Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-04
THa rEFEHCE LEXINGTON.


and derived from the men Of Col. Multi
, gan's command, eleven hundred Of whom,
after their release on parole, re5chel Quincy
3 on tie Z2l inst, we take the following
r Col. Muliigan, with the Irish Brigade,
2 left JcfIr,on City Sept. l for LexlngtoDj to
remiurea the troops already there under
Colonel = abldy, consisting Of several hum
, dred Home Guards, a few Kansas troops,
and portion of the Missouri Eighth rcgl-
= meut, Colonel White, with seven hundred
of the First regiment Illinois cavalry, Col.
, T. 81. Marshall.
lis arrival swcled the force thnre to
about 5000 men, Of whom, as Senior officer,
re assumed the command, and the
attack of the enemy then threatening,
he proceeded to cntrench the position
chosen about midway between the new and
old towns uoxington, which are about m;le
apart, connected ty scattering settlement.
Midway stands solid brick edifce, built for
collage. and about this a smal, brcaStw0rk
had been '-alv begun.
Ev Col. Nu,i-4n's orders this was extend
ed. ami the troops set about the construction
Of an cartlualk ten feet in height, with a
ditch eight leor Iu width, enclosing a large
area capable OF holding ten thousand m.n.The
army train, consisting OF numerous mule
teams. six mules IN team. was BROUGHT
within this ra, SUNNY of entrenchine
tools L,i7., i7a.la4,9+e. a thorough search
wa made thr.ari both towns and everv
description or suitable or available implc-
ment- appropriated. The work was pursued
with .~..I- r.-o~ tb, heavy muscle Of tho
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/ ing and uuru;t,iut toll. by the little force,
ora O.. a..u..n ~ Thursday the l2th inst
/ ,,.ots a.I advanced u.ckets driven in rc.
! ported t.. ..-c .fs~ll.h Of the rebels. vt
this time Gul mel NuiUg4n had a portion of
'..s..H .rHIrv I'm readiness We had
I o.Iv-.1 '..- ri ..s and TWO hJwi'z-Is, bat,
hayu- -t..i. I-' latter were useless. Two
/ pie. aI.o-,l 10 the Kansas City COM
. ra. ". and v,r' worked by them -pIendidly.
Thc cavalry company had only their side
arms and pistols, and having no clrbInes or
rl.s could 10 nothing at long range
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"'"' -'-.-7 "'-' '' .'''o-S o' H'He l'-V-' o"
tAa side least prepared TO resist it.
nh, ,,....,. ,,.-. ~.,iiIs.l with b.,,1-,. loss
The hospital a-i been located on the bank
pe-o" '.t :. i'""' and contained about
'"ea 'l--'4i I-,.e".-. Ha 4la,,h'H9 Pa'7Y
df hJt l.t- or r.sp1f this Juildm1- They /
we're met ~ The montgomery Guards Capt. /
0l-ae ]n' "h9 made brave resistance, but /
We.. driven ot-A with 'he loss OF twenty-five /
oI tA--t iA IN Hu.-d anu wounded. captain .
Uit5-la WAS shot through the Jaw and badly /
wounded. lie gallant Montgomery made /
many 10, the Texans bite tie dust. The tight /