Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-09
THE BATTLE OF LExIsGTON.
OfFlCiAL hEfOkr VI dEhEhAL fktCE.
HZApQUARrrRs Missouri STATE GUARD,
CAaP WALLACE, Lexington, Sep. 2S, 1861.
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OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENER Al PRICE.
HEipQUARrrRs Missouri STATE GUARD,
CAsP WALLACE, Lexington, Sep 2s, 1861.
To the Hon. Claiborne i. Jackson,
Gouernor of The State Of Missouri
have the honor to submit your Excellency the fol.
lowing reports the sc ion which mated the Goth
ins sh the surrender Of the United Sats forces and
properly at this place, TO the army under my c1m
manj.
Af;er chast aing the msrauding armies of Lane and
Montgomery aud driving them OUT Of the State, and Of.
ter cling them to abandon Fort Scott, detailed
in my g. report continued my march towards this
poin. with army ircreasing hourly in nunbers and
thusasm.
On the 0h inst Just as we were about to oncamp for
the day, mile two Wes. Of Rose HILL learned that
detachment Of Federal troops aud Home Guards
marching from l. xDgtcn to Warrensburg 10 rob To.
bank in that place and punder and the citizens
johnson county, ia accordance with Gen. Premonts
proclamation and instructions. Although my men wtr
greatly htgutd By several days continuous and rapid
marching, determined te press forward sosas to
prise the enemy possible At Warrensburg. Therefore
after resting few hours resumed the march at sun
set and marched without interuission until O'Clock IL
the morning, when L. became evident that tie nianry
very few Of whem had eaten nouhful 10 twenty two
hours, could march no further. then halted them and
went forward with the .l.ger part Of my mounted
till came aa.ut daybresk, within view Of Wsrrens
tus whence ascertaipci that the enemy had hssil
ded about miihght burning the bridges behind them
Tn, rain began 10 fall about the same igs,
This Circumstance, coupled with tho fac. tbst nv
men had been fasting for than twenty hours
Onsraiued We TO abandon the idea Of pursuing the
emY that day. my Infantry and artillery having cocs
up We eucsnped 1t warrensburg, whose citizens We'd
with escs 9th in feeding my almost sAmshei soldiers
An unusu,y violent storm delayed our march The nsx
morning till about 10 o'clock; We theI pushed rwAri
rapidly, sill hoping TO over.asa ihe enemy Finding il
impossible to 90 this eth @y infantry, again ordered
at hpNnsR and al
tle,- ssas so9.pued the pursuit to wthin two ssd
Aai mesef fDxngtop when, having learned sha. the
ouemy sKeady within town, ala l. being hte and
my iatgued by forced march, and utterly withou
provisions, halted isf ,ho aisht.
About 6ssbgfsk The next morning sharp skirmish
toos place between pckets aud the enemys outposs
This threatened to heooss general. Beiog unwilling,
however, 10 gsk aosellal engagement when short de-
lay WOULD make success certain, fell back two three
miles and awaited the arrival Of my ipautry and artillery.
T5sse having come up, We advanced upos tks town,
d'ng in the eaemy pickes until CAM wthil short
distsDos OF the city ITSELF Here e enemy attempted to
make stand, bui they Vse speedily driven from every
POSITION snd osssa 10 take shelter within their ,nch
ments. Wa bes look position within easy range OF
the College, which b-ildng they had strongly torasd
and openedupon them brisk fire lro1 gsdsoes bat.
tory (which in the absence OF Captain Bjdsoe who had
been wounded at Big DrysWsod, was gallsntly com.
Inapded by Cep;sp Emmett Mcdowell, and from Par.
sons battery, uSder the skiltul command Of Captain
Guib2..
