The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-23
IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI
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SHARP BATTLE AT FREDERICKT0H.
Defeat Of the Rebels With
Heavy Loss.
THE REBEL LEADER KILLED,
&C., &c., &c.

PiLoT KNOB, Mo-, Oct. 22, 1881.
The following despatch received here this morning
and forwarded to headquarters at St. Louis
FIELD OF BATTLE,
FREnERIcKToN, No, Oct. %, 1891.
In conjunction with Colonel Pummcrs command we
have routed tho rebels Thompson and Lowe estimated
at 5000.
Their loss was heavy.
Our loss small and confined principally to the First
Indiana cavalry.
We captured four heavy guns.
Lowe the rebel leader, was killed.
Major Gavitt and Captain Hyman OF the Indiana caval
ry, were killed in charge on the battery.
The command Of Colonel Plummer referred to above,
was Friday morning last ordered forward by General
Grant from Cape Girardeau, with instructions TO
towards Fredericton and of the OF Thompson
and Lowes force This force consisted OF Marshs Eigh
teenth Illinois regiment, section Of Tayor's battery
and Stewards and Lehman's companies OF cavalry,
oil from Cairo also a part Of Pamer's Eleventh.
Missouri regiment, part Of Ross Twenty first Illinois
regiment, and section of Campbes battery, all from
Cape Girardeau The force from this point composed
Of the Thirty eighth Illinois regiment Colonel Carm the
Thirty Illinois regiment, Colonel Hovey the Twenty
first Illinois regiment Colonel Alexander the Eighth Wis
ccnsin regiment Colonel Murphy the First Indiana ca
valry, Colonel Baker; Captain Hawkins Missouri inde-
pendent cavalry, and four FOUNDERS and twenty
ponnders under Major g. Chaifeid OF the First Ms
souri, light artillery
Tho following is a despatch to the st. Louis Repu0-
licdn:--
From reliable parties who witnessed the fight at Frede
rckown yesterday gather the following particulars
Col Carln with parts Of the Twenty FIRST Thirty third
and Thirty eighth Illinois regiments, Eighth Wisconsin,
Barers Indiana cavalry and Mayor scdheds battery,
reached Frederhktown at nne O'Clock An the morning. and
one z. NJ we're joined by the Eleventh. Seventeenth
and Twentieth Illinois, and 400 cavalry srom Cape Grar
de They then advanced in pursuit of the rebes, under
3e Thompson and Colonel Love- who had left the place
twenty four hours before and were expected to DO rapidly
streatng South but mile fpom the Oy TREY discovered
the entire Aycc OF the enemy drawn w line Of battle
partly posted IN open field and partly in the adjacent
woUs with the four iron eighteen popadcrs well planted
in their front. Major scoAeld mmedahs,y opened Gre'
and the foush round slenced Of tho rebel guns
The engagement then became general and lasted about
two hours after the first half hour the rebels left the
fold in disorder took the woods closely followed
| by both infantry and cavalry.
Before leaving the field the rebel Colonel Lowe was
! shot in the head and instantly killed
! Major Gavtt received five bullets while leading
| charge thirty yards in advance Of his command.
Captain Highman was killed in the same charge.
Our loss is reported to be Ave kiled, five morally
wounded and twenty slightly wounded. The enemy's
loss asoertaned, but it supposed to be con-
! siderable.
At the last accounts tho rebels in full retreat
with their baggage train, and our troops in pursuit
Two rebel surgeons into Fredericton for Colonel
Iowe's body. They acknowledge loss oY 200 killed
and wounded, but il must have heen larger / counted
| twenty y-hve dead bodies in one stubble field
| Their cannon badly managed jeff Thompson got
information Of movements by capturing bearer Of
dispatches from Colonel piummer to Carl'n
| WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1851
Information received at the War Department thia
evening that the Union forces two thousand strong at
Pilot Knob, in Missouri, engaged the enemy Of about
equal number and after sharp battle repulsed the rebels
with great loss killing their leader, Colonel Lowe. M
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