Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-28
Details Of the Late Battle at Fred.,icL,awp.
Missouri.


The Fredericktown correspondent of the Mia.
souri, Democrat writes October %.
Col. Carlin arrived in Fredericktowp about g
O'Clock Monday morning, and was told by the
Inhabitants that Thomps on had left the day he.
fore, and that he was probably thirty miles away
baversacks, and tine baggage train being beb;nd
ne concluded to walt till it came I'D before b.
pushed on after the sagaciops enemy The men
peing tired, having matched all the nj hit pre-
also some OF the officers, la perfect rocuriIv A.
II O'Clock Col. Plummer's command came in
After consultation, and rest Of two hours. he CON,
cuoeo 70 push on after the enemy In the direction
Oh GreenVllle, but had not the least idea of over
taxing Jen SO soon, as the people Of the town
Were unanimous In their story that he had Conc
the day before After he had proceeded down The
lane half mile, a negro woman told him thn.o
were men down the road This placed him ae
his guard, and Col Ross who was in ,dvansa
pretty soon saw the rebel cavalry mLying anon,
the brush, and the fact that the eEemy were In
force before them was soon apparent
Col. Ross Immediately took position In g, ella
to the left OF the road, and on the north side of
The hollow, about half mile from the rebel srtiI
iery ana two hundred and fifty yards from loves
.n.anf!y who were behind fence in The cent,e
OF the valley, and directly befo.e him. One
cannon was placed on his right flank and another
In the lane bearing on the rebel artillery. In a
lew minutes we opened the bali by sending a six
pound shot into the brush on the other aide II
promptly responded TO by a shot from the rebels
and the airing was kept up steadily on both sides
Col Ross's men fred two or three rounds AZ pa,
oom down the hill. Col. Plummer and Col
Marsh were soon formed on the ridge 10 the ,iohi
Gf Col Ross, and the firing soon roused Col. Car.
inns command, who came down the lane in I,
double quick, and took poeiticn ia the rear The
slghtn w Wisconsin was left as reserve in town
and TO cover the retreat in case that necessIty
should happen. "5
Perhaps II win hs well 70 state that there was
aiaerence among tue Colonies az to Who shonId
and lNaT
should have 1t, and Col Plumer thoug hit he sbo,IS
AZ they were about consld ering the matter N or
Cured to them that Col Ross outranked them
both, and SO IL was thought best to say nothing
iurther about II. SO, from the poi mt at which we
are now 10 tue progress Of the battle each Colonel
best.
Col. Ross regiment threw off their knapsacks
ana coats, and with a steady step advanced own
the hill, under brisk fire from loves men The
march quickened into a Charge made bidious
with yei!S, and the rebels broke and retreated
acfoss the stuobleheld towards the woods While
crossing this Held their loss was very heavy
In the meantime the Indiana cavalry had formed
In Inc lane and dashed down the hill and no the
opposite slope, where they Were exposed to a Are
rom Infantry on both sides and artillery In front
oeelhS tne lmpossibility Of making d successful
charge In the brush, an order to wheel was given
ana Just as IT was being executed murderons n 70
was poured In upon them; and Major Gavitt, Cap
others weIs %o ana syo private. s and
ported by Col. Plummer, and our united forces
rapidly advancing, the enemy began to fail bach
and In short time the rout was Complete, Tbs
Infantry pursued them three or four miles, and the
cavalry ten miles. IL was a complete victory
The rebel loss 10 not less than 100 Killed and
many competent judges place II as high an $50
" their wounded there is little means OF Enor,.
ing, az they Were carried of the field but n IA
killed " Nue
Twelve or fifteen were left on the field. Three
OF tneii cannon were captured, and Quantity of
old aint lock rifles, shot guns, &c. f"' "