Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-03
NUMBER l58

F Ssgrn 10 y groT short The fighting at hi, time
rba niob. -olh to the 2lst knew little Cessation
long me roar Of the gunz eo5f,,1s ~ Al n
-. sorue and skirmish ontsids fba y-o-I-s
"a go - las Gas one spirit prevailed orr trooDs
80. . - ~ lhoushto or word Cf surreDder AZ
~ ~ 49, -o me OF the Homa Guards who had
lone the iesst snare Of the vorE s15 - sS, -
luz cavalry behaved noby and -. ' rs ti ~
l.l4 Ce "fltten up, tune Of thar 49, - - -
ShALSeS on Tue enemys guns EouIfsbi. Ri,L -,
battle exploits on record -l same Win any
Gen Price sent Col MulIiza. /. 60
rsnier teWh.ci the gallant eommSaIa % sur
Iussl; saying: IF you want u you must 49, - :,
put the detection and daheartenmant Of 49, - -.
UpAruS in,sns ned daily, AID on Friday. he SI.,
vic CoL Aalsan was giving his attention Ia son1s
matters N another portion Of the CAMP. the vb;.s
nAg was raised at his own instance BY Asi9r Rel
| er' Ci ie Home Guards. from the pCrti1u Of m.
| intrenohment aeaigned 10 him. : - u 'uS
Capt- simpson, Of the Earl Rifles, called Col. NIL
HgSn atse1iion 20 Major Becksris action instantly
ana the Jackson Gusrd Cant HcFfsrr1bst of D.t-;.'
were seEt % take down The fag zb,cb va, 5o.s'
1Ae heaviest psrt Of the fight OF the day followed in
ehaise upon the nearest battery of tle enemy tbs
Illnols cavalry suffering severely.
rae h9ne Guards then left the outer werk and
retreatss With the line Of the inner intrsnebments
about the college building. rsf1si.r a 7bI Lone.
aad mere again raised the white az This time from
the center OF tie fortfcatons when the IRE Of the
sasmy ssekeEea and ceased Under fIfs state ~
an IS Goi' Auigsn, calling his on ers in coua-
Cll eolea 20 eapit1ate and Capt MeDeFmott went
OUT iAe 70 enemy lines with handk erchief tied to
a rsmrod, aud parley look place Nj. Moore. Of
tae brigade WAS sent to Gen Price. bss51r,vts-s
az new Lexington, to know the terms Of caDitula-
..on. 1heae we're made unconditional the officers
70 DC retained as prisoners sf war the men to be
allowed to depart with their narso1sf --o,..,
surrenderlng their arms and accoutrements
Reluctantly this was accsded "a. and tba s,rren-
ger 1ook pace At4P. N on Saturday tie Federal
Io.Ses hdslAs ald down their arms, were marched
out OF the Entertainments 10 the time ~ GTivia',
played by the rebel bands They Iagr ba6;,5 tbs-,
thelr arms and acc0utrepents reservinO onlv tbsi-
ciothlng The boys Of the brigade msnv Of tbem
Wept 10 eaTe behind their cole rs each COMPANY in
tue Ui having lts own standard presented to it
Oy tnelr 1rlends At the surrender the muster ols
Of the companies were taken 70 Cen P-iaeJs haaI
quarters, the list Of Oticers made ont al o.
ordered to report themselves as prisoners of
war.
The scenes at the cspitulation were extraord5na.
ry Col Aulligsn shed tears. The men tbrsw
themselves upon the grouad, raYed and stormed in
well nigh frenzy. demanding to be led aut again and
"hnish the thing" In Col. Marshall cavalry regi
nsnt the feeling was equally great Much havoc
had already been done among their horses dnri,o-
the seige and but little more thaa half Of them r.
manned. Numbers Of the privates actually shot
their horses dead the spot unwilling that their
companions IA the campaign should now fall into
the enemy hands.
The priVsteS. numbering soma I5OO stror1 v,s.
nrst made 10 take the oath nos TO serve against N
Confederate States, when they were put across TIE
river and m charge Of Gen. Rains marched on Sat-
urday night to Richmond. sixteen miles whence on
sunday they marched to Hamilton, 4 station on the
Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad where thew xera
declared free to 90 where they pleased
While on tins march they experienced generous
ADO u hane treatment, both from Gen Rains a. q
rom the residents along the route. Such is the
,ISteneht OF aereral Of our men. Gen. Rains or
Tered Gn entire flock .; sheep to be given TO them,
md there Was time Loot in apportionment or an
lroPrlstlon- The inhabitants also literally gave
hem prOTisi01l. Wagons were provided for those
lnAbls to walk, either from wounds or fatigue and
ne whole party thus came through with extraord.
lary eIpedi a.
Word waE sent to General Prsntias at Q lincy. and
neacs OF transportation provided, by which the
zen we're brought down TO Quincy where they ar
lFsd on Monday There were with the force only
lght women, Col. Auliigaa and several of his OH
srs having lefs Their wives at Jefferson City
The prisoners will be taken 70 Springfield and
cid Tor exchange rank for rank. Claib Jackson
SINE into Springfield On Saturday, it il reported,
ringing hlI travelling Legislature with him.
We have thus hastily thrown together the main
satares 81 the prOtrEeted defense Of Lexington,
Iithout detail, and almost without touching upon
le question ofloGI. That Ofthe enemy is TariOusly
Itlmsted At from one 10 two thousand killed and
Ounueui Aul on the slQe OF the FedeFa1 from three
} i've hundred. OF our men one hundred and fsrty
eFe LETT IN the hospital At Lexington. full list
the killed and wounded must be awaited.
Col. AullisEH WAE wounded On the last day Of
le hgat ~ ball through the calf Of TIA leg, and
Aesh wound On the right arm from grape shot.
e have already referred t. the injury Of Capt
Lesson, received in the defense Of the hospital
Ii the GETS sncozntsr among the killed was John
lTilie of thil city, PriTGe in company G, Irish
-igEds, Ilso Corporal Andrew Hill, Of the jackson
aAraI, and CorasliuI O'Lssry. Sergeant Mooney
n GhOs through the shoulder. Private Norris
a. instantly killed ~ round Ghst, half his head
ling carried away.
Col Hsrshsl is wounded, ball having struck
q in this chest iDhieHag . serious Wsund. James
,nWay, ths hospital steward Of ths Irish brigade
killed.
Or last n shtI EpEtshss il the telegraph esl>
m give . continued Lat OF the killed and WOHud-
~ far - made up last evening.
Among ths lERSnted dead IS Col. White, of st.
,uis, Of the husozri S;h gallant Of GER who did
duty HObly and WSs ROrtA!ly wounded in the
It days fight