The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-13
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R..s.s CRY, July s.-We are indebted 70
sxe Kansss aousuai for . copy OF the II scott
Democrat ef she 9Th. Il contains an account
Of I battle tesween the Missouri State troops.
under (3oy. Jackson and Gen. Rsines, number.
IND by their accounts from L, 900 70 y, OoO and
% pei sSb s.si fs'sss 9aas' Col ss''' nun
s i;iSfmsnt ~ IN "wednesday, Cd inst, STATE
trcopSlSfs naess Point, ard; moved south 20
Murrsy'A 20, niles Friday mornings a. e,sns]
o'clock, they broke mp camp and marched sousn
IL direction u Carthage. the county sest Of !as.
per county. At Dry fSsk, seven miles norsn o.
Cafshags, they were ass by Col. Higel win
1900 men, who Immediately gave them battle
The first onset resulted in the State troops teihg
driven back some distance; the onacefs ordered
retTeat;4 the cehtesi gave wayg but the order
uoe being heard On the tanks, the advancing
United States troops we're 20 danger of being snr
they fetfeased slowly, keeping up the fightin
che Artillery, making Fearful havoc among the
enemies rasks.aioAt3 the crossing OF Dry Fork
their lines we're very near being broken
when, by the timely arrival Of 200 Union men
from Shoat creek. they crossed with but loss
ST 6killsd aud . rnortAlly wounded. The bat
tie c0nsinued the US, troops alternately FIGHT.
ing and retreating until dark, when they reached
Carthage, having crossed Buck Branch ana
Spring River. On the way the lighting was all
done with the Brtillsry, Col Sigel resreating as
IN their rsnks AZ tf,sv advanced. Il is believed
n, S;.as No.. 10. ito drsv the State troops
~ - sr,h ii Nan vith 400 reserves left AZ
th.t ,,sces md, svnectsn0 areinforcemSnts from
Nesoeho and 's.rcpx;e- he would be enabled TO
.nrr snd drive them hack or rout them -siniHis
The loss an Jackson,s side was very grest.-- ~
Our informant SAYS he counted between 10 and
90 wounded on The Geld and in houses by the
qvsv aide. Al Dry Fork large amount Of beef
~os sbrovn out az wagons. Il il supposed TO
make room for the dead. aida7s
| ID mother Informant aaresident at Carthage
atates that Ne passed over pars Of the battle field
Yesterday morning. and she saw wagons and
hacks passing, in every direction, gathering up
| the dead FOR interment The loss on the part
toF the State xroops cannot be less than from 3J0
| 70 500. The ground 10 many places was strewn
with dead horses and the stencil was sickening
The whole country was laid desolate, fences torn
Fdown. crops trarnpled into the ground and houses
| piundered. He met parties Of women who sta.
ted til 4 everything was taken from them by the
State troops e. Except what they hsd on their backs.
| The retreat was conducted in style worthy
| OF veteran LrOOpS, Will aS muCu COOlueSs 40 Oii
the parade ground instead Of the field Of battle.
II v a. only the Overwhelming odds on the side
Of, the secessioDists that enabled them to carry
/ the day. II was reported night attack had
bee made on Sigel, and 400 of his troops killed,
4 600 taken prisoners afd pieces artillery cap
tured: but our informant saws, he over heard a
messenger from the secession camp saw that they
had killed but l man after entering Carthage
and had taken no guns. ia'lAt'
JACKSON announces MS intehtlon :, OF ior.iIying
rive from Arkansas with reinforcements when
ne wall turn and act o on the offensive. and en-
force the laws Of the State sl' !,
/ eSigei retreated in the4d'reetIon OF sarcaxie,
4 where ne expected achievements. ,23Hf 10
Nothing can be heard from Major Sturgis or
Gen; Lyon later that July 7th At eight p m ,
a citizen of this place just arrived, having lett
Sherman, Jasper county, at day light this morn.
ing, he states after leaving Carthage, Col. Sigei
encamped two miles southeast in the town
where he encamped in the night, and his com
nand was badly cut up, his loss Is variousiy es-
timated from 300 70 1000 and that Of the seces-
siOnists from 1000 to 1000 killed and wounded.
\ said 10 have Joined him Maior Stnrg;s F. no,,h
az the Usage and Ivon at last accounts was At
| Warsaw on his wav South. .rid1Ear .glo9 t1s y
4 On FRIDAY. the day ofltbe battle. Ben McC nj.