, 1861-11-08
nAwsFkR OF FREDERICKT0WN
Gallant Conduct Of eho Chicago AFeal
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BATHS OF FRKDER1CKTown. e
Gallant Conduct of tho Chicago Arsilr !;
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Correspondence Of tbs chicago Tribune.1 l
BIRDS PorsT, No., Nov. 3, 1851. :
So many untrue reports have appeared, in !
,ornection with accounts Of the late battle at +
Nc, that the writer Of this t
leeires to make the following statement Of
xhat he Claims to be the truth with regard to
That affair:
The expedition frcm Cape G;rardeau, under ]
ccmmand Of Col. PIummer, reached FREEZER
icktown at noon Oct. 21st. The troops com
puairg il were the 17th and goth Illinois and
the 11th Missouri regiments CT Infantry,
Can't. Stswarts and Capt Lohrmsn's coElpa'
MES of cavalry, and eection Ct Ta3lor's bat
te,y Of artillery commanded by LIEUT.. White.
At Frede1Ictown Junction was made with
ths exrsti.Ecr from 1rortol u1d=r Col. Car
lin. VILE him came the 21st, 53d and Us b
Ul:1c;s asd tbs s:h Wisconsin regiments cf
5utaz,ry, .Ls lat IadiaEa regimcua OF caValsJ,
and cc1nrary of Bieir's artillery regiment,
commented by Major Selsteid. Th: troops
uud5r Col. plu.nme1 an1:bercd aboat 1,5o0
1oen; these under Gel. C.s7lsl a5c7t ! .oG0.
AT E+EEtLlE&. - liAit Hss k-1t!E Sl tT1
hcurE. Du.:zg this titne council! ct We: T';.s
bslt TO G.<e.n.:re .5he:Ier to pursue the
1uIels to Gr5sLy vile, or to 1e!i.rn without &C.
Ten. .pEsls;Eg tho ob;sct Ct the expedition
CoL f!unn,er favored era Co!: ca:lit5 dis |
ecurggeG TIE pursuit. Finally il 7as GeS6-- |
mined to follow 'lhcnpscr-
Ce1. Fl.puer's caM11a1l Was III advance. |
Capt. S!awa.t'a c2y:lTJ scouting 5l3zg tbs
rcat. A5urt three fcurth3 OF :. zn:l8 fro:n tae
yilIage, tEs teaa passes over .;y ill, bc1ea
10 til; lisht IN the valley beyond, AMI sgain
ris;rgr skElfz & Wo5!ed Summit, sEd tUrCa
sGatEwarta egaln t5":rd GreeaV.iis- Ia tbs
tellcW beyond lis i!st li;1, cur 5coa:s 5is'
ccsete1 r5ps: eavalc; on cr1 right. Lcosing
more clcsel7, Capt. Stewart saw Euuerats Of
| Eecs=ttrs il 6 cozn tSld ca the luls Of the
| rcajs, and battery in the woods sn sne I'LL
| side, exactly opposite TIC head ofcat calnr1n.
| Oa EeariIE his fepGtt Ccl. Piunl.s ordered
| lie tEu guns Ct Tay!11' battery :1lU po..tio;,
| ore il tha rc&s, tEe o.her in TIC c3ra ti5ld on
| 1ne left TAe 17:l ard 21i;a Illinois, End tha
11t1a Missouri regiments, 77ere formed il ftols
@; me gus, SD ;s,ztacr GoHE the Kill. cav
airy 8as planted oa tbs right 1:ak, ina the
1cdia1a II gIEse3:: drawn 1.p u solu.nn u taa
right OF tie artillery. iFt:ea tie f5:I n=2za
the rcEt OF ina lxoatoa force elsa Tot lt55
Fx:dl2iGs:6EG.
The Ea;tlc was cG1r n,e.cel by the Eh:c7G3
au1s, tia: il 1Ee roa:i firing tie 156t sloa.
Foc eou3e miGT1@E sEey Lad our side Il the
tight entirely TO Ehelse;y=s. The infantry Isfe
feeling their way GoHu thToGgl tbs cocr, and
TIC St. Louis suus did net appear in the tls1i
Er.u the figE1 77ss half oTec. Cuc ias.ssir},
both officers sEa 1se., heartily praise sh2
. Thtre can be ne 11es:ies taa5 i::eE rfaia:ee;t
cur regiments from tie destructive fire cf fEa
Entm1's s11ls7y "E3;s eaazg;ng aad pEr=u!asss
The aa2aLce gGc.st af tne leacIa. Iheis liz:
was 20 rapid 6nd veil directed, that the ce5el
! canE GEesr5 were 1NTewn into ccl:Egion ant
cut GAVIN OF driven lrGcl their guEa. ro :.EG
:, TIC: themselves, Inc E:be!s ~'=se cbligud t.
d ctcfine their attention almost ex:lEEiy@:7 ts
2 an e1lo.5 tc Silence CUR Suls. A WHEEL Oh TIL
!, sEo:, a1a balls tsu 81 all e!tcz oto:s. But ou
6 gurs Tcu!d Hot be sileneed. For thirty min
l. lttes tasy Kept up eloss Ere Of 1ound eho
: and sheii:. Ore Gun ou the Elll opposite 81
+ iigat, was coz1nci;e6 to change position, :.s
8 finally wss s;!sncet: The lTs q: sll the rab.
grrE YVES ee1=ibIy wsak.n=d. 05eaziGa@t;S
g ceased entirely. In EAort. these artillery nia;
4 | think, that uetE 1le eu6Iny were Toacsu ant
!, pursuit. y as co.nm=Ec5d, The 21tiss. s.1tin
:, YVES d:re, aGd thc srsc5e:t damage to Il.
