Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-26

thick Is hall stones AFTER which cur batteries opene
Ere md there continued tor two hours and
half. The Louisisns regiment and the Missouri troop
acted veil in the engagement but nothing Of iuportsnc
was accomplished until our reg msnt ordered 10 fac
the foe which they routed Aft great sacrifice, 30 muc
that gives me pain % record the facts as they 90
CURED before my eyes The following you will find Il
be List of the dead and wounded, as far a. kuov
| their pames:
OyrIorss-JJ Walton, Of Fort Smith, dead; Capt
Brown, Of Van Bueu, dead Captain Bell, of Fayete
vile, dead Lieut., Blanchard, dead, and Lieut.. Brown
wounded.
Lieut. Donohoe, and Lieut. Inge, of Oarksville, wer
severely though not seriously sounded I receives
slight wound myself, bu; not sufficient TO lay up
The loss of the prvstss is estimated Of siIty-fve OF
seventyfys. You will get accurate report, presume
in q few days The enemy our regiment engaged suffer
! cd greatly ct least five to our walked over th'
battle field after the fght was and saw grea
many of the dead and wounded and you Il wal
not pleasant sight l. Is not necessary for TO give
a full detail You will hear all In few days, tu: THU
| is reliable beyond doubt. W. c. CoRcoRAx,
| Company /, 81 Reg Ark. Vol
| PS-ysjorJ j. O. Ward is severely wounded. Lieut.
Brown il rot dead, but dangerously wounded Ny CON-
psny all alive and kicking, with the exception OF
| few scratches.
We captured several pieces Of the snsmys artillery.
woo.
| RrauLARs SHOOTING THEIR 0KagAS coNRADE
The 81 Louis Republican has been furnished with tie
folio .ipg oal report Il will be that the debris
of Lyons army had arrived within eight miles Of Rols
without Gen. Segel By sort Of nocus pccus he
superseded and Major took charge oil the retrea
ing army. II will also be sern that Capt Toen, Of the
artillery mstook Gen. Sege for the rebels, aRd poured
| a destructive voley into his ranks-the Germans-tf
course doing more fatal injury than had been received in
the bloody battle. Col Merritt retreated 10 good order
RoLLA, Saturday morning, Aug l7.-Today Ii may
be fairly said that the army which was In the battle near
Springfield has reached the terminus Of its long and
tedious march, The terminus however, not Rolla as
was at first expected but place about eight miles south
west of here on the road Springfield where there Ia
plsnty OF and other facilities for camp life. The
distance il so short induce almost continuous
tide Of travel between the camp and the town, and che
road for miles Is covered with horsemen, wagons,
buReies and pedesaps making their way In or out
All the hotels and taverns in crowded to
flowing. Among tie guests are quite large number Of
officers OF the retreang army wpo have come into town
90 enjoy more comfortable quarters than be afforded
them 10 camp They not very laxative, but seem
fatgued from their org march, and considerably de.
pressed by the unsatisfactory result OF their heroic abors
1t has been generally supposed that Gen Segel con-
Quoted the whole retreat from Springfield to Roa But
this Il not 40. Major Sturgs Is now 10 command The
circumstance as far as can ascertain, are ~ follows
Oa the morning OF the commencement Of the retreat
Gen Segel assumed command oft be troops all the off,
GERS scquescng the supposon that be had received
hi, commission Brgader General Ga the same day.
by the direction Of Sege the troops marched thirty
miles. But the very day he caused them TO re-
lax their pace 10 march only ak miles IL was pre-
sumed from this that t his intention institute
other Carthage retreat inviting the enemy to come oD
aud dealing them blow after blow IS he went along. It
was moreover, observed that Segel would assign the
rear guard service almost exclusively 70 the regulars
thereby causing them much Inconvenience as they had
TO march Eve miles behind the van and could not get
into camp at night until IL o'clock.
laA mia
Il was agreed among tho officers that the troops could
not 10 their present weakened situation, afford TO be
drawn into another battle aud the pracises OF Slege 10
assigning regulars TO rear guard service 10 the eIcu.
sion OF the volunteers was construed into al undue
preference for the latter. The question next arose
whether Sege had received his formal commission as
Bngadier General and /; being found that he had not,
Major Siurgis assumed command by right Of bis supe-
rior title aud conducted the retreat TOR the remaining
days.
