Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-29
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Yankees RePorIss--The s'BeSsIs'' IL epuIs.
ed with Serious Loss.
From the Louisville Courier, Dec q.

From the Louisville Courier, Dec q.
The following dispatches are from Yankee pa
pers and Of course sre greatly exaggerated if not
entirely false:
OrTERvuLE, No Dec. % Part of the prisoners cap
tured by Gen. Pope at Black Water last Thursday,
passed down last night on 6 special train. Among
those sent down were Col. Msgoftin, of Kentucky,
Col Robinson, who had command of the rebel force
at Black Water, and who were in the battle of Big
Springs, Wilson Greek, and Lexington, and Colonel
Alexander, who says he fought in all the battles
Lieut. Col. Robinson, hBjOr Harris and Dr. Smith
one of the weslthIest citizens and largest savehod
ers in Missouri, who has done everything in his
power to aid and comfort they enemy; McKeown,
Sheriff of Benton county, who, it is said, by misrep-
resentation gained admission into one of our camps
and made diagram Of it and left On the night that
the rebels made an attack and killed l6 or II Of
our men; and DR.. Moore, of Syracuse. and many
others who have gained notoriety by their zeal in
the secession army.
Many of the prisoners wore kind of uniform
and have served with Price for several months.
They all say they have been well treated by The
Federals and seem to tbink they will soon be re
leased by Price. The wagons, hOFsss and mules
were turned over to the QIsrtermaster at Sedalis
The troops are again in position at Lsrine. We
were absent on this expedition just five days. In
this time we were marched about 100 miles in
direct line from this place and secured the country
through which we passed for distance of 40 or so
miles on each side of the route We took about
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of arms 100 wagons and quantities of stores ard
supplies of clothing.
SEDnIA, No, Dec. 22-Thirty.four loaded cars
with prisoners tsktn by General Pope GO to St
Louis tonight The prisoGers are merry crew,
ranging from I6 To 20 wears of age MANY of the
of the men are clothed in United States uniforms
taken from our soldiers at Lexington. Several
United States cannon were also re captured.
PALMYRA, No., Dec. 26.-Msj. Mckee, with lO3
men of COL Bishops regiment encountered and re-
pulsed 400 rebels four miles south of Hudson and
killed 10 and took Il prisoners. Five of our troops
were moFtally wounded. The rebels had attacked
freight train captured all the stock held the rail
road men IS prisoners, and were in the act of un-
loading the stock when the train, stock and men
were recaptured by our troops.
OTTERvILE, No., Dec. % i learned yesterday
that among the prisoners taken by Gen. Pope last
Thursday, was the notorious Colonel Magoffin of
Georgetown, No. About two weeks ago Colonel
Msgoffn sent word to the commanding officer that
his wife was dangerously sick and begged to be
permitted to see her she died. lie was informed
that if he would give his parol prisoner of war
his request would be granted He did 80 and went
home, but the next thing that was heard of him was
that he commanded the whole force which defended
the forage that Col Davis carried by assault th1t
he fed with his party and was not taken until some
time after the rest Of the rebel force had surren-
dered, and in consequence of the darkness of the
night be was not recognized until the next day.
1t seems that Col. MsgoiHn, having visited his
home and arranged his affairs, ssnts messenger
recalling his Parol, but instead Of surrendering
himself az officers usually DO, he left, and before
his messenger reached SedsIis was in the rebel
army and whsh TIE agh! cane Of feeling that he
deserved and would probably receive different
treatment from those who had not forfeited all
right to be treated prisoners Of war; fought des
perately but uusvailiDgly. Gen Pope refused to
accept his parol and ordered him to be placed in |
confinement until Gen HsIleck decided What dis |
position to make of him. He is one of the most
desperate and interruptions Of the marsuders in