The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-26

COMPANY Il. 100,
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August IL 1851
SR-lA Obedience to instru, uus, have the L.hor TO
make the following port relative q q parttaN.h oy
,ny company ia The b,ltle on Wilson'S creek, August
Ast company Second regiment of artillery, marched
in company with The other aoaps COMPRISING General
LYONS command from Springfield ON the evening Of Fri
day August o. for the position occupied by the enemy
Ely GA the following morning, August TO- 1861, the
rano of tho southern army WAS discovered about one
mills and % bali south Of the head Of General Lyon
roemn and aier the infantry OF advaAce was
ntcd upan BY III plekcs q the enemy. Fsom that tn>
our march, rs directed b. Genoal Lyon il person. lay
through small valley which debouchol into that
Through which Wilson'S creek runs, at the point imme
datcy occupied by the iroat Of the eaeny, and just
ware IN. nth road to So iaeheid enters the valley,
tecnirg along ho foot Of ihc hills, ami soon after
yrs 9ar ssirmshsrs found those of the enemy
elri tlo haIoly Opencl. Here the left section
e my battery, unaer Lieutenant sokask was at
first brought 10 bear upon the enemy in the woL1s,
IN front and shortly afterwards the other four pieces
w-gc thrown forward into battery to tn right on higher
ground. A few ro1uds from the artillery assisted the
Infantry u our advance in arriving the enemy back from
their RiHt position and hey lu back towards the cres,s
at the nils nearer AID ialediaoiy their camp.
now conducted MY battery ~ the hs 20 tho left and
from, and soon fond positon whore brogaht il into
battery directly over the northern position o the cncmy's
camp. The clEp Of GeHefal Rlhs as l afterwards
learned ly directly beneath my front and b to ietvefy
close % ny post H. anu laltery of the enemy TO my
front and right within easy range Of my guns. The Of
Con Rfns entiry deserted and therefore my f. st
efforts directed against The battery Of the my to
inc rsht and front The left half battery thon
b5oueh into position bat the right half ba,e in rca, Nv
pcc.Yra tic most favorable ground, was principally
GhpCl gli-sl tae eaemy's battery, atf Is the Whole
SIX iircs, % opporun ccs:aereA Nayed ,a,oa the
enenys as tho poeit,a Of .n, vncny's gas was
maskc Tao supur's ot wy pieces Wore oolsed to give
artc;oNs O. thH c's By +Re &aa and smoke Of the
t9fstAF H,tLe j. IL $40 in' Stt.nc, tst bltlc WAS
r12iNI IN To- thek woods ais unierbrth 10 the front
ind sht %. the pos, 'c;u,Ss by INV battery and the
tHs. regiment q A!ssodH Noluntees WIS btiig hard
pressed
section 81 my hatoryfetward The support of the
FIRST Missouri which d IN peissA, coming into battery
lSt VI ifoht Oh ING -9sht compfSly OF tbs regiment
within two hundred .rds - the position occupied by the
section Of my battery regimen IF the enen,y rts IN dine
erh secession jag essi Jeeiet1i daq ii ,soye tg4s
THIS trick q ihe ny caused W for q n,ops some uneer-
ta'my fttriRG ~ some c,cd9( tdt portion of our oce
rofs 1ei3M hare 9a thus fg- aiuance, but their are
500. tyned nc upon THIS; mead Immediately s,r,e.eJ
upon them with canstcrrum both pieces in whs:h
vice am happy to b. alss say was ably ASSISTED by
Captain GORDON Grange Acting Assistant Aaisstft cnc
raj ant First ieCtefh. ID. Murphy, First Missouri ruun.
teers.
The next SIP in tn progress % the battle WIS where
the enemy tried TO iafce his way up the read passing
along by their battery towards Springfield This was an
eort T. torn tho W of our position the m where my
battery Gsst came ato positioE and for time tn enc
my seemed doer med 10 eNecLe his ohept Fourpeees
Vi my battery we-e still in position there aud lpain l-
bci3 battery orour pieces the left che road As
t'e enemy tTed hiihsehs our Infantry ard art iry
opchod upcn b. ranks aud drove h,n back and he at-
reared 40 Nor during the day.
