Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-15

The Battle at Springfield. uo.--Addi
tiOnai Particulars.

kOlla No. Auy l8-L
The following additional account OF the battIs
I az Springfield is furnished BY a. ere wi.1ss.
4 who left Springfield SUNDAY morning and came
1 through 70 This place on horseback.
I Oar army marched OFT q Springfield Oh F-ida-
evening only $500 strong. the aODs suar5- r.
naming q Springfield
a; sunrise Saturday morning. they drove o,
the ouGp9sts Of The enemy. aud soon after .ae
attack became general
The fight ragged from sanriEe until Two o 'c.oeE
| IN ths Afternoon. Gen Lyon fell earlr IN the
day He had fsen previously wounded in ,ae
.eg and mad ms horse saer under him. TIE e..
/ Of one Of t-e Kansas regiments harin. become
disabled the boys cried out. General. Yoa come
and lead Is on" he did 20 and a. once putting
himself in front and while cheering the men on
a bullet entered the left breast and he fell from
/ his horse. He was asked if be vas hurs and re-
piled % no not much bar IN g few minutes be
expired.
Gen. Segel had a severe struggle and lost
Of his guns HIS artillery horses were shot
! in t--a5r harnesses aud his f.a@ea- disabled He
spiked the gans az disabled the carriages be
left
About one clock the enemy seemed 90 be IN
great disorder. aud EelrsziiBs sa3 setting IRE 20
their train Of baggage wagons Oar forces we're
700 much iatiEuei and cut NJ 70 parsue so The
battle NAV he considered drawn ore.
The following Is partial list OF the killed and
wounded on our side: Capt. Gr4tz- Of 1T u lis.
>9uTl. killed Gen >weenv. wounded 10 tae lsy-
Col Mitchell. Ct Kansas, seriously Woua5s4
Capt Piumler- q regulars was wounded
Capt Miller. Of Il.scur. l.t. was ee-iga..r
woua3ed; Capt Cav-a4e- vas sg3u1de8 IN -a.
Shoulder. hlt rode a=cs 10 The Ee.i Capt he
Fariand. Of k4lsas. was wounded. sg-pg-45
mortalE-
Gen. Prce nas -s- 1H-I Thzre ws-- %
u-1rs on the -e.1 lEt brl NeF4Iaea wss killed
Dll the rebels 6eaIsd it,
On >a,rTcay ui-l- Ir. Member aId ctla-s.
our army went back et-a 4nh1t4ree- IN the a--f
ale ground it0m Springfield 10 see aaou. .as
kl le4 aad w3unj-l Iaer t3- s ta- ea-ar o.
{ e -ToHn1 aud ere coa slderst=.v tr-4-ss Gen
Lyols body hal been trea.ed with -.res. resa-r-
and vas brought rack Wiz some of lie wszaze3
10 Springfield.
Major Sturgess took command o. the battle
field after the death Of Gen. Lyon. Gen S.e-a
took command after the battle
Oar loss Is estimated a. from 80 10 sg0ksme5
ard several hundred wounded. The -aec.ss
Joss Is placed AZ 2OCO killed and wounded
The enemy carried Z % fa-s, c0Dtede-a.e ard
stars AMI stripes
Gen. Sieeel marched back 10 springdels -
good order after perf1ctinE mas Grran-eu1er-s.
gathering the baggage. BLOWN. Up what 3 OK 1a-
he could not carry, and destroying other rror-
erty he did not want 70 fall IN the Aza5s Of .as
rebels He letr Springfield on Snudsr rs-11
and eneampei 80 miles ia5s side Of -ha. r.4es
the enemy not pursuing him
Gen. Lyon began tbe stack mon reee.r- et
Intelligence tnai The enems we're exgectsnE rs.
inioreements from Gen. Ha-de En8 . cg.1l1
which was approaching from the southeast
l. wAs thought that Gen SieEel would fal
back no farther ihan Lebanon. waere reau.y-ea.
mcnis would meet him.