Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-24
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. % General Prentis,, oflcI, I
dispatch announcing the surrender Of Col. Multi
81 killed and lao wounded. The rebel ios, IA
supposed to be about 500 killed and wounded.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE ACTION AT BLUE MILLS
ST. Louis Sept. - The following account of
the battle at Blue Mills Landing, 10 derived nom
an authentic source:
Lieut.. Col Scott, with $40 men of the Iowa
Regiment and one piece Of artillery left Came
ron, on Monday, the 18th inst, in pursuit of the
rebels, who ieft st. Joseph on Friday previous.
Col. Scott arrived at Liberty, Clay county, on
the morning or the 17th inst, and marched from
that place at O'Clock p. m. At O'Clock he fell
In with enemy, 800 In number, occupying a
Our administers received CALLING Ere, and
slowly retreated to our main body, ween the ac-
ton became general. Our six Founder was
brought to bear on the enemy, and few shots
fred, which proved destructive At this time a
heavy nre opened on our single gun, killing our
gunner, and wounding Others. On this Q veral
other gunners, Germans from st. Louis, aban-
matches, to render the piece useless. The action
continued Tor an hour, when our column was
slowly Withdrawn TO a more open position, bring
Ing OF the wounded, and dragging away the gun
ly wounded.
About this time, Col Smith, who len 81. Jo-
seph with 400 men al about the same time with
Col. Scott, for the same general purpose, j1ined
the latter, having pushed forward his mounted
men and artillery at a rapid pace on receiving a
message from Col Scott when ten mile, haet.
that he was advancing on the enemy But IL
while the rebels were reported TO have strongly
entrenched themselves at the thicket, which was
Impossible except by narrow road, further at
tack was postponed until morning.
Early on the following day an advance was
made by the combined forces, but on arriving
at Blue Mills they found that the enemy had
crossed the river before daylight taking the road
towards Lexington.
The following is partial list OF the killed and
wounded Of the Third Iowa Regiment:
Major Stone was slightly wounded
Company A-Capt O'Neil, slightly wounded;
1t. Duane, severely; Privates w. II. Mungen, E.
Chrisaeld, A J. McCaferty, severely; Andrew
Murray, missing.
Company BeLieut Hoas, Sergeant Woods.
seriously; Privates Robbins, Hart and Woodruff,
seriously.
Company C.-Corporal Huntins, seriously; Pr
Yates Droan, Maddox and Squires, missing
Company D-Captain Willett, seriously; Lieut.
Anderson, mortallyi Private Miller, seriOusly;
Company EeCorporal MCGOWAN, seriously:
Private Guthey and Hill, severely
Company F-Lieut. Brown, slightly; Corporal
Davis, severely; Privates Winchell, Isham, San n
ders, and Hauel, severely; Nolan, killed.
Company G-Privates Swan, Mccullough, Sc
verely; Michael LaIIa. Mccullough, missing.
Company H-Capt Warren, Lieut.. fuller, Sc
vereIyi Privates Gambel and Mcclure, severely;
Barbent, Weerne, dangerously Corporal Lacey,
missing
Company Lieut.. Knight, Sergeant Forney,
Corporal Bordick, Musician Balscomb, severely;
Priyates Buell., Carter Delobe, Hawks, Pepper,
Russell, Stocks, Wilcox, VALLEY, wilboufne,
severely; Lawlan Merrifeld, dangerously; Wash.
burne, mortally; DarlaD, Bidell, Mix, Brownell
killed; Davenport, severely.
Total killed, >; wounded a, missing 6; three Of
whom are supposed to ne In hands Of the enemy
and the balance killed.
In addition to the loss Of the Third Iowa, there
were six Home Guards and one artilleryman
killed, among them Captain Cupp, and about ten
wounded. Four of these Home Guards were
killed In skirmish about two hours before the
battle.
It's perhaps proper to state that Gen. Pope's
orders 10 Col Scott were TO remain at Liberty TIL
he was Joined by Lieut. Col. Smith, but learning
on his arrival at that place that the enemy wss
only five miles distant, he sent messenger to
Smith with word to that effect, and pushed on,
giving the rebels battle.
FIGHT AT MARRIoTTsrOwN.
ST. LOUIS, Sept % The Leavenworth Times
Of Friday states that took place at Marriotts
town, Mo, on Tuesday morning, between six
hundred Federal troops, under Coils. Montgomery
and johnson, and four hundred rebels, In which
the latter were completely routed, with loss OF
seven men killed and the capture Of one hundred
horses, and all their tents and supplies The Fed
era troops lost two privates killed and six wound
ed. Col Johnson, while riding at the head Of