Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-10-03

quarters, where the list of officers
was made out and the officers then
ordered to report themselves as pris-
oncrs OF war.
The scenes of tho capitulation
were indeed affecting. Col. Mulligan
shed tears and would not give up his
sword till it was wrenched from him.
Many of the men threw themselves
upon the ground and raved and storm
ed in mad frenzy, demanding to be
led out again and " finish the fight"
in Col. Marshal's Regiment of Illinois
Cavalry the feeling was equally in
tense. Great havoc had been made
among their horses during the siege,
and but little more than half of them
remained. On leaving, many Of the
men shot their horses, SO unwilling
were they that their companions of
the campaign should now serve the
enemy.
The privatcs, numbering 1900 were
first made to take the oath not to serve
against the Confederate States, when
they were put across the river. and in
charge of Gen. Rains marched to
Richmond, l6 miles, whence, on Sun
day they marched to Hamilton, sta.
ton on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad, where they were declared
free to go where they pleased.
While on this march they received
generous and humane treatment from
the citizens along the route. A. M.
Wilson, near Richmond, gave them
one hundred sheep, which were slaugh-
tered and cooked. The women at va
rious farm-houses baked corn bread
for them, and gave them other provis-
ions. The little money the party
could raise was employed to procure
wagons to carry the wounded and wea-
ry, though all those severely wound
cd were left at Lexington. Only one
commissioned officer escaped-Lieut.
Hollenburg.
The men arrived at Quincy by rail-
road on Monday. The officers were to
be taken to Springfield and held for
exchange rank for rank.
The fighting at Lexington appears
to have been irregular though severe.
The rebels lost in killed and danger
ously wounded, from 900 to 1900 men.
A leading rebel surgeon conceded a
loss of 1880. Our men lost 100 kill
ed and wounded. Col. Mulligan was
wounded on the last day of the fight
by o ball through the calf of the leg
and flesh wound by grape shot on
the right arm.
Gen. Price invested the place and
made the first attack on Thursday the
18th, and in oil his assaults he was re-
pulsed. After the 14th, he abandon
cd open assaults and stationed sharp
shooters so as to harass Mulligan's
troops, and cut them off from water
and rest. These tactics, owing to the
small force of the Federal troops, en-
abled him finally to succeed. Prices |
forces were conceded by his officers
to number at first $4,000 and these
were afterwards increased by 600O
more. In general they were undisci-
plined and armed with every variety
of muskets and rifles. lie had plenty
Of ammunition for small arms, but af-
ter the first two days his cannon were
charged with slugs, scrap iron, and
marbles.
Col. Mulligan's praise was on every
ones lips, and it is said that Price
praised his defence in warm terms
Mulligan's men conccdc the impossi-
bility Of much longer defence, having
held out eight days, their ammunition
becoming short, and being cut off from
water !; yet they assert that it was
the commander Of the Lexington
Home Guard who raised the flag of
truce.
a large sum of money, estimated
by some as high as O million of dol
lars, one-half in specie, was secured
by Price after it had been buried by
Mulligan.
Among the lamented dead is Col.
White of st. Louis, of the Missouri
Sth, a gallant officer who did his duty
nobly and was MORALLY wounded in
the last days fight.
But one sentiment prevails in the
ranks of the gallant Irish Brigade,
and that is to demand that they be
re-oflicered and led into the field, to |
revenge their reverses and rescue
their noble commander, And they
will do it. They will remain at Quin-
ccy until they are paid off. Let them
be at once re-armed and accoutred,
and this time with the best that can
fall to the soldiers lot. They have
shown themselves worthy the best.
On Saturday, Sept. 2lst, Claib.
Jackson came into Lexington, accom-
panied by his travelling Legislature,
intending to pass secession ordi-
nance.
We give below a diagram of Multi
gan's position. which will place il
rfanrf,y hrf he