, 1861-11-02
aEeccuRATIoN OF sPRINGFIEL1
g.. Greet Joy Of the lnhah1saMts.
! lcor. Of the Missouri Democrat
- CAxp LTo6, 8rRMdr1ELD, No.,
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This hss been gals day for Springfield. On
the 1th daJ Of Angus. Last, General Lyou's
gallant little band # heroes, unsustained in
their heroic deeds at Wilson's Greek, uuxil-
Apgly and regretfu1ly, left Springfield to the
not very tender mercies OF the rebel army.
Hundreds Of honest citizens who had val
isnf1y done their duty in defending their
country and their hea1thstoaes, were now
obliged to take hasty adieu Of their families,
and lear themselves away to return-when,
TIE Lord o11y knew. Many families, fearful
of the pe1i1s and the annoyauces of soiournin
tie city when IN the hands Of the enemy, hasta-
u gathered together a few Of their house.
hold goods, and Joined In the general rout,
which, amoDg the citizens Of the place, the
retiIement gradually assumed. Hundreds Of
hire and ;there. ex1les from their families and
their hc1nea Many Of them who preferred to
remain n the vicinity, have been living with
their rites aHorg tbs hills and prair1es EUR
rounding, they Themselves hunted down Ike
w1d beasts, and their property plunderea and
town, and perhaps in no cit J Of the State has
t: ere from the first beat more honest, manly
Ininn-1oVing hearts than in the plsasant little
capital Of the Southwest. Under these cir
cpmstaucea, with friends and relatives Rczt-
tered to the fqnr Winds, 1t can be Imagined
people Of Springfield looked forward to the
cay when the cid flag they all loved so well
should again wave over them, and when old
friends ard relatives, long banished, should
again assemble about the familiar haunta.
6hey h.ve all been confident that the houf
would come, and have patiently bided their
time. Ftsmout's army to them Was an army
Of deliyerance, indeed With what anxious
lengiDgs had they listened to every runor Of
it's progress: On M:nday night last, growing
co!fiee1t Of It's near approach, acme Of the
bold spirits Of the place hoisted the stars and
stripes on the Court House, held as the town
wastby the rebels. It came near costing some
ef them their lives, which were on1y saved by
rIgEt flight from town bnt 1t showed the
spirit which animated the people, and was but
the fore1qnner Of What actually did occur, for
al1 time, four days subsequently,.
On the next Friday the rebel occupants Of
the place were ingloriously routed, and to-
dsy, exactly eleven weeks from the day our
ed BY Dur forces -
but vii not attempt to describe the almost
universal joy with which the temperance
OF our army has been hailed. Union flags
| brought forth from their hiding places Of 50
many lorg weeks, we're egnin uufo1ded from
| the fences and dwellings on all sides, while
roadside, often affected even to tears, but Jet
smiling through them all, shouting ont the
most cordial welcome.
| 1Wrote you last night from Bolivar, men
tlhn1ng the departure Of Holman's SHARP
| shooters by wagons, and am now happy tc
| add that his very excellent little battalion, Q!
which We shall hear more one Of these days
suiEed here by daylight this morning. Col
Carr's Third Illinois cavalry arrived about
nine O'clock last ght. Three regiments O
S:ge1's division, the Thirty. fifth and Twenty
NTH Illinois, and one other battery, with tWs
batte ries, struck their tents at midnight, ant
made the march Of thirty miles here by ON
| O'Clock TODAY. The Rer1tnn (!AdetR left cam1
about 1uur O'Clock, and reached the city II
GOOD season tllia afternoon. General Fremon
ard pcrticn Of his staff pressed ahead AMI
srrived about two O'Clock, P. N. All Of th
above are now duly encamped or Quartere
tbout the town.
I Gen. Fremont is occupying the old quarter
Of Central Lyon
The Remaining portion Of Sige's divlsio.
a1sd perhaps portion Of Atboth's will be her
EY Tomorrow evening.