!a e:f the yictcrE- Ihsy, o,4ttougnt f5r half a
Ee hScr, an6 finally yanuuiEhad, 9 battery Of foa
a gare, two cE 15em cftg.ee tbs ca::orG Of the,
ie own pieces. They w::e IN thE 7uldE1 c. aacgs
II jn their FIRST i;;ht. and tl:e5 bore tle:nae!Ve
u Like Yete1:n soldiers
d scne time attcs the fight cemn enced, t8
q gn1B ct StLefeil's EGtta:y cama III; On the t5
ID ,fTax?o1's geEs, aEd fired n ts:T rJu::Gs. Ii;
e cez: hy ihe woods. Iiacir principal cxe:o
= IVES cutting elf the iGI IT tree ,.sx5 to Ih
y il: EE:eh ene cf CIR c5;:f tf1i2:.s hid pest.
as Ei:ass1fto Hc.ch the s1I:et Ct o:sr fire. It is
U, Ina.:er Ct GG2bt. whashsr branches or eirEa,1
Is reached Ike greund iirsi. Two mor3 Z: Sen
e 1i2Ls uls :;sra 7czs5d 1Io5l Oar 1igst, ,s!.e
II tIey threw c2n=ter Ght ii 9 s:.11 :'asI Ct Il
%, Goth, skirmishi-ig up tie cpH35:t:, h:Ast6
tGd Ills w=s al sss ::T:cc s:i4sEea by
{ Iat!ery Eor !Yl3;un Tic st. Louis e2rz25RonG -ti
Is lavt cs1m.J t3ie hesor 6: the f;:as- TIL
r. sr5 tta: :chod=.d cpenei the bs5:ls- So /
u, !1oin hayirg opened tbs battle, his.5attet
G;s Hhtn TIE e:ancAEaits camn.sscs5, Ws:
us Frfas1;cktoT2, EiEs. l2rS=s III lle sta5
as Efnjtr s2hohz1d was iEe. e5ul2us when to
ap 1i,al lesry firing c5alG 5s heard f-cn tks
mi reet;or taken D tl:5 expedition. HIS guns
eE .i4cd late Up5n tic a:s:s: ana d!:i Ec:ai
.at Worthy Ct ;rentiop. Tfo OF !len, zero ?
lck in the field at all.
Va Or The iataGtyv engaged in f:l5 iat:ie, {
zen res:1neats mast <st:t:51 10 honorable i'll;
,ed tiGa sra lie Iii. sid a0t.: Iii:rois. Tae II
nc assisted by trG co1 paniEz q the 18th 11iasoE
as STACKED SID drove cat Of t:e carz field {
OIL men uzIez Coi. Love, EilI:EE :as rsesl &C
G5 l.Gs:dsr, with multitude IL lis ,az1, !.
chased them into and hcJc7a the wac
Gle which fo1Eed tie 1o:ir !iro .! JEFF. Taoi-
=, sos'E p1sn Of attack. Tic 20ta rontcd Inou
~ sens ie1r wing, AID raEaued the tugit:gea
tle FIVE miles, ard gave over t!1e puEsu:t o.
tue wEea right app7oschl1. Pas:i5ly few co
!eu panzes 11on c'he7 regiments pa=ticl pasad
Hal tic chase. N1ue O. slCll EtE3 II the b1t5
fa' Al reports TO tie co3tra:E-Thethsr lssui
LEI, f1om regular correspondents, or from vcl1
=. tee1s anxious to uagnify in the eyes Of f:ier
aI the ballships eIdC!e6. snd the glorlcus s
:s' vice rendered by their regiments s'tor I
lpa- caesc,"-s:e unworthy Of eIttlif.
l1:- The India1a Ca7sl1y jained il the pn1sz
e4 l4o making b1av6 tu: usele5s cha:ya, in = b
she ttsy list their tajor Hnd a Captain.
~ Nevisk 1lEo to EaT; tAiz fact no:;csa; {
5isI Car1in's fn7ce rad blaa il FTsae-:kEa;gil I;
90 EouTs when Gel. F;uGsat7s cou1naaui arri7
7ao GGl. C51lia bad with h;E 500 cavalry, ]
sag ::ct scout Ead E@=1 sens crt, aEd he :
oo biissfu11y igIc.aNt Of the Proximity Of Tnci
ksa scb'a a1Hy. TIE frs: .nti1aa!ion Of The e
lac ms's presence 1as gissE ty tho wa:catal St;
gro at, cad IL ten T:.-Ees artillery WeEni3
1aa tcEagsd. Thompson l,2. r1cpcr=t: An aDib
naa caSc tt.r us, from which cur army was az
sos cn]y by the eu3d, al:Es sud inpc:uosiiy
:Ssf2 cur attack. Eve r,l71atss' 1s!aY 10 1nEa
PSF iIg lis cpnc=a1rre e=.t Wc1iss !1Te pi2c5d y
"as a his mercy. That CUE ariay 54s aaysd from
tn:s etruetier, that Jtif- Thompson fyGs nts:
1le reused AID chased f:o.a tae c5Gn3ry, ID GU
tas :;ia Eatehfulns SIS of.csr advance guarl, the
.ef celle- ce Ct Gel P-Enlries'a has:y d;spoai.s;
So: ard the courage sad vEtealsace with III
lent. our soldiers rusled uno. The fec. Two t
e OF Sand brave men struggled with five thous
ofse Eecsahers ed oye.ea1ne them G.cr:;usl5.
's:ng 1crrs tra!y, BATTER
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