Ab2 thai time, and just after che enemy had been
eaectp y driven back as last mSfaoned, General
Lyon for tic last time He Wounded he told me- in
the ec and I observed blood k,irri from h Is hc;f
offered hin some bga@dy, of wlich ftad small supply
~ my caeon but be declined and rode slowly The
right ard 'front.'
immediately after he passed. forward, General Lyon
cent M IN order to support t Kansas regiments on tie
extromc right whc were tcn bchg clsaIy pscsscl b.
The enemy. ordered Leus, soks.sIi move forward
WITH s'oton Immediately whcfhc did, and gal
l. ", tn7, relieving and saving tho Kansas rcgn ITS
from being overthrown an& irvcn back
After this the encn- g'rd to over0hem US by m at.
tack Of some oight hundpc cavalry which, unobscrv
hod formed ba!ow tie cTests Of The li TO right and
rear Fortunately smc Of our infantry companies, and Il
few pieces Of artillery frc- my; battcyYwore i'll position
90 meet this administration, and dove or this cavalry
with case This H. NIL deaopGg1itoa mat IN se
ca9iI and Il ct', end iaG9e~taof ia it, force anil
character as 70 dsere 'aigike dpfld ion # chis pay
T1eir c0valgg = a2efsy~S1fia5 fntae-td cfefd.
The next and last gai wha" he artistry of my bat
tery wa engaged wso1 the right Of the ie wing Of the
iowa regiments and somewhat in their front, The bat
IL was hen, ana hsaeen FOR time, very doubtsti
as u its results Con raj lra WE Killed and our rces
had been All DAY GMgad, aul v raj reg ments We're
were merely nalngf. demonstration iheif re-
trea, from the inr ,liute IBID Of battc Al this time
TIL lett wing of the iowa regiment brought up To
fGoFt our bav' nh siii M aetton, whic two pieces OF
my battery were advances their right. The Inst
effort was hort ~ dcci5iv the enemy leaving the del!
ahd retiring doWa through te valley, covered by tlic<
unicrbrgh 20 theFg 81 the centre Of the tel OF bal-
tie, towards their camp on Wilson'S creek After this
W. were Ell I'nds ID ana our forces were drawn
the Geld In good order 6r MAJOR Surgis who had as.
sumcd command directly nfter General Lyons death
shcd he hgrh9 IN mnd that Ia the foregoing re- ort
have only sAineed>at tho main points of the battle
where the piece Or ny own artillery engaged.
have entered mo ,.,Gil ALL an could moi without
appears 10 be called ~. On this occasion from me
W.sh simplr Eor, ~ conclusion, to make few de-
serving remarks upoh the conduct Of my officers non
commissioned officers ;Nd soldiers during the battle In
reference % !euteuan sokls> il gives the iyeiest
salts action To Gear WIKI 10 his colness and bear
throughout The entire dav officer eyer behaved better
under such trying circpm stances he found himself sur
roGnEei az times dafi he DAY.
The non commissioned officers and mon, TO man
behaved adnir bly,, il Is hard TO Gistnu ISL between
them IN this parucT, Gut am CONSTRAINED 10 mention
So ants Robert Arnsts Hg and G.stase iey aid Cor
tnres Albert Wotchnau and Lorenzo I. inmCn, who
were several occasiofs during the day greatly OK
posed and severely tried, and bore themselves with great
credit The other non con- s'onc oiDcers wore tU
deserV ing aad megitori1ls ing to the time they were
In acton, BIT those mentioned were c0ustanty engage
and deserve particular na,icc, and hecahsc they were
AWAY elu&! 10 the duties imposed upon them am very
respectfully, year ob~''Gt erya!t,
JANIS IUlffN Captain Second artillery,
Conm3ading Light Company F..
Captla GoRDaS GRAyGEe- Acting assistant Adjutaut
General, army OF the west
REPORT OF 49IfN Y. Dt B0iS, SECOND LIEU
ZEN ANT MOUNTED Rftb%S COMMANDING
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