Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE BATTLE IN MISSOURI

THE BATTLE IN MISSOURI
Another Account by an Eye witnesLGeus
Mccullough and Price Net killrd-PartisI
List Of the Killed and Wsunded-Ihe Re-
treat, &C.
RoLLA, Mo, August 13.-Tbe following add
tonal account Of the battle at Springfield 10 fur
nisoed by an eyewitness, who left Spring Geld
on sunday morning and came here on horseback
Our army marched out Of Springfield on Friday
evening only s. 500 strong, the Home Guard re-
naming at Springfield. The army slept on the
prairie portion Of the night About sunrise on
Saturday morning we drove In the outposts of
the enemy, and soon after the attack became
general.
The attack was made In two columns by Gen,
Lyon and Sturges-Gen Siegel leading flank
Ing force Of about one thousand men, with four
guns, on the north Of the enemys camp
The battle ragged rom sunrise until one or two
O'Clock In the afternoon. The rebels In over
whelming force charged Totsen's battery three
distinct times, but were each time repulsed with
great slaughter
General Lyon fell early in the day. He had
been previously wounded In the leg, and his
horse shot under him.
The Colonel OF one Of the Kansas regiments
having become disabled, the bows cried out 20
Gen. Lyon, General. you come and lead US on ~
he did so, and at once put himself In the front
received ball In his left breast and fell from bis
horse. He was asked IL he was hurt and replied
"No, not much, !" but In few minutes expired
without a struggle.
y lost three of his four guns His artillery horses
were shot In the harness, and the pieces disabled
de endeavored to haul them of with q number Of
prisoners he had taken, but was finally com PEELED
10 abandon them, first, however, spiking the guns
ana disabling the carriages.
About O'Clock the enemy seemed 70 be in
great disorder, retreating and setting 10 their
train and baggage wagons. Our forces were too
much fatigued and cut up to pursue, and 90 the
battle may be considered drawn one
The following is partial list Of the killed and
wounded on our side:
Capt Gratz, LIST M issouri regiment killed
Gen. sweeney, wounded In the leg
Gel. Mitchell, Of the Kansas volunteers, serious
lv wounded.
Capt. Plummer, of the regulars, wounded.
Capt Miller, Missouri LIST regiment, seriously
wounded.
Capt Lavender, wounded in the shoulder. but
rode back on horseback from the battle field to
Springfield
Capt Busk, slightly wounded; Col Ditzler
wounded in the left leg; Capt. McFarlan, Of Kan.
sas LIST regiment, wounded, supposed MORALLY,
having his skull fractured.
Lieuts A. hgnall, l. L. Joull, - Duer and
McGavagcn, Of the Kansas LIST regiment were
killed
Lieut. r. A. Barker, Of the same regiment was
shot in the left hand
The Missouri lat and Iowa Of regime pts gu ffered
most severely in the fight.
Gen. Price was not killed, as first reported
There were rumOrs on the field that Ben McCuI-
Tough had been killed, but the rebels denied II on
Saturday night.
DR.. Mencher, and others Of our army, went back
with ambuiances to the battle field from Spring
field to see about the killed and wounded They
found the enemy on the field, and were considera-
bly, treated.
Gen. Lyons body had been treated with great
respect, and was brought back with some Of the
wounded to Springfield
Major SturIess took command on the battle
field after the death of Gen. Lyon. Gen SigeI
took command after the battle
Our loss is variOusly estimated at from $50 to
300 killed, and several hundred wounded. The
enemy's loss Is placed at two thousand killed and
wounded
We captured about lG1 horses of the enemy
The enemy carried Two fags-a Confederate
and the Stars and Stripes
Gen Sigel marched back TO Spring field in good
order, after perfecting his arrangements, gather
Ing the baggage, and blowing up what powder
be could not carry, and destroying other property
which he did not wish should fall into the hands
of the enemy.
Our troops left Springfield on Sunday night,
and encamped 80 miles this side OF that ps re- the
enemy not pursuing The only hostile demon
siratton observed during the day being the firing
Of muskets at the rear guard
Gen Seigel 10 confident that he could have held
Springfield against the force he had engaged, but
was fearful of reinforcements 10 the enemy from
the southwest, and that his line Of communica-
ton TO Rolla would be cut of unless he fell back
Gen. Lyon began the attack upon the receip Of
intellig ence that the enemy was ex pecting REIN
forcements from Gen. Hardee's column, which
was approaching from the southeast
A portion Of the artillery Of the enemy was ad =
mirably served, and their infantry fire was also
very severe.
Ii is thought that Gen seigel fell back no fur
ther than Lebanon, where reinforcements would
reach him.