The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-21
The Missouri Battles.


tie Rock this morning, brings dates from fort smith 10
The news d SscCuoch's victory IS fully confirmed
The fight occurred Saturday night eight miles south
Of Springfield The enemy took the Confederate pick
cts prisoners and surprised the main body. bloody
and desperate encounter ehsned, with great ioS' " ~
on both sides -.
Five regiments of Mssourians were thrown into a
manic and fed Gen Price made two Intellectual ef-
forts to rally them.
The Louisiana regiment fought gailantiy and suffer-
ed much,
Gen. Price lead the Sd and 4th Arkansas regiments
of troons in person, and made very splendid charge
A letter from McCuloch dated the 18th inst says:
oTbe victory is ours The battle lasted six hours
and a half Our loss is great. Lyon is among tue
dead Wetook six pieces of artillery from oelgei ae
stroyed his command, captured many prisoners ana
small arms Cannot give the particulars, but write
this to correct the reports Of those who He'd from the
field"
The Confederate loss s from two to three hundred
killed and four to five hundred wounded Among the
killed on our side is major Harper of Churchill regl-
ment; coptain H. 7. Brown, Lieut. Joe Walton, Capt
Bell Lieut. Weaver aud sergeant Saml. Morton, Mag.
Ward of the Sd regiment lost his arm and 1t Is SAID
will die.
Captain Stewards company suffered greatly. Thirty
or forty of Col CAROLS regiment were killed. Major
Wrghtmap. gallant Missouri officer was killed.
seigels forces were pursued to Springfield and when
the messenger left it was thought AcCuoch would at
tack them there
Captain Blank caught seigell, but he was rescued
from him lie then shot at Seigel and thinks that he
wounded him.
Col Sweeney, OF the federal army, killed The
enemy's loss is from $500 TO 5000.
The following dispatch received at fort Smith;
FAYErrE, August I3.-McCulloch sent forces after
seigeps command. About 20 miles from Springfield.
Cen Hardee met and captured the whole OF the fed
era forces and is bringing them back, thus making
clean thing Of it, 4 messenger Is Just IN.
c. H. srIvHAN.
The souheners had twentyone pieces of artillery at
the late battle. Seigel lost five guns Col Brand a
southern lieutenant was captured
Thefolloging additional federaIeaptnns were killed;
Mason Brown ard Shaetier. Captains Gotschaik--
Swift and Gilbert we're wounded
Gen seige had severe struggle, and Left three OF
his four guns on the field spiking them.
The southeruers camp took FIRE, and Was destroyed
ReLLA lMo.) August l3 The following account OF
the battle has been furnished by eye witness who
left Springfield on Sunday morning.
The fght ragged trsm six o'clock in the morning till
two in the afternoon The southerners charged Tat
tens battery three times before capturing it
Lyon fell early in the action. Seigel had severe
struggle and left three OF his four guns the field,
spiking them The southerns camp took fire and was
destroyed The federalists lost captain Cratic, killed;
Gen Sweeney vas wounded in the leg; Col Mitchell,
captain Plummer captain Miller, captain Cayander,
captain Bark colonel Dzberg, and captain Mcfarland
seriously WOUNDED. major oneuHEI4 hts iglitIf
wounded Five ieutenants were killed. Price was
not killed. as reported It rumered on the field
that NeCulloeh was killed but the report denied
Saturday night Dr. AencheE left Springfield with am
balances to about the killed and wounded, Cen.
LYONS body had been treated with great respect.
RoLLA August I5.-Seige is within fifty miles west
Of this place, and encamped the Gasconade riyer.
Twenty wagons with tagitiyes have arrived here.
The stage-line 70 Springfield has been abandoned,
and the stock brought to this place.
BATTLE AT ATHESs,-We have been furnished the fol-
loving letter. written by gentleman at Athens giving
entirely different account of the battle at that place.
The gentleman who furnishes the letter eudorsestbe
liability of the writer
Col Martin Green (brother Of ex-senator Green, at
the head of 450 men, who had been organised under
the military BILL attacked Col. Moore whose force
bered Coo and drove them Des MoiIes river,
where Moore was reinforced from Keosauqua and othtr
towns above. Green attacked them second time,
drove them before him. until Col Moore wasreinforced
again. when after hard fight Green etreated carrying
off their two pieces OF artillery, wounded etc. Green
had fight III all from tive TO three thousand men, yet
his BOYS fought with all the GOODNESS Of veterans and
drove them back in every hand to hand fight.
Among the State troops who killed. eight in all
we're some OF our best men. The following names are
al J have obtained: Jos EBalt Eli Barber, Mr.. Moore
hr Wiiaus and Y. Boyes, all living in this neighbor
hood
There is no doubt but the federals lost from two to
three hundred men in killed and wounded
8ae country is thoroughly aroused, and the masses
sgry indignant at the ntcrmeddling viii their
gt= by the people OF Illinois and Iowa who, at the
4-H.e and lhi0fmauoD OF every lnterneddlng COW
ataF Dtaek-repuheau send their armed bordes to rob
all murder our best citizens.
St LOUIS, Aug Io.-The Morning Herald, Issued an
e&fa Ibis evening containing the following from the
Go5-Ew west:
ON last Monday, a fight took place at Edna, Knox
county No. in which the State troops attacked body
Of Home Guards, placed there ia charge of q large
amount of arms and ammunition. The State forces drove
the Home Guards out Of the town and seized the prop
erty. Only some eigh or ten having been killed and
wounded on both sides
On Thursday the Home Guards were reinforced by
federal troops from Keokuk when they drove the State
forces Of the town The State forces recated taking
with them all of the arms aud ammunition captured
amounting to 500 stand OF arms and 1000 roundg
OF ball cartridge
On Wednesday the State forces having been reinforced
by body under Col. Aartn Green retook Edna, and
expelled the invaders The loss 10 ali these skirmshes
informant says will not exceed fifty killed and
wounded on both sides.
AS the Iowa regiments have all left KeokuS it is not
expected any further attack will be made on the State
forces at that point.
4 GREAT BATTLE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FoUGHr
BETWEEN gems. RosENoRAss AND Wiss.--The Louis
vile Journal of Saturday, 10th, says:
The steamer Ida May arrived at Cincinnati Yesterday
from point Pleasant, Virginia The Cincinnati CONNER
cal says that at that point and at all the towns along
the river, there report believed to be true that
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