Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-08-22
II II T. w A r.
Stirring Events in Missouri.

POLICE COMMISSIONER ARRESTED.
On Wednesday, the following proclamation
was issued by the federal commander at st.
Louis:-
"HEADouARTERs, WESTERN DEP'TMENT, ] |
St Louis, Mo-, August Nth, 1861.
hereby declare and establish martial law in |
the city and county of st Louis Major J. Nc
Kinstry, ofthe U. S. army, is appointed provost
him will be respected and obeyed accordingly. !
(Signed) j. G. FREMONT,
Major general commanding"
Major McKinstry has arrested John A. Brown
lee, president of the board of police commissions
ers, and appointed Basil Drake in his stead.
The laws Of the city and state will be executed
without change.
The police Office was taken possession of Tues
day evening by the United States authorities,
and especial orders issued to place the Home
Guard under arms at the various armories, to
be prepared for any emergency. Heavy siege
guns are being mounted to command the vari-
Gus approaches to the city.
A loan of $3.50, 900 has been effected from
the ST. Louis banks 10y Gen. Fremont
1t is reported that Gen. lIardee, with $4,000
rebels, is marching on Pilot Knob. The federal
force there is about 5000, with eight peices of
cannon.
By order of the war department, the forces
from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are undoubted-
ly now in Missouri to reinforce Gen. Siegel.
Tho Great Fight in Missouri
A DRAWN BATTLE.
The following account of the late battle near
Springfield is furnished by an eyewitness who
left Springfield Sunday morning, and came to
Rola on horseback.
Our army marched out of Springfield Friday
evening, only 300 strong, the Home Guards
remaining in Springfield Our forces slept on
the open prairie portion of the night, and
about sunrise Saturday morning, drove in the
outposts of the rebels, and soon after the attack
became general. The attack was made in two
columns, by Gen. Lyon and Col. Sturgis, Gen.
Seigel leading fanking force Of about 1000
men and four guns on the south Of the enemy's
camp.
The fight ragged from sunrise until one or two
o'clock p. m. The rebels in overwhelming force
charged Capt Totten's battery three distinct
times, put were repulsed with great slaughter.
Gen. Lyon fell early in the day. lie had
been previously wounded in the leg, and had
his horse shot from under him. The colonel of
one of the Kansas regiments having become
disabled, the boys cried out, General. you come
and lead US on" He did so, at once putting him
self in front, and while cheering the men on to
the Charge received bullet in the left breast
and fell from his horse. He was asked if he
was much hurt, and piled, mo, not much,"
but in few minutes he expired without strug-
gle.
Gen. Siegel had very severe fight and lost
three of his four guns. His artillery horses were
shot in their harness and the peices disabled.
lie endeayored to haul them all off with num-
Der of prisoners he had taken, but was finally
compelled to abandon three; first spiking the
guns and disabling the carriages. He saved
one gun by compelling the rebel prisoners to
draw it,
About one o'clock the enemy seemed TO be in
great disorder, rereating and setting fire to their
train of baggage wagons. Our forces were too
much fatigued and cut up to pursue them, so
the battle may be considered drawn one.
portion of the rebel artillery was admirably serv-
ed and their infantry fire was also very severe.
The following is partial list of the killed and
wounded on our side; Capt Gratz OF the lst
Missouri, killed Gen. Sweeney, wounded in the
leg; Col. Mitchell of the Kansas volunteers,
seriously wounded Capt Plummer of the U. 5.
regulars, wounded Capt. Miller of the Missouri
ed in the shoulder, but rode back on horse
from the battle field to Springfield; Capt. Burke
slightly wounded Col. Ditzler, wounded in the
left leg by ball passing through; Capt. Me
Faran of the Kansas 1st, wounded mortally,
|. his skull being fractured. The following lieu
tenants belonging TO the Kansas lst were killed
A. G. Agnall of company X l.. l.. Jones OF
Capt. Walkers company Duer and McGanager
Of Capt McCork's company; Lieut.. X. A. Bar
ker was shot in the left hand The Wisconsin
lst and Iowa lst suffered most.
Gen. Price, commander of the Missouri reb-
els, was not killed. There were rumors on thu
field that Ben Mccullough was killed, but thu
rebels denied it.
On Saturday night DR. Mencher and others
of our army, went back with ambulances to th'
battle field from Springfield, to about ou
! killed and wounded. They found the enemy OF
: the field and were considerably treated. Gen
Lyons body had been treated with great re
spect, and was brought back with some OF th
wounded to Springfield.
Our loss is variously estimated at $50 to 30C
killed and several hundred wounded. The enc
my's loss is placed at 2000 killed and wounded
Our boys captured about 100 horses from tn
t enemy. The enemy carried two flags, the con
, iederate and the stars and stripes.
Gen Siegel marched back to Springfield il
good order, after perfecting his arrangements
gathering his baggage, blowing up what powde
/ he could. mot carry, and destroying other prop
, erty which he didn't wish to fall into the rebels
| hands.
lie left Springfield Sunday night, and en-
S camped thirty miles this side ofthat place. TIL
e enemy did not pursue him. The only hostillit
! observed during the day was the firing of mus
@ kets at our rear guard.
e Gen. Segel is confident that he could hav
h held Springfield against any force they had en-
: gagged, but he was fearful of reinforcements t.
= the enemy from the southwest and that his lin
4 of communication to Roa would be cut of
Gen. Lyon began an attack upon receipt of in
: telligence that the enemy were expecting rein
. forcements from Hardee's column which wa
: approaching from the southwest.
e The Springfield Home Guards were not i
Y the fight They, with large number of cit
/ zens, are now in SegePs camp. 1t is though
f he will fall back no further than Lebanon, wher
- reinforcements can reach him.
The Late Gen. Lyon.
= Brigadier General Nathanel Lyon, who fe
: in the battle with the rebels near Springfield
a Mo-. on the 10th inst was from good revolt
: tionary stock. lie was the son of Amasa Lyo
q of Ashford, Conn. His mother was of tn
4 Knowlton family, which produced two of tn
n distinguished officers of the revolution. II
. was educated at West Point, where he gradr
II ated with distinction in 1911, and remained i
" the army ever since, having risen TO the ran
of captain in the second infantry, and by th
recent choice of the Missouri volunteers becam
their brigadier-g general. lie was forty-two yeal
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