Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-20

In st. Charles county He was Immediately re-
leased, and DR.. Melcher accompanied him to the
wagons to bring In our wounded and dead.
Lieut. Col. Horace H. Brand, Of the LIST regi-
ment, sixth division, who commanded the rebel
force at Boonville, and who said he was now act
Ing as Aid to Gen. Price, was taken prisoner early
in the day.
The Illinois Goth made themselves useful by
guarding the prisoners. One Of them had horse
shot under him.
division, heard the roar of Totten's artillery, he
at once attacked the enemy his qnarter, driving
him half mile and Ia king possession Of his camp,
extending westward to the Fayetteville road.
a regiment which he had had permitted to ad.
vance within a few PAGES of him, supposing 1t to
be the Iowa 1st. His men scattered considerably,
and Col. Solomon's could not be rallied. Conse-
quently Segal lost five Of his guns, the other be
Ing brought away by Capt. Flagg, who compelled
his prisoners, some sixth In number, to draw the
artillery of the field.
Our troops took some four hundred horses and
about seventy prisoners, and compelled the enemy
TO burn nearly all Of his baggage to keep II from
falling Into our hands.
The enemy had twenty-one pieces OF cannon,
and at least twenty-six, including those taken
from Siegel. They were none Of them worked
with precision, every shot for nearly an hour
going whiz twenty feet over our heads
Our loss 10 about 200 killed and 600 or zoo
wounded, while the loss of the enemy must have
been double our own. Dr. Schenck, who was in
the rebel camp at late hour last evening, bring
Ing away our wounded, reports our men conn.,
paratively few with those Of the enemy, whose
dead were lying thick under the trees.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The st. Louis Republican Of Friday gives th
following additional particulars:
Lieutenant Nehrig, Of the Fifth Regiment Mis-
souri, Volunteers, (Salomons,) who participated
In the battle at Springfield, reports the following
1t was the intention of Gen. Lyon to surprise
the enemy, and in this surprise Gen. Siegel was
assigned the most difficult part, he had to cir
cumvent the enemy and attack him in the rear
According to previous agreement, Seigel was to
commence his attack with the remnant Of the
Third and Fifth Regiments, including four can
non and two companies Of cavalry, about sunrise,
simultaneously with an attack of the main body
Of our troops under Gen Lyon I'm front. Seigel's
corps marched nearly all night The commence
ment of the attack was beyond expectation sue
cessful. The posts of the en- envy were sienC ed
and put out Of the way without a shot being fred
Seigel took position which completely COM
manded the enemy's camp. They were just pre-
pairing their breakfast, and evidently did not
dream that an attack was Deditated upon them
But suddenly Seigel opened a volley Of cannon
and musket shot upon them, and they jumped to
their feet In the greatest alarm. They through
an adjoining corn field as fast their feet would
carry them, until they reached place Of shelter
afording them ample opportunity for conceal
ment. Seigel followed them right through the
camp, where a rich booty consisting Of arms,
clothes, and over a thousand horses lay ready for
him, but there was no time for taking 1t Having
arrived on the top of the hill he planted his can
non and formed line of battle against the enemy
who were gathering In the bushes and along the
valley that extends for a considerable distance
beyond.
At that time Gen. Lyon was seen advancing
from the other side. A hot combat ensued. Both
In front and in the rear of the enemy murderous
nre was kept up against his lines, and he was
finally driven to make his way through at some
point Of our forces. Closely pushed by Lyon, be
concluded to throw himself with bis whole force
on Selgel. The encounter was desperate one,
.HH .' l-.. S-is.l's small hs,nI- hand had tn
spiked and left on the field, as the horses which
were attached to them had been killed Seigel,
however, managed to bring his prisoners,
amounting TO one hundred, and mostly belong
ing to Louisiana regiment, away with him.
Seigel's own regiment in this encounter suf-
fered severely. A number of Its men were ia ken
prisoners. Seigel himself, at the head of a body
of only fifty men, was the last who contested the
passage of the enemy.
In the meantime Lyon kept up his advance
Again the Confederates were compelled, although
now In an opposite direction, to cross their own
camp, and on their way they set everything on
nre, for fear II should fall into our hands. At
about one O'Clock Lyon fell. and Sweeny this is
undoubtedly mistakel assumed command and
continued the pursuit
After having advanced five miles in the pur-
suit our little army returned 10 Springfield.