New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-29

.,.hsd In company with the otner ts.TP ,ha evan
Cen Igons cOmma1o, r the poition occupied by the
es ~, EsIiy ON the following morning, aug n, ~ nne
49, ~ the Southern amy was aiso0Nei'I onSs col
,sld and half south Of the head OF Won 5oncs was
u, and soon atsr the nia9' re " enemy. From that
N h.eu Wy W., oSyeb as directed by Gen. Lyon ~ tbat
E throncb small val ey which oeoOt'u ,is nont i'm
S,o.sb which Wilson's Creek runI, " and iust
asdiae occupied 5y tss ssliSSsd lioSs enters tie valley
nnine along the foot ef the bile, ana soon ~d
or administers found those oil the e1euy az
shs battery opened Hers ise let ss 6rst brought to
ksI2' ,non the enemy in tho WOODS, III Hon', anu
aortIy eftergard tbe other four pleees "olo rnnd
Srwsrd into battery to the right on hgIer S,sv ~
aAw rounds from the artillery asss.eu ' . ,ha; frst
~ advance In driving the enemy Dsck Iron tno h
;,;on and they fell back toward the crests ol 'nT
k;s nearer and Immediately over their own camp
ngw CONDUCTED my battery up the MI 10 'he e,t \,
hons, snd soon found position WheIo - ef The
sso battery directly the northern posllon VIC
: eudt's csmp. The camp of Gen. Rains, rs n,S'
ard learned lay directly beneath my ront anu " b
Left, very close 10 my postloD, snd na.'oIy " VIZ ,
enemy to my front and ng1t WITHIN easy $1,000
Sung, TIC camp of Gen. Rains was entirely deser!ea,
and therefore nv first efforts were directed aSams'
1le bsfierv of the enemy TO the right and 'front.' Inc
left half battery then brought INTO poflsen ou
she right half battery, IN reality occnpyng 'us
favorable ground was principally dlrestso aSaaS'
Che eneniys battery, although the whole sS peees'
A. opportnniiy occurred, plsyed upon the ene-
nys guns. As the portion OF the eneu.!
-Adne was masked, the RunDers OF my pieces were
obliged TO give diree ion their pieces by the nasn
tud smoke of the opposing artillery. In the mean,
me the battle was raging in the thick WOODS ana
pdeFJrush to the froat and right oi the posi%.ioh %
ccupied by my battery aud the lst Regiment OF Mis-
Souri Volunteers was being hard pressed lnow re-
,eive6 au order from Gen. Lyon to remove secuoh
nv battery forward TO the support OF the ist MIS-
eouI gb.eh did IA person, coming INTO battery Just
y~ - fha Jlt
Within 200 yards of the position occupied Dy the sec
ion OF nay battery regiment OF the enemy was Ia
inc with a Secession flag and tederai nag displayed
Sogsthct~ This tIick Of the enemy caused ME iof
uosacnt come uncertainty fearing by some accident
hata portion of own troops might have got thus
ar in advance; but their fire satisfied me upon
his head 1 immediately opened upon them with cam
ser from both pieces in which service am happy to
,e able to cay was ably assisted by Capt. Gordon
Granger Actius Assistant Adjutant-GeneTai and Let
Ieut. D. Murphy, lat Missouri Volunteers. The next
tep in the progIt ~ OF the battle where the enemy
MED o force his way 70 the road, passing alorg by
heir battery toward Springfield. This was an
sHort 10 the let OF our portion on the hlii,
where 10Y battery FIST came into position-end ior
. time the enemy seemed determined TO execute
6is object -Four Iieces of my battery were stll IN
position there, aud Cast. DubOiss Battery OF four
pieces on the left near the road. AS the enemy
showed himself, our infantry and sI1illery oPeDed
upoo ls ranks aud drove him back, aud lac appeared
no mort during the DAY. About thar time, and Just
after the enemy had been efeetualy drlyen odcK as
last mentioned met Gen. Lyon for the Last tlme' lie
wss wounded he told me, Ia the leg, and ooteryed
blood tljckling fr IN HE neel. / offered him some
brandy, Of which baG small supply IN my canteen
but he declined, ard rode slowly 10 the Tight ana
front. Immediately after be passed forward Gen'
Lyon rent me an order TO support the han'as regl-
mel,ts or the extreme right, who were then belnS
closely pressed by the enemy. L ordered Lieut. &C.
kalski 20 move forward with section immeolatelyi
which he did and most galantly, too, relieving and
having the Kansas regimelts from being overthrown
and driven back. After this, the enemy tired TO
overwheln US by an attack OF some eiget hnndTed
eavairy, which, uno6teryed, had formed oeloW tue
Greats OF the hill to night and rear Fortunately
come Of infantry companies, and few pieces O1
artillery from my battery were in position to meet
tbis demonstration and drove of this cavalry with
ease. THIS was the only demonstration made
by their cavalry; and it was 80 effete and
Intellectual in it's force and character, rs TO dcserve
enly tie sppellstion OF childs play. Their
cavsry Is utterly worthless on the battlefield
The next and last point where the artillery OF my
battery WAS engaged was on the right OF the lef wing
of the Iowa rtgiments snd some hat IN their trout
The BEETLE then, and had been for some time very
6oubtfsl to its results Gen. Lyon was killed, and
our forces had been all day engaged, and several reg
plents were broken and bad retired The epemy, also
sadly 6ispifited, were merely making demonrtation
70 cover their retreat from the mnedite field Of bat
tle At this time the left wing Of the Iowa regiment
was brought up TO support our brave men still 10 hc
6On while two pieces If nv hatlery we've III advance
o. the hit fhe last effort short and deeitive,
the enemy leaving the field and retiring down through
Of the center OF the field Of battle toward their camp
bu Wilsens Greek. After this we were left unmc.
leted and our forces were drawn off the field ia good
order under Major Sturgs, who had assumed command
directly aftsr Gen. Lyons death. II should be borne
i MUD that In the foregoing report have only glanced
kt the main points OF the battle where the pieces Of my
ewn artillery were engaged l have not entered into
detail at all, and could not without entering into
nore elaborate history Of the affair than appears 10 be
called for on this occasion from 1 wish simply
now, in conclusion, TO make few deserved remarks
npOn tho conduct Of ny o,cers non-comnssioned oh.
GERS and soldiers during the battle. In reference TO
lieut Sokask it gives the liyeest satisfaction TO
bear waess to his GOODNESS and bearing throughout the
lire day; no officer behaved better, under such
eryg circumstances he found himself surrounded by
ut Glaee during the day. The no-cJmmts tsioned CHI.
eers and men, " q man, behaved admirably, but
constrained 70 ueDton SeTgeaBts IS0bert ArnsaIoDg
snd GGstavs Dey, and COFporals Albert WatehInsn
And LOreozo L. Ilsmell who were sevtr~IsccasOns
duDg tie day greatly eXpOsed and severely tried, and
bore Themselves with great credit. Tho other
Commissioned officers were squelly deserving and
mertOt0ls according to the tine they in action,
but these mentioned were constantly engaged, and de-
serve culsr notice, aud because they always
equal 10 the duties mLo ed upon them.
/ an, yery respectfully, your obteient serEnt,
JAMES FUTfHsi Ca,tin I'd Artillery,
Commanding Light Company y.
cspGin GoRpON On AyeER, Ac.ing Assistant AdjutanIOeue
Tk Army OF the West
A CoBREcTIoE.-0ne of our Mi souri correspondents