The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-08-22
BATTLE IN MISSOURI.
CCNERALLYOy KILLED
RoLA, Mo-, August Is.

NJ
the battle near Springfield is furnished
by an eye witness, who left Springfield
Monday morning, and came through h L
this place on horseback:
Our army marched out ofSpringfeld
on Friday evening, only $500. strong
the home guards remaining in Spring
field. Uur forces slept on the prairie !:
portion Of the night, and about sunrise
Saturday morning drove in the outpost'
Of the enemy. Soon after the engage
mcnt became general.
The attack was made in two columns
BY General Lyon and Maj. Sturgcs,
Gen. Sigcl leading nanking force Of
about a thousand men and four guns,
on the south Of the cnemy's camp.
The fight ragged from sunrise until
about 2 o'clocl, p. NJ. The rebels in
overwhelming force charged upon Capt.
Tottcn's battery three scpcrate times,
were rcW,l>cl with great slaughter.
Gen. Lyon fell early in the day IIc
had been previously wounded in the LEG
and hal horse shot from under him.
The Col. Of one If the Kansas rc.i
mcnt>, having become disabled tho boys
cried ont, sGcncral, yon come and lead
rs. Tie did 50, and at once putting
himself in front, and while cheering the
men 81 to the charge, received a bullet
III The left breast, and fell from his horse
lie was asked II lie was hurt, and re-
plied-s No, not much,' but in few
minutes he expired without = struggle
Gen. Si.el had very severe struggle
and lost three Of his four guns. His
artillery horses were shot III their har-
ness, AMI the pieces were disabled. lie
cndeayored to haul them off, with a
number Of prisoners he had taken, but
was finally compelled to abandon them
first, however spikins the guns and
disabling the carriages.
About ono o'clock j. m. the enemy
seemed to be in great disorder, and re
treating. They set fire to their train Of
baggage wagons. Our forces were too
much tatigned and cht mp to pursue,
and the battle may be considered n
drawn ,ilc.
The following is partial list OF kill
ed and wounded on our side: Capt.
Gratz, of first Mo. killed; Gen. Sweeny
wounded in the leg; Col. Mitchell, Of
Kansas volunteers, seriously; Maj. Shep.
pard, Of Generals staff, slightly woun-
drd; Captain Miller, Of Mo. first, scri-
ously wounded; Capt. Ca,ender, woun
ded in the shonllcr; Capt. Burke,
slightly wounded; Col. Di.zel, woun-
llcd in the leg, ball passing through;
Capt. Garland, Of first Kansas, wounded
,nortally, his skull being fract
nrcd.
The following Lieutenants, belonging
to the first Kansas, were killed: G. Av-
mel, Of co. X; Z. l.. Jones. Of Capt.
co., Deer and McGongat, Of
Capt. McCook's CO., Il. A. Barker was
shot in the hand.
The first Kansas, FIRST Missouri and
first Iowa :scgiments suffered most
Gen. Price was not killed. There
were rumors on the field that McCnl-
loch was killed, but the rebels denied
it.
On Saturday night DR. Murcher and
others Of our army went back with am
balances to the battlefield from Spring
field to sec about the killed and wonn-
ded. They found the enemy on the
field, and were considerably treated.
Gen. Lyons body had been treated
with great respect, and was brought
back With some Of the wounded to
Springfield. Maj. Sturges took com
mand on the battle field after the death
Of Gen. Lyon. Gen. Sieeel took com
mand after the battle. Our loss is va
riously estimated 1T from loo to 500
killed, and several hundred wounded.
The enemy's loss is placed at 1000
killed and wounded. Our hoys can
tured about 100 horses. One Of the
,cncmy's regiment carried two flags
tho confederate ana the stars andstripes.
Gen. Sigcl marched back to Spring.
field in good order. After pcrfecting
his arrangements, gathering the bag
gage belonging to him, blowing ur
what powder he could not carry, and
and destroying other property which h
did not wish to fall into the hands o