Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-11
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The First Great Battle!
Gov. jackson OF Missouri
Shows Fight!
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
BATTLE.
Union Loss Very Heavy +!
Rebel Loss Estimated
from 1000 to 1000!
Union Forces Compelled to
Retreat.
LARGE NUMBER OF PRISON
ERS TAKENI q
LARGE NUMBER OF PRISON
ERS TAKEN
This Mornings Report.
RATTLE IN MISSOURI.

| bAFTl4E IN mlSSuUhts
KANSAS CITY, July 2.
We are indebted to the Kansas Journal
for copy of the Fort Scott Democrat Of
| the 9TH. It contains an account Of battle
between the Missouri State troops, under
Gov. jackson and Gen. Rains, numbering,
| by their accounts, from ten to thirteen
| thousand, and the U. S. forces, under Col.
Siegel, numbering fifteen hundred in all
The informant says that on Wednesday,
the Sd inst, the State troops left RUPEES
Point, and moved south to Murray's, six
miles. ~
Friday morning at eight O'Clock, they
broke up camp and marched south in di-
reetion Of Carthage, the county seat of Jas
per county g1lr
At Bey Fork, seven miles north of Car
thage, they were met by Col. Siegel with
1900 men, who Immediately gave them
battle The first onset resulted in the
State troops being driven back some dis
tance, and the officers ordered a retreat.
The centre gave way, but the order not be-
ing heard on the hanks, the advancing
United States troops we're in danger, be-
ing surrounded, and themselves fell back.
They rotreated slowly, keeping up the fight,
and the artillery making fearful havoc
among the enemy s ranks.
At the crossing of Dry Fork their lines
were very near being broken, when by the
timely arrival of 200 Union men from
Shoal Greek, they crossed, with but loss
Of five killed and two mortally wounded.
The battle continued, the q. S. troops
alternately fighting and retreAting until
dark, when they reached Carthage, having
.rncoaA Rr,olr
the way. The fighting was all done with
the artillery, Col. Seigel retreating as soon
as they got them in position, and playing
on their ranks as they advanced.
1t is believed that Col. SiegeIs object was
to draw the State troops on to Carthage,
when with 400 reserves left at that place,
aud expecting reinforcements from Neosho
and Sarco7ie he would be enabled to turn
and drive them back or rout them. The
loss on Jackson's side was very great. Our
informant says he counted between 20 or
so wounded on the feld and in houses by
the way side. -,- sg--. ...-..-- ---.-.r
AT Dry Dock large amount OF beef was
thrown out of wagons, it is supposed to
make room for the dead.
! Another informant, a resident of Carthage,
states that he passed over part of the battle
field yesterday morning, and says be saw
wagons and hacks passing in every direction
gathering up the dead for interment.
The loss on the part Of the State troops
cannot be less than from 800 to 800. The
ground in many places was strewn with
dead horses, and the stencil was very sick
ening. ...r,
The whole country was laid desOlate /;
fences were torn down; crops trampled into
the ground, and houses plundered. He met
parties of women who stated that everything
had been taken from them by the State
troops except what they had on their backs.
The retreat was conducted in style wor-
thy of veteran troops with as much coolness
as on the parade ground Instead Of the field
of battle.
It was only the overwhelming odds on
the side of the secessionists that enabled
them to carry the day. %
The victory was with Siegel It was re
ported that night attack had been made
on Siegel, and four hundred of his troops
killed and six hundred taken prisoners
and three pieces artillery captured, but
eur informant says he overheard mes.
senger from the Secession camp say that
they had killed but one man after entering
Carthage, and had taken no guns. Jack.
son announces his intention of fortifyinp
1 at Carthage until Price and Mccullough
e can arrive from Arkansas with reinforce
ments, when he will turn and act on the
8 offensive, and enforce the laws of the Stste
e Siegel retreated in the direction of Sar
coke, where he expected reiniorcemsnts.
Nothing can be heard from Maj. Stnrge!
1 or Gen. Lyon later than July 9Th.
A citizen of this place has just arrived
having left Sherman, jackson county, a
!. daylight this morning, He states that afte
8 leaving Carthage, Col Siegel encanped twt
!; miles south east from this town. His com
u mand is badly cut up. ~
His loss is variously estimated at from 80
d to 1000, and that of the Secessionists fror
e ]. 900 to 1000 killed and wounded. -
g Col. Brown, with 8,006 troops froI
le Springfield, is said to have Joined him.
a Major sturgis is north of the Usage, On
Lyon, at last accounts, vas at Warsaw, o.
d his way south.
ID On Friday, the day Of the battle, Be
IN McCulloch and Gen. Price arrived at We
n ton, twenty miles south Of Carthage, Wit
m mn man aun t1sa ii- 20
~ A guard of 200, left by Siegel WI
- surrounded and taken prisoners. One n
m port says all were murdered, and anoth'
lIs that but q email portion Of them We
killed.
McCulloch sent forward 1000 men to q
sist Jackson. He expects 5000 addition
troops from Arkansas. .aslzaE sl
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