The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-22
Great Battle Near Springfield,
Missouri,
5000 National Troops Against $4,000
Rebels.

MtSsOufl'
5000 National Troops Against $4,000
Rebels.
ST. Louis, Aug. 13.--Ihe following is the
official report of the fight near Springfield,
on Saturday last as fowarJod by one Of Gen.
Lyons Aids-dc-Camp to Cen Fremont:
Cen Lyon, in three columns, under him
self, Gen Sigcl and Major Sturgis of the
Cavalry, attacked the enemy ut half past six
o'clock on the morning of the 10th, nine
miles southeast ofSpringGcld. The engage
mcnt was severe. Our loss is about 500
killed and wounded. Gen Lyon was killed
in u charge at the head of his column. Our
force was eight thousand. including two
thousand Home Guards. The muster rolls.
reported taken from the enemy, gave his
strength at twcuty-thrcc thousand, including
regiments from Louisiana, Mississippi and
Tennessee, with Texas Rangers and Cherokee
half-breeds
Their loss is reported heavy, including
General Mccullough and Price. This state
mcnt is corrOborated by prisoners. Their
tents and wagons were destroyed in the ac-
tiOn. Sigc left one gun on the field and
rctrcated to Springfield. with n large num-
bcr of prisoners. At three o'clock on the
morning of the ith he continued his retreat
upon Eolla bringing Off his baggage trains
and $4,000 in specie from the Springfield
Bank.
Tho following is verbal report taken
from special messenger who brought dis
patches for Gen. Fremont:
EWly on Saturday morning General Lyon
marched ont of Springfield to give the enemy
baltic. He came up TO him on Davis Creek,
on Green's Prairie, few miles Southwest OF
Springfield, where he had takcna strong po-
sltlon on rolling ground
Twenty minutes past O'Clock in the
morning General Lyon hred the lrst gun,
whcn the battle immediately began. severe
cannonadinS was kcptnp two or three hours,
when the lTc OF captain f"tienS artillery
proving too severe Tor the enemy, they
gradually teli back toward their cncamp-
lncnt on Wilson's Greek. General Lyon s
cavalry on the cncmys lcIt iiahli ana Cen
crai Sgcls artillery on the right, then began
a trrlilc attack, and spread slaughter and
dismay in the ranks OF the enemy; pursuing
them to their camp, shells from Fattens
artillery setting lire to their tents and bag
gage wagons, which were all destroyed.
y Louisiana regiment and Mississippi rcgi-
mcnt seemed to have suffered most in the
fight and were almost amIhiIatcd.
Some time in the afternoon, as Gen. Lyon
was leading on his column his horse was
shot from under him. He Immediately
mounted anoihcr, ana as ne turned around
10 mis- men, waving ms nat IN his mana, anI
checrihg them on to victory, ne was struck
IN tnc Srlali oi MS PACK ny II na'i ana 'cll
Icad to the ground. Inc command the'i
dINoiNcu upon Gh'H'Ge' furSu toA' N''-
ed nntH hiShtiaiI WhGh our niue army
rested Tor me iuE4I III ''le chcainprhemt 0i
tearing tie enemy lniSnt recover ana 2i'clnpt
10 cut MS c0nl'a'" OF from 9Prih@Heiu' le'i
hack upon that cily' Where the Home Guafd
were stationed.
On reaching 0prlhGheld' ana lcarlnS the
great numbers OF tAc enemy, m'Eht induce
lnom 10 get hrtWceh hh ohI ho''a' "Gnerai
0'gGI coi'Iu''e! 10 '9il nacN upon hoH"'
WIN HIS II oN''iVu t'o"'A' anu iIcV INC re-
Hn'orte,'i'ih8 WNIh were on 'nG way 10
h'in' ~ INC "'e"' moment oi Ii'G uGpu- :
,''re Oh 'iie messenger tle enemy h'd no,
pech sCCh' "'it, II ~ PIoo'ple HV"c,"l 0ioc'
mas nov pt1!i "'S'Irpeu III ms ',i'!cI''
NIHc'l ~ 'ile rcccI9 -, were cdP 'amtou' ~ among
"'.',i !" o'oi'I' y. "IT'!''o'"''-'i m I''c'Sci',
6'' ''' i'l'rc"n ,"T ms ,''Ilc' lHe 7"oiu
anu nolSo Vi 'cC"no"oh were ailoil9 inc
uIp"'tS
ho-G'l,oErtnTltS ~ l,i are on 'h' way irom h3i-
Ia, @nI , mSngreI oiaei anu Ills army may DC
col9'ucreo Sae'
nrH!NGFGti'p' N1. aug. ID nc cores
Poue;,' ~ '''o n,i '",',,7 py'uoGI"' r'TMi3'io7
- a. "Vt'',ot "Ico"il' VI tlc paVue OF hSon
Nni''N' ne "uy we '''H'h ''t'S c""lGc'e" WIN
we V''E'SG~'Vn' ,r I'vs "'eSny ocG' ieIe-
WV crant uJ '.,f"a E4 CaHp eN,emJg" "io,S
W ',''" ~. .cA' ''T"' hi''S' c"cioSSu ny
mn SIou''i On e"cn Side' upon VIII en- the
I'r'''i pa" I Vi 'lic o.lS"Seil'clV was l2uih''
~ ~ ""os i5ot "l,Pen rom 'iL'S account 'il"'
Ic ,'ic itue,' were "tisth nhyh any loh'pieI'- ~
,,J u,1'"1t t, nu' J ,mcI T',"' ca were d" re,
P"'Seo ana ''leS pHrl'o" I"tGe amount Oh
rIlnp eiufaae anu o'7ST{e 70 prevent itT S
capture ny oWL our, troops inc enemy hau ~
pel'SS OF ar'u''ry ah'' very arEe hody o.
caValt{' uen' otEci attacSeu lhe rtneiS
rom ln' SCUM east oS soon as ne iiear' 'itil'G
rom ven Lyon cG'n''f'ila ana uroNG mem
pack nan milo, ulN,nE possession OF 'llG'f
camp Wnieh eX''hIeu Westward 10 inc
'"u'eu 'h'o ms RANKS ny reElinGnt "nicl'
nc iAu nremItlcu 10 advance Wlthh lew
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