Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-22

killed. BIN nisntiy fhs Iosss delivered eir ere and
he enemy retired there need OF charging bay
onet.. Gen. Lyons body carefully picked up and
conveyed neless toward the snouspces by two OF his
body guxrd Taere was no feeling OF depression on the
pars Of the roots 81 the unexpected csimiy but rather
feeling Of qaiet determination TO avepgs his death.
Itwas new iale AFTER nine o'clock and the battle
had ragged With fe'ceners seldom ever equelsd for
over three hours The smoke hung Ike storm closd
over the valley, e. smtlem of mourning for the de-
parted hero The battle ragged for two hours more the
command devolving upon hsjor sturgis. The enemy
made repeated attempts to retske the heights from which
they bad been driven but were repulsed each time. The
Kansas regiments behaved with bravery seldom or
never eqused, forming ambuscades for the benefit OF
the rebels bylyng FAT 90 the ground unit the tnsmy
came enough for them to their eyebrows when
they would pour deadly voey into their opponents and
again remain In possession Of the fsld The last repuks
Of the enemy the most glorious Of a and par.
tcpated 10 by members Of every regiment the field.
The enemy came fresh and deceived by bearing
Union flag, causing them TO believe Segel was about
making junction with forces. Discovering the
rase just time our boys rushsd upon,he enemy who.
with four cannon belching forth loudmouthed thunder,
were on the point Of having their efforts crowned with
success and sgau drove them With great loss down the
sope on the south side Of the hill aaHglf 20
Can't. Totten's ammunition was nearly exhausted,
aud placing Dubois battery upon the hill atthe north
end Of the valley Major SturgJ ordered the smbuances
to move towards town. The infantry and Tottens fol
battery followed In good order and not pursued BY
| the enemy who was evidently glad to be let alone
When Gen. siege, who commanded the eastern dvis-
ion heard the Of Totens artillery, sat once at.
tackled the enemy In bis quarter, driving him half mile,
and taking possession Of his camp extending westward
TO the Fayetteville road Here terrible Ore was poured
into hs ranks BY regiment which he had permitted TO
e .f sim oointt a fnb
the Iowa Frat. His scattered considerably and
Col Salomons could not be Segel
| lost FIVE of bis guns.
Or troops took some four hundred horses and about
seventy prisoners and compelled the enemy TO burn
nearly all of his baggage 70 keep from falling into our
hands. rt...-.. ... ....
The enemy lad twenty ols pieces Of cannon, and at
the lat tw suty ST. including thos, taken from Sege
They we're none of them worked with precision, every
shot for nearly hour going whl twenty feet over our
| heads. . ID.
Our army reached sprlD gfsd In safety and are nov
preparing 10 move toward Rcls.
Our loss is about 200 killed and 600 700 wounded,
while the loss of the enemy must have been double our
own Dr. schenck who was in the rebel camp at late
hour last evening, bringing away wounded repors
our men comparatively lev with those Of the enemy
dead we're lying thick under the trees.
rusrHrx INCIDENTS CT TIE BATTLE.
The ST. Louis Democrat OF the l5h contains the fol-
lowing Incidents:
Twice during the eIhausting struggle by seeming mu.
tul consent the hostile armies rested for nearly half
hour, after which the battle ragged with increased Ngor
A, III o'clock the amoplsnces having been hLs1 with.
our wounded were moved toward the city The body of
Gen. Lyon had been placed in one Of them, but without
being uncovered no one knew that the remains Of che
gallant hero OF Boonvlle and Camp Jackson we're lying
beneath that martial cloak, and II was unfortunately re-
moved TO give place TO those who were wounded vas
afterwards obtained and after being laid ont aud dressed
in new uniform behtuug his rank, looked upon the
psle face Of the dead. An expression OF painful embar
rassment vas plainly depicted upon his countenaree-
such an expression as had noticed he had worn for
several days.
Captain Burke received no less than three bullets
through his clothes One, spent ball, struck his leg
another passed througs his blouse and third passed
ana ou OF one rg OF ms P.nIs ns oooy
oaP'na So'e 'o'5' '1''''' AN 1 ''' ''''''"e' j."
| SHATTERED.
Captain Grat7 the lsmented oficer who alone OF all
the csptsas in the Missouri First tel deal upon the
6eld in the thickest of the fight. He fell within
few feet Of where General Lyons horse killed and
Col Andrews wounded
A large humber Of wagons at sent out from
Springfield to the hed OF battle to bring in our wound.
ed, and were kept busy until long after midnight, at
which time tae hospital mao received ABOUT 10. Tue
big house had oeen turled INTO receptacle ior our
soondeo ana inc metnoust enuron nso aso oeeu neu'
'he TWO h,,er ouilangs hoo,ug p,ooaoiy zoo or SV'.
Csptsin hayman Of Segeis regiment Is said 10 la'e
regiment Is missing
RoLLA, August lo.1hr. Graham uaion clerk en-
poyed IN secession store at Springfield reached here
TINS mornu Z.
lie reports that four regiments OF Confederate cava'
y, unuei uehersi names, enersu epr'pghelu On MOD
Gay AZ hoo1 ana nol1ed secession nag over tne court
mouse, AMIDST the NOISY oeraoh'uaaons Oh tue troops
- wN,Ssd "nls;.r. :, a.. hosn;,., had M, hs.r
moested and II was Announced tbat only the Home
Guards would be the subject of resentment.
The Coniederaes purchased everything in the stores
paying any price demanded in Confederate script.
ne to arrive here More an hslf Of the population
of Springfield have left and the farmers along tho
to this place are leaving for their homes.
RoLLA, No, Aug. lS-The St.. Louis Republican cor.
respondent, furnishes tho following items:
o. s--- "a - I-:-.- ." ,''sOn vretk,
sAVneu ,nen s,wPus s'ounu' .'Su' neS sou'neisl o.
.oGsy saeis mere al s9GnoaSce OF wafer ana
ose' Iec,lI.es Iof camp he. h'Jor S'urges assumed
- nS III =, ' .oa ,S ies ifo" spring
o. 80 80 ua' ~ ~ T Si, s"o ieuoe-
lue lI,ss io"a hesieos rgaenea mere '9aay ana
81 .uu",a " ~. n'Ls .nu We u'oA"ueu'
~ ~, m " ing ,s,,u, ,o
'oes VI 'a,s Iee'hrh' was 10 hnieu, i"s "ounueo'
% t",. Ss IN %.i l0fy anu missing, s r.
Len oo herritt comm tnding the FIRST lows Reg
msnt reports officially that the enemy brought into the
nsu ~ wen a,iseu, ulSeiPnnru troops, asa ZooV
Irregular troops while our own force was only about
o,voV the earner par' OF the engagement ana con-
aaH iGr .Se SoIeSoos tour h0uts
NUM- VI 'ue naoeas oorPus ho.o
re.N ",neu ~ an Ior o!urgs camp th's morning, win
nas .uee, os.en''oty 70 neeoNa'e 40 elenangs 0,
On 10Th - hn, !, u s,.onrI" .,.nan,d ,h.s ho
Lii so,:n, '' W. 81 ~. s,'nrt 10 IN
,aIs,r The ns,,sr y -, Irn.n '''' So ""'
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81 LIyls,AuS. i'[IIe statement IA tne S.e news
the purpose 6kirg charge of The commssary depart-