Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-03
THE BATTLE.
4nteresting Details by Cores.
pOndent ON the Field.

pendent ON the Field.
mr. hnox, correspondent of the New
siork Herald. WAS on the field during the
siate fight Lear Springfield. He has written
2 very full and graphic account of the ter,
fieie battle, from which we make some in
feresting extracts:
THE REBEL WAGON TRAIN ON FIRE
iminediaieiy after this retreat flames
OF 'orth ir"m the rebel baggage train.
Isr'n1n was stationed about mile down the
sslsasA' anu ir"m The extent Ut the fire and
tstie Vast columns ui smoke, il is sunrosed
Hiht the entire wagon tram Of i've rebel
4 siniy was destroyed How the fire origins
nSed is not known, but it is SUM nsed thot
/ Re rebels fearing a defeat and run.. them
( sssitfs set ire 10 the wagons rather thar
hem iafiain the. hauds Of the-Uuion
thex ware seen To- destroy some
twenty way us fI,16lf fattery a st,,;,t
time after the fire 1nz@ forth in the large
| tram, aud 10 rs but reasonable 10 suuuuse
| that the latter was turned To ashes at,,,
anu sm"ke by the owners themselves -
"nlie the cphhagratiOn was at its height
/ the rebels made furious attack On the
Union front and right at the same time
The battery IN front opened furiously and
several pieces which had been brought
against our right under cover of the tim
Der, played vigorously from cleared s, ace
some eight hu dred yards distant. A very
large force of infantry came out in line Of
baitle order from the very place where we
had for some time expected Col Sigel IN
appear. No bayunet charges were mace
10y either side, but the roll of mu>ketry and
the boom OF cannon were much more fierce
and continuous than at apv previous time
during the day. For half an hour il was
one deep. deaiening r ar, resoundng thru
the AIR, ana the field became can0pied with
dense clouds of smuke /; the position of cam
non could only he mnde out bv the dull, red
flash seen through the fog like atmosphere,
ahG ali aruund was fniling "A pItiesS shower
oil lead and iron. Too rapid 10 succession
to think of counting came the smooth
whistle Of the common rife TALL. the shriE
buzz 1T the Mimic, the dull hum of the
round ball. aud above them all the sounds
produced by the various descrIptiuns nf
common muniton. For half an hour il
continued, and was ended by the repulse of
the rebels, who reformed 70 more to the
field In the last scene of the battIe ali
the Union fnrces un the field we're in action
and one half our loss of the day occurred
at this time.
OPERATIONS OF GIN sIGEL's COMMAND
Where is Sgel?" had been passiny
from lip Ia lip tor an hour before this at
tack aud he hard been aux ousy looked for
at tile very point where the rebel infantry.
bearing the secession flag. had made Their
appearance. As we had not heart. from
him since the night previous, save by the
reports of his cannon, we were uncertain
as to his fate. aud fearful that we might
nre upon hIm should lie approach, as we
did not know from what quarter To expect
hIm. Our carnon ammunition WIS ex-
hausted, and several Companies of Infantry
had expended their last round of CARTRIDGES.
Major Sturgis (who took command after
Gen. Lyons death) ordered a retreat. and
the whole army tOuk up its line of march
for springfield. Ambulauees were sent
otch-ss ith asfiav of trr,ae m pathar mp tho
dead and wounded. The flag was received
by Ben. McCulloch and Colonel Mcintosh.
ana by N. the ambulances returned
bringing all that could be found. The hat
tie commenced II lew minutes past A. NJ
ana the retreat was ordered atill With
but Few intervals the batteries on huth
sides were III constant action throughout
the whole, and there were hut few minutes
when the roll of musketry Guild not bc
heard
To understand Col Sigel's y, sition. il
will tie necessary to explain more fully rbe
situation Of the rebel camp. Wilson.
Greek has n general ) utheru direction
but al farm called McNarv's, it makes n
sharp bend to the east, follows an easteriy
crurse for two and a half miles and then
bends suddenly To the south The Fay-
eitevllle road crosses the creek about II
mile aud three.quarters below the upper
bend The rebel camp extended three
miles along the crcek-two ard II halt in
AT ea'teTiy direction, and quarter of a
mile above the upper bend towards the
north, and the same distance he.0w the
lower bend towards these .th Gen LYONS
attack was made or the western SIDE. lust
abnve the upper bend. Col SIeel marched
from Springfield down (going south the
! Fayetteville road, left that road four miles
this side of Wilson's creek, and turned to
his left. went around the rebel camp. came
into the same road two miles beyond WI
sons creek. and marched up the Fayette-
vile road towards the enemy's camp.-
Some who saw his command cunning, about
daylight, from the direction IF Arkansas
walked out tn meet him, not dreaming of
the approach of the Union force on that
side. These he allowed to get within his
lines, and made prisoners of them before
they discovered their mistake He teli
upon their camp at the road, routed them
and took possession, planting his cannon in
the camp. ard playing upon them from that
position. He found and tnuk pnssession uf
the private papers If General McCulIncb
and one of his leurenants was fortunate
enough t" secure bag Of gold Col Sigpl
was so severely pressed that he bad "a
abandon the camp aud take position ON n
hill, where he served his artillery with
great effect and brought his infantry into
active use A concentrated fire was made
npon his battery, killing many Of his ar
tl'lerymen and nearly all his horses A
dash ct infantry and cavalry was then
mace. and five Of his six cannnn fell into
possession of the rebels The infantry and
cavalry came so hard upon him as TO COM
pei him To retreat, which be did. bringing
away nearly two hundred prisoners His
Command was badly cut IN ard he found il
Impossible 10 make a Junction with the
main column. The last assault upon the
main column was made just after the re-
treat ct Colonel SigeI, aud the cannon
winch played upon W. on the right were the |
hVe that were captured. AT one time, had |
vigorous movement been made on our
part the rebel battery might have been
taken.
a son OF Erin once accnsted reverend |
disciple OF SwenGenkprgh thus:
Mr -. you say that we are to fol- |
low the same business in Heaven that we |
d" IN this world
Yes, that is in perfect accordance with !
reason tor the Creator himself is not idle, |
and should his creatures be?'
>. Wen. then year honor, 90 the people |
die there?'
Certainly not, they are as immortal as
the Creator biusaIfJ