The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-15
OUR Loss $50 TO 600 !


The following additional account OF the
battle near Springfield il furnished by m eye
witness Who left Springfield Monday morn
ing and came through to this place on horse.
back. OR army msroAed oct OF Springfield
on Friday evening, only 5000 strong, the
Home Guards remaining IN Springfield. Cor
forces slept on the prairie . portion Of the
night, and.about sun rise Saturday morning
drove ia the out posts OF the enemy, and
soon afterwards the engagement became
general. The attack VAS made in two COL
usns by Gen. Lyon and S.urgis, Gen. Style
leading a hapking force Of about 1000 men
and four gsss on the south OF the esemy's
Damp. The light ragged from sunrise all the
morning until !. or ? o'clorkin tho afternoon.
The rebels, in Overlooking force, charged
Capt. Totssn,s, battery thres ssssral times,
but we're repulsed with great Slaughter
Gen. Lyon fell early in the day. He had
been previously wounded i tho leg, md haA
bis horse shot from under him. The Col OF
OF one Of the Kansas regiments became disabl-
cd and the boys cried ous, " General, come and
lead us T." De did 90, and 90 once putting
himself in front, and while cheering them on
70 the charge, received bullet 10 tho LETT
breast, and fell from his horse. He was
ssked II be VAS hurt, and replied, mo, not
much, !" bu. in few minutes be expired with.
out . struggle.
Gen. Style had . very severe ssruggle and
lost three Of bis four guns. HE srtillery
horses were shot in their hsroess, and the
pieces disabled. As cndeavored to haul
them OF With number Of prisouers be had
taken, but Vas finally compelled to abandon
them, 6rss, however, spikiDg the guns and
disabling she carriages. About one O'Clock
10 the Day the enemy seemed to be in great
disorder and retreatine. They set fre to
their train Of baggage wagons. Oar forces
ware too much fstigued and cut up to pursue
them.
The following 10 a partial list Of the killed
and wounded on our side:
Capt Grots OF the LIST Missouri vas killed
Gen. Sweeney We wessded in the leg; Col
| Mitchell, OF Kansas volunteers, seriously
wounded; Major Shepherd, Of the Generals
staff, slightly wounded; Capt. Plummer, OF
| the Regulars, wounded Capt. Miller, Of ls,
Missouri, seriously wounded; Ospt. Lavender
Was wounded 10 tho shoulder, but rode back
on borss from the battle field TO Springfield;
Capt. Bsrke eighty ~oaaded; COL Di,xlsr
wss wounded 10 the left leg, The ball pacing
through; Ospt. Farland, Of lss Kansas,
wounded, supposed nortally, HE skull frsc-
sured. The following Lisusenanss belonging
to the let Kansas regiment, we're killed.
Lisas- CANCEL, Of company X; lieut.. s. ..
Jones, of Captain Walkers company; Lieut..
Dueu and Lieut.. McGsnagon, OF Captain
AsCeok's sonpsby; I'd Lieut.. Rabadsr vsl
shot 10 the left hand.
The lst Kansas, LIST Missouri and let Iowa
suffsred the most:
Gen. Price Was not killed. There we're
ruDors on the Geld that McCulloch was killed
but the rebels denied it.
On Saturday night DIR. Mencher and others
Of orr army went back with ambulsnces to
the battlefield from Springfield to see Abou,
the killed and wounded. They found the
enemy on the field, and we're consid erasely
treated. Gen. Lyon's body bad beer treated
With great reapect, and Vas brought bach
with some Of the wounded to Springfield.
Major Sturgis took command on tie battle
6eld after the dsash Of Gen. Lyon. Gen,
S;--st took fnaRand after the battle.
Our loes 10 estimated IT from a50 TO 3Ot
killed, ard several hundred wounded. Th.
eoemyss loes iEplaced at 1000 killed and
wounded. On1 boys captured shout Ion
horses. Oas ~ che snemy's rseinents cor
ried Two dskss No Confederate and the star
and stripes.
4 uou. 0iget 0efenou DRck 10 Spr1nR0elu u
good order, after perfsoting his arrange
ments, kssh>Eing the baggage, blowing .,
what powder be could not carry and destroy
ing other property which he did not visl
should fell into the hands Of the enemy. HI
lefs Springfield and on Sunday snoamped 3,
miles this side Of that place. The eneD,
waa not pufsaing. The only hostility oh
serves during the day vas the firing OF
nusket from distance at the rear guard.
Gen. eies is confident be could have held Spring
field against the forces they had engaged. but i
was fearful Of rcnforccmcnts to the enemy from Il
southwest, and that his line of communication
Rolls would be cut off
: Gen. Lyon began the attack upon tho receipt
latelligence that the enemy expecting REINFORCED
nrnts from Hard~ss column, which was appsosehin
from the southeast. "A portion Of the artillery ,
the enemy Was admirably served; their infantry iii
Was also very severe. The Springfield Home Guart
were no, in the tight. They, with large numb,
Of the citxeus Of Springfield, are 10 Sigcis camp
II was thought that SiKe would fall bsck no furth,
than Lebanon where rsinforccmsnts would meet hin
!. Tribune Dispatch.
Washington, Aug. Is.