Gen siege had been ordered to take position south
Of Springfield but instead Of that, SEEING that he could
gain an advantage over the enemy be pushed further
aud came 10 a position southwest. BE was there mis-
taken by Captain Totem fer tho enemy aud received
DISASTROUS FIRE from him, WHICH, according to Sieges
own words proved to him the mos. destructive lire he
received that whole day. Msjr Sturgs as soon as he
saw The mistake, ordered Car tain Totem to dcsi but
the Jury had been ioae and the III feeling which had
been created could 70; be oeliierated
Nothing lAter has bsen sId q z, movements Of the
Contederac army. Captain FALL q the head Of de-
tachnent OF cavalry will proceed 70 Springfield to-day
or to-morroC With asg OF true, Il order TO dsnter
tie body Of General Lyon And to this place. He
will also request of the CJnfeder % 10 be allowed to
take list OF the wounded in the SPRINGFIELD Hospital
The are now in all from 5000 to 1000 troops in and
about Rolla including Major SnTEi command Others
are expected and soon ss suf Gent number has
rived Gns all preparation fO the tffpostacn Of bag
cage cad esap stores, you may eIlect grand move.
meut Southwark movement which, IL is hoped, will
prove fatal to the invaders Of our soi.
oyyIcIAL REPORT or MsRRrrr, OF TIKI FIRST IOWA
REGnlEsT.
j. NJ Sohofeld Acting Acjutant General
Dear Sir,-I have the noaor to submit the following
report Of the part taken BY the Iowa troops in the late
hotly conte,ted battle OF "WisoE's Creek"
At o'clock P. NJ the 9Th inst, the First Regiment
of Iowa volunteers, under command CT Lieut. Col. VIM.
H. Merritt, Col j. 7. Bates being sick united with tic
forces at Springfield under command OF Gen. Lyon and
commenced the march TO Wilson's Creek, twelve miles
distant. Arriving within three miles OF the enemys
camp and close proximity TO their pickes the order
wss given to halt The troops lay on their arms until
o'clock A. NJ of the 10th lust, when they advanced on
the euemy's lines About O'Clock A. M. Our advanced
skirmbers engaged the enemys pckets aud drove them
in The First Missouri aud FRS Kansas volunteers aud
battaiiol OF regular infantry under command Of Capt
Plumber with TCttens battery, very SOON engaged con-
sid rabls number Of the Rebel forces
Duboss battery took position short distance east Of
where the enemy we're being engaged and the Iowa
troops were drawn up 10 line OF battle on the left.
brisk ERE was commenced aud kept up for thirty min
u,es The enemy responded promptly with battery IN
the ravn but their sho. passed from ten 10 one hundred
feet over beads De;aled Company u, LIST Lieut. Keller
commanding, and Company Z, lst Lieut.. Ambercrombe
commanding, TO act az administers in advance Of my
ne Ordered TO advance the bill engage the enemy
aud relieve tho Is. Regiment OF Kansas volunteers. 10
advance engage the enemy, met the lt Kansas reg
meut retreating in confusion They broke through our
,ha oh ne6 and II from the
btance of the command. While In this confused state.
received murderous Gre from the enemys Infantry
Gave the command TO fall back and reform the line
The din of firearms and the loud talking OF the retreat
ing troops drowned my voice so that the command
ooud not be heard on The left. Led the two comps.
MES and + over the blu, halted them and ordered
them TO about face and FIRE on squadron OF the
ensmys cavalry advancing to charge on section OF
Totten's battery The IRE was executed with prompt
NJ IS and Effect and after receiving the discharge from
the battery, the enemy retired Ia double quick time,
leaving number Of dead tnd wounded on he field
Ordered companies and to bold their position until
further ordeu and then returned to companies o, H.
L aud B. Who had been left icing tho enemys line,
found troops advancing under CALLING hire from the
enemy's infantry. After repnsiDg the enemy, they Tell
back in good order Ordered Mhjor A. Porter to pre-
coed 10 aud take command Of the four compa
mis- A. T. d and E. there stationed. Held our position IN
ont for five hours alternately advancing and retiring
as the approach and repulse Of the enemy made it
necessary 70 10 80 IN every CuarEo e"J "iAee
repu.ssd them and drove them into the ravne below
About IL o'clock n, the order was given to retire
from the field, which was done In good order. Asws
retired the hi passed a section Of Tottens bat
terry. occupying commanding point to the right, sup
ported on the right by ocmfsaes A, +, D and Z, Of
the Iowa troops under command Of Major Porter, and
the left by one company Of regular infantry, under
comu AID of OPP. Lothrop. This command sustained
retreat with great coooess and determination, under
most terrific barge from the eDemys infantry After
the wounded were gathered up, column formed IN