, 1861-08-15
: CHICAGO. THURSDAY. AUGUST Is, 1861:

the Fhole line: 4 little before eight O'Clock,
Gen. Lyon Was wounded by shot in bis foot,
and his ho1se killed, aid be retired 10 the rear
for surgical treatment It So happened
that our troops were bard pressed by the Con-
federates Just at this time. Things began to,
assume threatening aspect, and Gen Lyon
seeing the danger, at once dismissed all
thonshts Of bis wound, mounted his horse
snd rode In front OF bis men, and waving his
hat and handkerchief, called out to the boys
to rally and follow him. l. bsn struck him in
the back and killed him instantly. The effect
Of Lyons death upon our troops VAS
terrible 4 feeling Of eonBtenation
spread through Cur ranks and depicted
Itself in every countenrnce. At that moment
had the enemy made charge, our troops ).
wou1d have hardly resisted it with SUCCESS,
and their defeat might have been easy but
soon every other feeling gave way to feeling
Of revenge and deadly determination.
Major stuzgis promptly assumed the
command, and from that time M
til four O'Clock in the afternoon, the com-
bat listed almost uniatarrupted1y, az -..,s
" oo114 o1.teo
iefe'S e4oaueo III tns anna@ OF WET. oot
Troops "oMa ease acn1e7ea splenolo Vlcto-
y, naa IL not oeen 1of tne 1eai1ul oads tney
had to contend against On the side ofthe
Confederates, 10000 to 25,0W were in the
fight, and to these, up to o'clock F. n
body Of only 6,000 -Was opposed. An unfor-
. tunate circumstances for our troops IN, tbs.
during the greater part Of the battle, fhev
eane soneaf 1neeon1eoeEa@e'tn 'tnas Inc olo anot
eu"s ano o1aef none.ens weapons OF tne lat-
.s. .er eoulo ne asec same oeaal9 eueet as
e mushet. 4ne etoono, too' Vas 81 toe
ene's oTa cnolcs'' aoo our stoops "eat mto
nat14e w. showing Low tas sne nae o1 tas
y s4 -e sA.eneo, y. Hne,e Ats 1orees Nsss'
sDGa1 a1oa1 ~ s!ves Z. ~ oeuelM s'ssl'
, ..s.. 4sa.o 80 osa, ss~-.ss. 1en.o ~ "4u1 Auo
4ss,.a, s.on splnsu ~ .s a.ues ~
80. Aao ene'1 ~ 1ris t4eu' 4Ae1' ''t1 w
.o oa' a.Ns, ~ .se' ~ o'1 1oopS
su.1 4nas A oAo1en' sneD1 ~ sose:1'
- 4ie1 euo AA"1e eAo noAe ~s'74
oss w ~ nss, ~ suen
. nAe ae ose. .e.s oana oe~nos "nA.n
-ssas 10y ~ ensousst 11.t.a a.la ~
ao'n1s noie .Aa'l {. Uu'u4A ca1eloe ap' suo
~ e.oeA' a. Pa! ttee neeA1eo W po saa4ooa
~ "4t14Ae" ~ noni tne ne4o"
1ne o"Vso o.a'es 1foope ls1uea ~ opains u,
A.'u eoou oieel' euo 'AeAe 1ne es4A u eno
ton ny leglmente YVES responoeo TO IS usua''
om n.of1ans eaua'eu ~ ~ "ounaeu ~ y,
nespa.1l IN ePrlnene.a' ~ oeaonslns ~ t.e
rnst haueaa heglW ne a1o not ascertain aaa
the number OF klue' the number OF Kill
ed and WOUNDED IN q regiments out the
number may be pretty MY inferred when 1t
astaken 1nto consideration mat the tlfst har-
sas Regiment VAS IN the thfckest OF the hghf.
Al O'CLOCK On SUNDAY morning, denefA
o'gel, having ceneiuoea 1nat II "oula not De
prudent to resume Inc hattie' the whole
eoiumn OF troops followed oy large numbers
Of citizens, with all they could gather up In
the shape Of movable goods, commenced re-
treat from Springfield, in the direction Of
koAa. - =
Ne"s o1 the eTacual1on oi ef12ngnelo "ou1o
run tor miles IN ADVANCE OF tne uoeps' ano
ever and anon some iafmer "atn al MS nova
plee. "oulo stand "alhng 1or 1neln a1 tne ooor
OF Lis heuse, a1d 1ai IN snefe as the column
passed aopg. he a4so oot1cea numerous n1es
around farm houses, and 1nfe1s that "has taey
could not take with them they burned
Inc following ID IN imperfect nst oi tne
kllea ano "ou1oEo o'nee1s' ~ 1af ~ 'zscel'
famed
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he b.avipst 1ossea Thejr nnmher of kiIled
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r. Ia -onorted +hat .scf,r11och waa k;11ed
ovei VIC uunalea plinuaees 80 anu 15,
According to the muster rolls which fell init
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our nanoF, the Cohleoefs1te lotee no0aoefee
22.COO armed men. and 5000 partially armed
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