FINDING after sunset that auGnnition, ths most
of which al been left behind On ihe march from Sprng
field, nearly ,xhsIsis and that NV men thousands
OF whom al rot eaten particle in 80 hours required
rest aai iocd, withdrew TO the Fair Ground and er-
camp6d i thers. Ny ammunition wagons having been st
last brought up aid large re.sn!orcements having been
received, again moved into town on Wednesday, the
18th inaial aud be- tue final attack upon the enemys
worka
Brigsdler General Rsifs DIVISION occupied siropg
position the fas. and Northeast OF the forticetons
from whie en- effective cannonadng was kepi Ap ON the
enemy by Bledsocs Battery, under eoMnand except on
tho last day, of Captain Emmst hcDonsii and another
battery commanded hy Captain Churchill Clark, Of 3.
Louis. Both o; ikese gentlemen, and the and { f
GERS under their command, arc desarvedly commended
in the s,cOmI anying report Of Brig. Gen. Rains.
Gen. Pas)rs toak position Southwest OF the works,
whence his battery, under command Of Captain Guibor,
poured steady fire into The enemy.
Skitmshers and sharpshooers were ALEC Sea. ward
from both Of tbs, divisions to hpasa and fatigue the
enemy, and TO cut them ise the water on the North,
vice In .aa accomplishment, OF these purposes
Colonel Coogreve Johrson's division aud q pirt OF
Ganerel Stems were posted pesr General Rains and
General Parson as resrve bst no occasion occurred
to call them iria seop. They we're, however, at all
times yieilart and ready to rush upon them
Shortly after entering the city, on the 18Th, Colonel
Rves, who COMMANDED the Fourth Division 10 the a6-
seuce of General Slack led his regiment aud Colonel
Hughes along tho river bank TO point immediately be-
meath and west of the fori6catons General hcbrides
command, aud portion Of Gen Harriss havlcS been
ordered TO reinfoIcs him. Colonel RSez ID order 70
cut eff the enemys means Of escsPe, proceeded down
the INK Of the 10 csptuss steamboat which was
lying dSt under the!, snps. just at TINS momen,
heavy Gre VS.. opened upon him from Cooaei Ander'
sos's 9ge dwelling g.house, the summit OF tse oiunt
Which the eneniy occupying " nosPsa ana upon
which white fig vas tying Several conpssts '.
General Harfss command aud the gsiaif soia0rs "
the Fourth Divison Who have won upon 30 many pet'
n, a,,d, tha nroud d;stinctinn of always bong among
the brayest Of tie brave, Immediately ru hea upon anu
took tho place. ,o,f
vs,d, of the enemy's entertainments. company fom
ol Huphes' regiment then took possesSer ,ae ooA''
ooe Of shch was richly freighsd With veluaos stos
Sar MoP'ids,s and Gen. harris divncns meanwhile
caanty storp,ed .nd occupied the bluffs imuedatay
norta' OF Anderson's house. The possession " sne,e
beoh,s enahlsd our men to harrass the eaey - geA
h,I resolving TO regain ther they adc apon tne nsus
.ucces.lul sssntl l.. and one which would nave pseh
honorable to thega bad u not been accompanied ~
s of ga "A xs barbai y-the cold blooded and cQsrdy
s..isr OF three defenceless men, who had lhd oosn
,ber arms aud surrendered themselves as prisonen-
the posion thus retaken was 5000 regained ~ the
men who had been driven fFop it, and was snoe-
forward held by them TO the very end OF tne oo1'1r
The herh,s to tbe left of Andersons bosee xfch had
hceI taken, before stated by dsnenn l.oDnoe cnc
,rris ard bv part of g. ateens command under Co
E,vd and jor Winston, rudsly fortified BY our
soIdier, Who th.sw up bresswors = well a. they could
vh their slender meaDs Oa the morning OF the 2O.h
inst c,used number Of hemp bales TO be transported
to the river heights wheIs %ove,ne oresss.0tks we're
HcBids Colonel Ryes aud hsjor Winston, and their r..
spec i've commands. Capt X leyh battery (.tnched
% Gsp. eehs divson) WAS ordered at The saHs tps
70 the position occupied BY Gen. Harris foc', and