White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-08-22

wouaD.D WITH GOOD PROSPECT OF REcov-
ERY.
Col. Deitxler, shot in the left leg.
Major Haldermau. slightly injured.
Second Lieut. Barker, of Cspt. Fair
child's company, First Kansas Regi-
ment, shot through the left hand.
The above list, - will be seen, includes
only officers of two regiments. What
was the extent of the loss of the other
regiments remains to be ascertained.
Messengers are expected in hourly. There
is hardly doubt that the loss on the
part Of the Confederate troops was at
least equally As great Is that Of the Unit
ed States forces.
A special train left this place for St.
Louis last night. Col. Wyman calls for
rsinforcewents, and they ought to be dis
patched hi;her forthwith. 1t is said that
he will not permit the regular train to go
out, or any news to be sent Of the battle,
until the reinforcements have arrived.
Correspondence ofthe st. Louis Democrat
SPRlserlELD. GREEN Co..
Sunday. Aug. IL. 1861.
Night before last little army of fifty
two hundred men moved in two columns
on q march Of twelve or fifteen miles to
attack q body of rebels twenty-two
thousand strong. In . military point
of view, the move was one of doubtful
propriety, not to say absolute rashness.
The larger force were, with the exception
of three thousand men. we'll armed and
equipped. and they had very large body
of csyalry. But the question Of evacuat-
ing Springfield. the key Of the entire
Southwest, had already been discussed
in the negative. 1t was decided that the
loyal citizens of Green and the surround
ing counties should not have cause to say
we had left them without . struggle, and
abandoned themselves. their families. their
all. to a heartless and desperate foe. until
the enemy had felt our steel and trie.l the
mettle of our troops. That mettle prov
ed itself worthy Of the great. cause in
which it was engaged. Union troops
who fought and won the battle of yester-
day need no higher mark. no brighter
name than the lsurels earned justly entitls
them to. They fought like brave men,
long and we'll. saa,f -
Gen. Seigel. with six pieces of cannon,
his own regiment and that of Col. Solo
mons moved in a southsrly direction.
marching about fifteen miles, passing
around the extreme southwestern camp
of the enemy and halted until daylight,
for the sound of artillery from the north
west to announce the opening of the bat
tie. -4. n.a.i
Gen. Lyon, with the volunteers COM
posing the Missouri First. Lieut.. Col.
Andrews; Iowa First, Lieut.. Col. Mer-
ritt; Kansas First, Col. Deitzler; aud
Second, Col. Mitchell part of the Mis-
souri, Second. under Major Osterhaus; and
detachment of twenty men from Col.
Wyman's Illinois Regiment; thres or
four companies of mounted Home Guards;
a force of regulars about eight hundred
strong. and two batteries of four and six
pieces respectively, left Springfield about
8 O'Clock P. NJ. marching slowly along
until 2 A. NJ. when we halted for two
hours, at which time Capt. Gilbert's
company of regulars and Major Oster-
haus' battalion were thrown out as skir.
mishers on either side of the column, and
we moved forward.
The enemy's camp extendeded from
the head Of the valley, overlooked on the
north. east and west sides by hills and
ridges two or three hundred feet in height,
southwark about mile, thence eastward
mile and half, and then southward
half mile. following the windings Of
the creek along whose banks the gently
sloping hills on either side afforded the
most excellent camping ground.
On the sides of the first ridge on the
western side of the valley. Col. Blair's
regiment, at ten minutes after six o'clock,
q heavy force of infantry,
not less than full regiment. and after
severe contest they gained the summit.
and the defeated rebels dispersed rapidly,
going in direction which rendered it
impossible for any considerable number
Totten's b.ttsrv then the . faw h.il.
as feelers. to draw ont N. ensmv,s can
non.
Col Bl.;r,s reo;m.,, uovoa f,,u,
and were met bv . wsI aon;nn.S ~.a;
ment of Louis;sna troons rhpw .ftss .
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