Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-08-21

RoLLA, Mo, Aug. 13 The following ad
ditional account of the battle at Springfield is
furnished BY an eyewitness, who left Spring
field on Sunday morning and came through
to this place on horseback.
Our army marched out of Springfield on
Fciday evening, ouly $500 strong-the home
guards remaining in Springfield.
Our forces slept on the prairie portion Of
the night, and about sunrise Saturday
morning drove in the outposts of the enemy,
aud soon after the attack became general.
The attack was made 10 two columns by
Generals Lyon and Sturges, Gen. Siegel
leading aanking force of about 1000 men
and four guns on the north of the enemy's
camp.
The fight ragged from sunrise until l or 9
o'clock in the afternoon
The rebels in overwhelming force, charged
0n Captain Totten's battery three distinct
times, but were repulsed with great slaughz
ter.
General Lyon fell early in the day He
had been previously wounded in the leg, and
had horse shot from under hun. The Col
Of one of the Kansas regiments having be-
come disabled the boys cried out, - General
sou come and lead Us on - He did so, and
at once put himself in front, and while cheer
| st in the left breast, and fell from the horse
! He was asked if he was hurt, aud replied
No, not much ;" but in few minutes after
wards be expired without struggle.
General Siegel had a very severe struggle
and lost three of his guns. The artillery
| horses we're shot in their harness and pieces
disabled He endeavored to haul them of
sith number of prisoners he had taken, but
/ was finally compelled to abandon them,
| FIRST, however, spiking the guns aud disabling
the carriages
At about one O'Clock the eRemy seemed
to be in great disorder ard retreating Their
| train of baggage wagons was on fire
Our forces were too mEeh fatigued and cut
up to pursue, SO that the battle may be con-
| s;dered draw.
The Missouri First and the Iowa FIRST regi-
nents suffered the most.
Gen. Price was not killed.
There were rumors Oh the field the General
HCsliough was killed but the rebels denied
it.
On Saturday night, DIR Marcher and 9th
ers of our army, went back with abmulancesto
the battle field from Springfield to see about
tie killed and wounded They found the
field. aud were CONSIDERABLY treated.
Gen. Lyons body had been treated with
great respect, and was brought back witt
some of the wounded to Springfield.
Major Sturges took command of the battle
held after the death of Lyon.
General Siegel took command after the
battle.
Our loss is variously estimated at from 15C
To 800 killed, and several hundred wound
ed.
The eEemy's loss is placed at 1000 killed
and wounded
Our boys captured about one hundred hor
ses of the enemy. The enemy carried TIVE
aags-the Confederate aud the Stars anc
| Stripes.
i General Siegel marched back to Spring
field in good order, After perfecting his ar
fragments, gathering the baggage wagons
blowing up what powder he could not carr.
aud destroying other property which he dl'
lot want to fall into she hands of the enem.
| he left Springfield, and 90 Sunday night en-
eamped thirty miles on this side of that place
tue enemy not pursuing. The only bostilit!
Observed during the day was the firing
nuskets at the rear guard General Siege
confident be could have held SprinfielC
against the force they had engaged, bu' h'
vas fearful Of reiDforeements reaching the
enemy from the Southwest and that his line
Communication from Rolla would be en-
Of