternoon. as General Lyon was leading
on his column, his horse was shot from under
him. He Immediately mounted another, and ss
be turned around to his men, waving his hat in
bis land, and cheering them on to victory, be
was struck in the SNAIL % the back by bal
and fell dead to the ground. The command then
devolyd upon Gen. Sigel Pursuit continued
until nighuall, when our little army rested for
the night in the encampment g; the enemy"
The next morning Gen. Sige re,reated, fearing
the rebels might recover aud cut off he com.
mand. Ninety rebels including Colopel Of
distinction, and the sword and horse Of Nc.
Culloch, are among the trophies
il is stated that Gen. Sigel would have los,
another gun had he not compelled the prisoners
30 dra. IL of Of the field