The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-14
Battle at Springf field |!
Heavy Loss On Bah Hides!


Gen. lyon, Ben 1GcCullosh o.
Gen. Price Killed!
S.. Lonis, AsG. u.
The following IL The ofheial report oil tbs
hehs q epsing1sld a. Saturday lsss, . sos-
varded By one 81 Gen. Lyons Aids 10 Gen.
Fremont.
Lyons II three columns, under hissslf,
Gen s6,eel md Asjur 1nrkes u the eavsl-
y, 4aack4A 6sI8ss1y ~ bsoO, - re mors-
ind % the lob, niles Soosh east 81 Spring
a.la =: 81 ;:;:t; e;; a.,
L,on vas tilisA u - sAsree - sAe head o.
OR fore. was 5000, including 1000 Home
Guards. -
Tbs muster rolls reported taken from the
tneuy gives their strerGtb o s. DOC, To-
sloding resinents from Louisiana, Mics. and
Half Brseds. Their loss u reported heavy,
as~seoeDt y corrohorated By .pr,sonsEs, -
tho action. 6iesl lrfs one gun on ~ Asld,
and ratseased TO Sprins4eld With large
numbsr Or prisoners q O'Clock on the
morninx OF the 1lth.. IL eontinusd his 70
trest 10 Rolla. bringing on his baggage trais
nna 4250, 900 10 sps6ss frso ths 0prnsasid
Bank. tssss,a s " ssass
II A speoial meesenges 70 Gen. Rssoous, wAo
lavptse6 ssrlyon 6Atsrday morsine reports
that Gen. Eyon marched ont OF 6prineAeid
to give tho snsmy battle. He came up 80
hin 90 Dasies Crock % Green's Prairie, ;
few miles southwest Or Springfield, where hs
had taken = strong position on rolling
erosnd. Al % minutes pAat 3 O'Clock 10 the
morning, Geo. Lyon Ared tho hrst gun, shes
tn hAtsis ilhA6edsattiy began. ~
e osvsre saanoAadnS lastt1 Tor Two ~ three hours,
when the are Of CsPs. Tottens artillery psovas too
severe for the enemy, they gradually fell hask to-
wards their eaceupment on Wilson's Greek Gca.
Lyons cavAl plprpidps ~ eusnys left aank aud
Gen Sigei's artillery on thu right t6sl began tor
mic attack essiss Fsss sl.aeh1er g! di.nay y
ranss = ~ essny. nea lanu:d WEN g ,eeir
mp "a 81 sfrs Ts.s; s>si'l.J =. - =
i "A sLuuasiaAa Faed AltssieSsppa reetnsCs
seemed - havs suGsssd sAs nest s0ahe fight,
and we're slDoUs sonihilAssd. Some time In
tbs. siternoon. - Gen. Lyon ~as leading on
bic column, bic horse wss shot from sndes
him. he immedi Asely vosnted asosher, and
N he tsrusA sS6aadl 90 ~ oen. wastse be
bat 10 bic hsa1, ed cheering thea on 70
yiatosy, be uas struck II the email Of he
bask 81 bill asd fell dead = ~ esess1.
The eoonsDd than desolved On Sigsl.-
The puseoit enotioued until niehtfall, ebeu
or iissls srsy rested for the night 10 he q
eampoess sos tbs sneay.
% SasAay aossise, Gen. slesl fearing
tho enemy might reosvsf snd attempt 10 ont
OF his eomosDd from Springfield, fell bsok
spos sbas city where shs Hone 0sasds we've
stationed. On resobing 6psir g6sld, ssariag
that the great plumbers OF the eeeny mixhs
induce them TO get between hin a0d RDisa,
Sigel concluded to fall bsut spsa Rolia ~ith
his provisiou trains and visit she reinforce.
menss which we're on the gay to him.
Upko tho moment Of tbs messenxer's do
pArturs, ths soemy had not BEEN seen and it
i prsb.bls Gen. Sigel hsd NOS bssn dissurb-
% il bic march. N,ossy Of the rebels were
captured, among them > Colosel Of distinc-
ton, the mssseSgsr not rememberiog bis
meme. The ssord and horse Of MsCuIIssA,
vers snnug he trophies. Rs,nfores0eots
srs 90 the vay ffoo Rolla and Ssigsl and
HE hen my b sepsidsssd ssfs.
LsuissilIs. Aug. Is.
A dispatch, dated Richmond, tn, sAys .
land ellie occurred on Sunday night shout
ten O'Clock, near II niles fron Rishnosd,
on the Manassas route. Eight oars 9th
saldisss vsrs snAsbs1 and sbivsred 20 pieess.
Two aoupaniss from Louisville wsse ~
principsl snllsfsfa. s. ssTs
/ NoshinG pnblicly be besn done By The Con-
fsdsrass Congress to-day.
fBSHsssss BLscffoN.
The majority for shs Oonfsdsrats Consli-
tution - $4,000. Tar G,ssssor uasrie
.,bou. 80 O0O. 10 sAs los Dissrise kAleos \
elected 90 both the Federal ard Oonfsdsssss
Congress BY large msjorily. 10 sAs ID
District Walotes received IL ,O62 votes, and
Bridges 5,970 votes sor Confsdersts Uos.
gress. and Bridges 2.Ol6 for the Federal
o' TIE Ri;s:s.S.i klsl.A i IL. 10Th ..y.
Lee and Rosensgsas' stsemptsd 70 Get tina ID
vanl(ee 1( - 6S4sr = - = vsss-1 posi.
tiss. 4 battle ~nsusd 10 which 20 F-d-rals
vers killed. Ths Coniedess tes rss~ised liz
sls loss. Leo had tvo and Rossnsrsns four
regiments. Lee afterwards sonnenoed for,
tieying tho pass. lilo gained nssr Big Spring
Is ailss from baskerville. which eoonaDd,
che sssspits ff"n kssdolph - Ls~isburl
end seotsxl reeds.
PrtseUsrs NJ RtcAaeaA.
Especial - The Pest
Washington, Aug. Is.
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