American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-08-31
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.


Oak Hill. has returned to st. Louis, and
furnishes some interesting details of the
battle. He says:
My account of the great battle. pub
lished this morning. being necessarily in
complete. as regards the interesting de-
tails connected Herewith. take this the
first opportunity to supply the deficiency
First. am fully satisfied, from con-
versation with Gen. Siegel and Col. Sol
oman, as we'll as from my own observa-
ton. that the eastern division did not
make any attack until the roar of Tot
tens artillery announced that Gen. Lyon
was upon his ground. The battle then
commenced at six o'clock and ten min
utes. and lasted until eleven, Gen. Lyon
having heen killed very soon after nine
o'clock.
Twice during the exhausting struggle.
by seeming mutual consent. the hostile
armies rested for nearly half an hour
after which the battle ragged with increas-
ed vigor.
After complimenting the various off,
GERS who participated in the fight, the
writer says.
At IL O'Clock, the ambulances having
been filled with our wounded were re-
moved toward the city. The body Of
Gen. Lyon had been placed in one of
them, but, without being uncovered, no
one knew that the remains of the gallant
hero of Bonneville and Camp Jackson
were lying beneath that martial cloak.
and it was unfortunately removed to
give place to those who were wounded.
1t was afterwards obtained land after be-
ing laid out and dressed in a new uniform
BETTING his rank, looked upon the pale
face of the dead. An expression of
painful embarrassment was plainly de-
picted upon bis countenance-such an
expression as had noticed he had worn
for several days.
On the way to the city exchanged
horses with Capt. Lavender, that he
might have an easier riding animal. and
afterward gave that one up to wounded
soldier overtaken upon the road.
Arriving at Springfield about 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon large number of wag-
ons were at once sent out to the field of
battle to bring in our wounded, and were
kept busy until long after midnight. at
which time the hospital had received
about one hundred and twenty the Bal
" House had been turned into a receipt
acle for our wounded, and the Methodist
church had also been filed, the two lat
ter buildings holding probably two humid
red and fifty or three hundred. DIR.
White vas busily attending the Iowas at
the Baily House, while Drs. Frank.
Davis. Smith. Melcher, Cornyn. and
Schenck were busily engaged at different
places in the city.
Col. Andrews was slightly wounded
when last saw him. but was afterwards
wounded sgaip. and how seriously am
enable to say.
As soon as possible after reaching the
city, a council was held, and it was de-
cided at once to move upon Rolla. Gen.
Seigel now assumed the command, and
before daylight on Sunday morning the
army, with very long baggage train.
moved out of the city. The reporters.
meanwhile, determined to push through
at once to St. Louis without waiting to
witness the anticipated attack of the en-
envy. On the road to Rolla we passed
scores of families moving away from
the vicinity of Springfield. OF course
the product of their farms will be taken
for the support Of the rebel army.
AFFAIRS AT rRoNroS.
| A letter in the st. Louis Democrat,
dated Ironton. August Is. says:
/ An attack oegss to be anticipated 5 5y
Gen. Grant early on Tuesday evening
Orders were issued soon aiter for the ar
rest of all the prominent seoessionists 10
town by daylight yesterday morning.
The orders were promptly executed. and
in consequence the following named per-
sons found themselves. at an early hour
yesterday morning. under guard -
OF Ironton, II. P. Young. E. P. Child,
j. T. Colbert, DIR. Alexander Moore, DIR.
Farrer, A. N. Hunt.
OF Arcadia, Judge Suits. Elsner.
j. B. Chinn. Philip Pipkins. member
Missouri convention.
In addition to the arrests which stirred
the elements among the population no
little. messengers came in at high speed,
bearing intelligence Of the near approach
of the enemy. thus adding to the excite
ment which still pervaded camp on ac-
count of the rumor of an attack the night
before. and the hustle of the morning.
The pickets are bringing in men, residing
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