, 1861-10-25
DETAILS OF THE FKEDEK.
ICKTOWN BATTLE.


The Flight and Pursuit OF the Enemy,
Correspondence OF tie st. Louis Democ1atl
FREDEn1cKTowN, October %.
The fight at FredericktoEn was the Unrest
that has yet taken place between the Union
and SECESSION forces, The btl1igerents we're
inst about equal in numbers and position, and
must be attributed to courage aud skill rather
then to any other cause. It Was fair stand
up fight
Jtft Thompson WAS inf possession Of Fred
eztcktown; his bands were pillaging the
to disiodge hin. 4 force was ordered up
from Caps Gis1deau to cut Oft hts retreat to
the eHanps.
Saturday evening, Col. Plummer, in COM
mand Of the forces from Cape Girardeau, sent
messenger With dispatches to Col. Carlin,
commander OF the forces from Pilot Knob.
This messenger Was captured by Thompson on
Sunday morning, thus putting him in possess
sion Of the movements and intentions Of the
Union forces.
He ordered . movement dowa the road to
Dallas, evidently intending to attack and cut
Col. Plummer oil, when he would return and
finish the forces from the West at his leisure
But there are two roads from Dallas to Fred
erlektoWn-the north and the SOUTH Thomp-
son went ont on the south road and Plummer
came In On the north road, and SO he missed
him As soon ss he ascertained this fact he
came back and took position about one
mile Eouth Of FsederlcktoWu, Ton the
GreenGIle road On the south side of
raVine, planting his cannon in the edge Of
Eood, and bearipg on the road, and placing
his infantry IN the corn fields on either aide Of
the lane leading out of the ravine or hollow,
toward the wood In which the artillery vas
placed.
The rebel fcrees consisted Of LOO under
Col Lowe; 2,G00 under JEFF. Thompson; !; q re-
inforcement IRON Mississippi, Of $500 me.,
and the riff raH Of the surrounding country,
Who fought their oWn battle in their own wsy.
The number on each side was about 6,0o0
1t is the first time the rebels have not greatly
cutnumbered Us.
At eleven O'Clock, Col Plummer's command
came in. After consultation aud rest of
two hours, he concluded to push On after the
enemy IN the direction Of GreenvilIe, but had
not the least idea Of ogerta4ing Je1f SO soon,
as the people of the town were unanimous il
their etcry that he had gone the day before.
After be had proceeded down the lane half a
down the road. This placed him on his guard,
and Col Rcss, who Was in advance, pretty
Eoon EaW the rebel cavalry moving among the
brush. and the fact that the enemy were in
force before them was soon apparent.
Col. Ross iunme5iately took position in a
field to the left Of the road, and On the north
side Of the hollow, about half mile from tbs
rebel artillery and two hundred and City yards
from loves infantry, who were behind
fence in the center Of the valley, and directly
oeie1e an a'm. ~ vne cannon ~. va p1aeea on nls
f1g1t na1k and another IN inc lane bearing on
opened the ball by. sending six pound
9hot lAto me oI1sh On the other side
IL vas promptly responded 70 Dy
| snot IRON the reoel6, and tbs
1f1pg Wns kepe up steaaily On roth sides.
COL hcss,s men hred 1Wo or thESe ROUNDS at
Gol. Massh we're scon formed On tae tldge to
the rlght OF Co!: kcss, aud the firing soon
lcasea aE. th coi Gallas 4; uS1a command Who came
Gown me lane IN aouble once, aad took po-
eltson Il the rear. Inc E'gatn Wisconsin WaA
| Lett as 1eserVe IN town, and to cover tha re-
treat n ease 1has necessity shonld happen.
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