St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-08-15
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BATrLH IN MISSOURI.
\ The viciory Ours.
GENE RAJ LYON xIllEo.
BEN ArcULLUcU AND GEN: eRIcs
ALSO DEAD,

o. AVUlS, aug distinction ID
the official report Of the fight near Spring.
field on Saturday last. :fmHardef byoua,of
Gen. Lyons aids to Gen. Fremont: 49,
Gen. Lyon, in three columns. under
Gen. Sigel and Maj Sturgcss, Of the cav
airy, attacked the enemy at half past six
on the morning OF the 10Th n: ne miles
southeast of Springfield. The engage
lnent Yves severe our loss 500 killed and
wounded. General Lyon was killed ii i
charge at the head Of big column Our
force was 5000, including 1000 Home
Guards. The muster rolls reported taken
from the enemy give his strength at g..
O0O, including regiments from Louisian..
Mississippi and Tennessee, With 'Texss
rangers and Cherokee half breeds. Their
loss is reported heavy, including Generals
McCuIloch and Price. This statement il
corroborated by prisoners. Their tents
and wagons were destroyed in the action.
Sigel left one gun on the field, and return.
ed to Springfield with a large number Of
prisoners. At 8 o'clock on the morning
OF the 18th, he continued his retreat upon
Ko!'a, bringing off his baggage trains and
va, 600 in specie from the Springfield
Bank. The following is a verbatim re.
port taken from special messenger who
brought dispatches for Fremont:
Early on Saturday morning Gen. Lyon
marched out Of Springfield to give tho
enemy Battle. He came up to him on
Davis Creek on Green's Prairie, 4 few
miles southwest of Springfield, where no
had taken strong position on rolling
GROUND. Twenty minutes: past siz~in The,
morning, Gen. yon fred the yfast gun,
when the battle Immediately began. Sc
we're ca"nonading was kept up for two or
three hours, wien the fire of Captain Tot
tens battery proving too severe for the en-.
envy, they gradually fell back towards the
encampment on Wilson's Greek. General
Lyons cavalry, posted IN the enemy's left
flank, and Gen. Sigers Artillery on tho
right, then began = terrific attack. and
spread slaughter and dismay in the ranks
Of the enemy, pursuing them to their
camp. shells from lotten's artillery setting
fire to their tents snl boggage wagons
which were all destroyed. An Alabama
regiment and a Mississippi regiment
seemed to have suffered most in the fight.
and were almost annihilated. Some tIme
in the forenoon a. Gen. Lyon was leading
on his column, his horse was shot from
under him, lie Immediately. ,emonnted
another, and as he turned around to biz
men, waving bis hat in his hand and
cheering them 90 to vicsory, be was struck
in the small Of the back by ball and fell
dead to the ground. The command then
devolsed upon Sigel, The pu; suit eontin.
ucd until nightfalI, when our little army
rested for the night in tie encampment
Of the enemy. On Sunday morning, Gen.
sigel fearing the enemy might recover
aud attempt to cut his command off from
Springfield, fell back upon that city,
where the Bone Guards we're stationed.
On reaching Springfield, fearing The
great numder Of the enemy might induce
them to get between him and Kolla, Gen.
Sigcl concluded to fall back upon Rolla,
with his provision trains, and meet the re-
Inducements which were on their way to
him. At the latest moment Of the derar-
ture of the messenger, the enemy had not
been seen, and it is probable that General
oigel has not been disturbed in bis
march. Ninety OF the rebels we're cap
tured, among WHOM was Colonel of dis.
tinctlon, whose name was not remembered
by the messenger. Tho sword and horse
Of McCulloch were among the Trophies
Reintorcements are on the way from Rol.
la, and Gen. Sigel and bis army may be
considered safe.