Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-15
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The Fight near Springfield, Mo-.
Additional Particulars

I RoLLA, Mo., Aug. l3.-The following
additional account OF the battle near
Springfield, is furnished byan eyewitness,
! who left Springfield ON Sunday morning,
and came through to this place on horst
back;
! Our army marched out of Springfield on
Friday evening, only $500 strong, the
4 Home Guards Remaining III Springfield.
| Our forces slept on tue prairie u portion Of.
the night, and about sunrise on Saturday
morning, drove in the Outp0sts of tue cne-
Emy. Soon afterwards the engagement be-
lcame general. The attack was made In
two columns, by Lyon and Stdrgessi GenE
Siegel leading a thanking force of abo1t
/ 1000 men and guns, on the south sideSf
the enemy's camp.
q The fight ragged from sunrise untilgl or
r. o'clock, p. 81. The rebels in$sover-
belming force charged on Capt. Fotten's
| hsftery three several times, buEsWere re-
Epu3sed with great slaughter. -
4 Ga, Lyon fell early in the a8y. he had
been fSeyiously wounded i4ethe leg, and
| had horse shot from unlar him. The
( Colonef6k one of the Ksbsas regiments
I having become disablsds the boys cried
out, "GeneAl, you corre to lead US" He
did so, andS,s once pat himself in front,
and while 6lteeriugt the men on to the
I CuuTRet .EEGGLfEAlN11ullGlA III IuG AGlb blGtASAf
aud fell from hftbrse. He was asked if
he was hurt, ssd fsplied, mo, not much,"
but in few 9fddJss he expired without a
tstrnggle. & So
Gen. Sis9G had Avery severe struggle
and lostsfaree of his f6qT guns. his artil-
| Iery hoTSes were shot ih9heir harness and
the pieces disabled. sendeavored to
/ hauisthem off, with numatr of prisoners
h95fad taken but was fn41ly compelled
tSiabaudon them, frat, however, spiking
A9he guns and disabling the carriages.
About one o'clock in the da$kshe enemy
seemed to be in great disordesfRnd re-
/ treating, they set FIRE to theirsSsfntn OF
baggage wagons. Our forces wSste TOO
much fatigued, &c. IL
The following is partial list of5sthe
| killed and wounded on our side; Chpt.
| Gratz, of the LIST Mo-, was killed: Gen.
Sweeney wounded in the leg; Col. Mitchell
| of the Kansas volunteers, severely woun-
/ ded, Maj. Shepherd, of the Generals staff,
| slightly wounded; Capt. Plummer, of tue
regulars, wounded; Capt. Miller, of the
Missouri LIST, seriously wounded; Capt.
| Lavender was wounded in the shoulder,
but rode back on a horse from the battle
| field to Springtield; Capt. Burke, slightly
wounded; Col. Ditzler, wounded in left
! leg, the bull passing through; Capt. McFar-
land, of the Kansas LIST, wounded, supposed
MORALLY, as his skull was fractured
The following Lieutenants belonging to
the lst Kansas were killed: Lieut.. C. Agnel
of Co. K; Lieut.. l.. L. Jones, of Capt.
Watkins company; Lieut.. Dner and Lieut..
McGoneEaa, of Capt. McCo1k's company.
Second Lieut.. r. A. Barker was shot in
the left hand. The LIST Kansas, LIST Mis-
souri, and LIST Iowa suffered tho most.
Gen pricP WAS mot killed.
There were rumors on the field that Nc
Culloch was killed, but tue rebels denied it.
On Saturday night DIR. Meuscher aud
others OF our army went back with ambu-
lances to the battle field from SprInliiield,
to see about the killed and wounded. They
found the enemy on the field, and were
kindly treated. Gen. Lyons body had
been treated with great respect, and was
brought back with some of the wounded to
Springfield.
Maj. sturgis took command on the bat
tie field after ths deaJA 81, TIE bat
Our loss is variOusly estimated Mt from
$50 to 300 killed and several hundred
wounded.
ed and wounded.
Our BOYS captured about 100 horses.
One OF Lut GuClul ISslunSuhS NhAAANA
two fngs-the Confederate and the Stars
and Stripes.
Gen. Siegel marched back to Springfield
in good order, after perfecting hisarrange-
meuts, aud blowing up what powder he
could not carry, and destroying other prop
erty which he did not wish should full into
the hands of tue enemy.
He left Springfield, aud on Sunday night
encamped 80 miles this side of that place,
the enemy not pursuing.
The only hostility observed during the
day was n firing of muskcts from dis
tnnce at the rear guard.
Gen. Siegel could have held Springfield
against the force they had engaged, but
was fearful of achievements from the
Southwest, and that his line of commune
cotton to RoIla would be cut of.
Gen. Lyon begun the attack upon the re-
ceipt of intelligence that the enemy were
expecting achievements from Hardee's
column, which was approaching from the
Southeast.
A portion of the artillery of the enemy
was admirably served. Their infantry was
also very severe.
The Springfield Home Guards were not
in the fight. They, wi h large number OF
the citizens of Springfield, are in Siegels
1t was thought that siegel would fall
back no further than Lebanon, where re-
Endorsements would meet him.
Proclamation of Gen. Fremont
martial Law Proclaimed IN st.
ST.. Lou1s, Aug. l4.-The following
proclamation has just been issued:
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPT,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 14th.
/ hereby declare and establish martial
law ia the City and County of st. Louis.
Maj. j. McRnstry, U. S. A, is appointed
Provost Marshal All orders and regila-
j tinna issneh nv him will be resnected and