The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-28

moreover, Was tlaE uufI8g TIE greater par % tF 49,
they came 30 near the C3aEadaTttes that the od saot-
guns and other Indifferent weapons Of the latter could
be used with the same deadly effect as Minnie HGssets-
The ground. too. was Of the eIiemYis obH choos5 Hg, and
il is stated a. a fact that our ta9ops went into battle not
knowing how far the line Of the enemy extended, Of
where his forces were located
At about two o'clock, i, Il, Gen. Seigel having either
heard the cannonadng OF received 4 special message
from major Sturgis, came up with his reserve from
Springfield. He Immediately attacked the enemy on
the right flank, and did terrible execution among them.
The rest Of our troops seeing that Seigel brought them
suceor, rallied with renewed y5gUr, and made one more
determined onset On the enemy. But such we're the
overwhelming odds against nhich they had to 4gAt. that
the encounter amounted 10 nothing more than amutusl
cutting up, and hy + O'Clock al parties seemed to be
anxious 10 withdraw from the field.
The Z. ;. troops retired 70 Springfield in good order.
and there the call of the roll hF regiments was responded
to as usual Oar informant ssyshe counted 10 wounded
in a hospital in Springfield, all belonging to the first
Kansas regiment. The prisoner brought into Spring
field state that the Confetieratas had lost a great many
wounded and killed. One company was nearly cut up.
A Louisiana and an Arkansas regiment had sustained
the heaviest losses. The number of killed on the part
OF the Cente3erates Was estimated at from 500 to i 900.
Over 2 hundred prisoners aad a lszgcuamber Of horses
were taken. according to a muster roll which feb into
our hands the Confederate force numbered 200
armed, and 5000 unarmad.
Their artillery took butlitde effect, As nearly all the
shots Were aimed too high. ana proved desuuetiF re only
to the artillery horses on oar side. So far as / could
learn. the number OF wo8aded5oa the federal side was
somewhere near 800, Of @Hieh enc Of the Kansas reg-
ments, the first Missouri ard She Iowa regiments sus-
tanned the largest share. Tie Kansas regiment vas cut
up worst. The highest estimate Of the officers of the
number of our killed was 49,
Lieut.. Col Andrews is reported among tie wounded.
The number Of [. 5. taoops In action did not exceed
5000. 1t is understood that Gen. Lyons body vii be
brought to ST. Louis.
ssigel was not left behind 10 guard Springfield. as
Capt FaEchld erroneoesiy stated, but had orders 10
attack the enemr in the rear simultaneously with the
attack Of Ly6n in front. His camp Was outside Of the
city, and he Lett II in time 10 commence the attack with
Lyon. TheeAemy was met about ten miles from Sg8ing-
field, on what Is called Wilson'S creek. They we're
drawn up partly behind q thiqAet Of oak brush. and
parts in a large corn field to the left of the thieket.
while the position of the United Statustroous wasi in an
open field, with 4 tree or a clunp Of trees here and
there. The line Of battle OF thu United States troops
was marked BY three batteries. one at the right wing,
one At the left wing, and oae al the centre.
The right wing vas commanded BIZ Maj. Sturgis. the
centre by Gen. Lyon, and The Lett wing, which bOriered
close on the rcarof the enemy. bv Gen. Seigel. Naior
sturgis opened FIRE on the enan7 first. and managed to
turn his left so as TO bring it Within range of LIONS
guns. Lyon then opened On gbtm, and. in connection
with Maj Sturgis, threw the main bodF Of the enemy
back upon Seigel. who stood ready in us tarut IS receive
them, aud threw r0iey after voiey intg their RANKS.
The movement SceHlstO haTe 9een entirely successful
upon the part of the Confederate troops who could be
brought out int the open field at one time, while an
other portion fully as large, and perhaps larger remained
sheltered behind the thicket, holding itself IN readiness
far action, whenever it should be Necessary. Thus no
sooner had one of their regiments been repulsed or IN
capacitated, than another appeared in its place. and the
scale of battle, n spite of the continued signal success
OF the United States troops, did not seem TO turn de-
cisively in their favor. Atlast. after six hours almost
fighting, the Unifed States troops succeeded
in driving the Confederatesfr rhefeid. but they Were
+hAulEEAra- -1 u-a1EnunH tb&f -Antt 4g.r11 ~a+ EfE-- -
the victory BY a pursuit. IL was. therefore. deemed
best to fall back On Springfield, whence SeigeI has since
been steadily marching on the road TO RolIa-
a. IS usual III eases where a battle has been fought at
a distance, it Is exceedingly difficult to get anything Ike
a correct account OF the sounded and killed. The
names which l already sent you I think are correct. be-
cause my informant was c~uptaiHin aeregiment whese
he reports, and naturally TOoE sufficient interest In
it to fix the names Of its ajiled and wounded in his
memory. ! have since heard similar reports of other
regiments, but not IRON ueElBars Of the them
selves, and IND thst they are very conflicting and unTe-
Thus q number Of officers, belonging TO The
Missouri trsr have been Alternately reported 10 me
killed and safe, wounded ana uuiGiured. Under these
/ am forced to the conclusion rhat It
would be giving useless alasta TO friends and relatives
10 81. Louis to state all that / haTe heard, and shall
going into details Until more reliable accounts
arrive. | may state, however,. yhut the report Of Capt.
GRATIS death Is uncont5adictqd; that among those
not dangerously wounded are captains Gele andEaven-
Ter, ana tldI CalI- Mason, O. the 4gNa regiment. ISaiso L
tdnitted 70 be dead. This last ranaed regiment and the
Kansas first seem to have sustained the heaviest losses.
number Of wounded in. the Missouri first is next
argest, say between fry ana .oue hundred. after which
Seigals brigade, Which seems to have suffered less
han any other portion Of or troops.
There is ucontroyertible evidence that the Confade-l
were over 10000 strong. B1th their muster rolls
oand on the battle field, ana the statements of priso-
among whom was Lieuz.-eol- Horice, confirm the
act. | doubt however the statement that Indians we're
PRESENT III the fight, u several gentlemen who were on +!
he field OF battle, told me they bad seen nothing of
hem. dcCg-oeh and Price are by some reported
wounded, and BY others killed, Ehe general impress
ion seems to be that Price vas killed. The Coniede-
ates, by the statements Ofy3le IF their own surgeons.
Who met a United States surgeon OH the battle field.
while in the discharge Of his duties. and conyersed with
linn, lost from two thousand to twa thousand five hun
killed and wounded.
General Seigel, according to latest adrices. had ar
lived with his forces at Lebanon. He had not been
nolested on his march, nor bal any attempt been made
~ the Contederates 10 pursue him. Speculation fsrife
: 10 what movement the latter viii make next. 1t is
generally supposed that they viii have their hands full
or the next four or five daysIiH en6eavoring 70 dispose
f their wounded and killed, aud 70 recover from the
hook which they have dealt themselves in burning their
aggage tain. Whether after that they viii march In
he direction of Rolla, challenging another batde at the
lands of Seigel aud such reinf0rcemaHts is he NAV haze
eceived, or 90 on the road tQ JeaessoBc city, is matter
# conjecture, and viii remaia oun.il Tie fact becomes
manifest.
An INTERESTING LETTER FaoW TIE NoRTu.-A gen
lcman of this city. (says the Nashville Union of tue
9Th inst J has received the sollowiag letter Of warning
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