Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-16
Especial to the Chicago Times.]

Oelh Lyon Maily cluAciiS Ieel apprehenSlVe
about the fate Of relatives and friends in the
battle. 81
The Federal troops engaged consisted of
Blair's regiment, Seigers regiment, part of
Soloman's regiment, all from St. Louis COL |
Bates Iowa regiment, Col. Curtis Iowa regi-
ment, commanded by the Lieut. Col Bish- |
offs German artillery from St. Louis, the |
regular artillery of Capt Totten, the regular |
cavalry under Sturgis and Prince, and I'd in
fantry under I.athrop and Schofeld
COL Ellis, of the Missouri cavalry, was in
suited in the street by secessionists and
knocked down.
The Reserve Corps are under arms The
city is quiet.
Fremont requested the banks to loan the
Government $4,000 for short time. They
agreed to furnish the money. |-t2 4
There are active movements among the
troops, which are not to be published
The Knights of the Golden Circle received
the news early last night of the battle Their
messenger killed four horses travelling to Rol-
la, arriving eight hours before the government
courier. rrr.-- -t,--- 40 --..s-.4 -. @t-
RoLLA, Mo-, Aug. 49,
The following additional account of the bat
tie near Springfield is furnished by an eye
witness, who left Springfield Monday morning
and came through this place on horseback
Our army marched out of Springfield on Fri
day evening, only $500 strong, the Home
Guards remaining in Springfield. Our forces
slept on the prairie portion of the night, and
about sun rise Saturday morning drove in the
out-posts of the enemy, and soon afterwards
the engagement became general The attack
was made in columns, and by Lyon and Stur
gis, Gen. Seigel leading fanking force Of
about a thousand men and guns ON the
south of the enemy's camp The fight ragged
from sun rise in the morning until one or two
o'clock in the afternoon. The rebels in over
whelming forces charged Capt. Tottcn's, bat
terry three several times, but were repulsed
with great slaughter.
Gen Lyon fell early in the day. He had
previously been wounded in the leg, and had
a horse shot from under him. The Colonel of
one of the Kansas regiments having become
disabled the boys cried out " General, you
come and lead us" He did So and at once
putting himself in front, and while cheering
the men ON the charge, received bullet in the
left breast and fell from his horse. He was
asked if he was hurt, and replied, ono, not
much" but in few minutes he expired with
out struggle. to- sHsA g.
Gen. Sigel had very severe struggle, and
lost three of his four guns-his artillery hor-
ses being shot in their harness, and the pieces
disabled. He endcavored to haul them off
with number of prisoners he had taken, but
was finally compelled to abandon the attempt
first, however, spiking the guns and disa-
bling the carriages About ten o'clock, the
; enemy seemed to be in great disorder and re-
treating They set fire to their train of bag
gage wagons. Our forces were too much ia
tigued and cut up to pursue, and the battle
may be considered drawn One.r
The following is partial list of killed and
wounded on our side:-Capt. Gratz, of 1st
Mo. was killed; Gen. Sweeney, wounded in
leg; Col. Mitchell, of Kansas Volunteers, seri-
| ously wounded; Maj. Shepperd, of Generals
staff, slightly wounded Capt Plummer, Of
Regulars, wounded; Capt Miller, of Mo. 1st
seriously wounded Capt Lavender, wounded
l in shoulder; Capt. Burke, slightly wounded
Col Ditzeler, wounded in leg, ball passing
: through; Capt Fasland, of LIST Kansas,
: wounded, supposed MORALLY, skull fractured
The following Lieutenants belonging to LIST
Kansas Regiment, were killed: G. Aynell, Of
Co. K; c. l.. JONES' of Capt. Walkers com
pany; McCongon, of Capt. McCook's Co. R.
A. Barker was shot in the hand. LIST Kansas,
list Missouri and 1st Iowa Reg is suffered most.
Gen. Price was not killed. There wero ru-
mors on the field that McCulloch was killed,
! but the rebels denied it. H..
On Saturday, DR.. Mencher and others of
our army, went back with ambulances to the
r battle field, from Springfield, to see about kill
led and wounded They found the emmy on
the field, and were considerably treated.-
Gen. Lyons body had been treated with great
: respect, and was brought back, with some OF
the wounded, to Springfield.
Maj. Sturgis took command on the battle
field after the death of Lyon. Gen. Seigel
took command after the battle. Our loss is
, variousiy estimated at from $50 to 800 killed
and several hundred wounded. The enemy s
loss is placed at 1000 killed and wounded.
Our boys captured about 100 horses.
One Of the enemy's regiments carried two
flags, the Confederate and the Starsand Stripes
Gen Seigel marched to Springfield in good
; order, after perfecting his arrangements, gath
ering the baggage belonging to him, blowing
up what powder he could not carry, and de-
stroying other property which he did not wish
should fall into the hands of the enemy. He
left Springfield, and on Sunday night en-
camped 80 miles this side of that place. The
: enemy did not pursue him. The only hostil-
ity during the day was the firing of a musket
from a distance at the rear guard. Gen. Sci
gel was confident that he could have held
: Springfield against the force they had engaged
but he was fearful of reinforcements to the
enemy from the Southwest, and that his line
of communication to Rolla would be cut off
Lyon began the attack upon receipt Of in
telligence that the enemy were expecting rein
forcements from Hardee's column, which was
j. |
A portion of the artillery of the enemy was
admirably served Their infantry fire was
also severe
The Springfield Home Guards were not in
the fight They, with large number of citi-
zens of Springfield, arc in Seigel Camp
: TWAS thought that Seigel would fall back no
would meet him.
ST.. Louis, Aug. A.
The following proclamation has just been
issued
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August A. {
I hereby declare and establish martial law
J. Mckinstry, o. S. A., is appointed Provost
by him will be respected and obeyed accord
ingly. [signed,li j. G: Fremont,
Maj. Gen. Commanding
Mai. McKinsry has arrested John A.
Browhiee, President of the Board of Police
Commissioners, and appointed Basil Duke in
stead
Laws of the city and State will be executed
without change
1t is reported that Gen. Hardee, with a
force of from 2 600 to II, O00rebels is march
ing On Pilot Knob. The Federal force at that
point Is about 5000, with eight cannon.
ST, LOUIS, Aug. Il.
Gen. Fremont has ordered reorganization
Of the U. s. Reserve Corps in st. Louis, to
comprise five regiments of infantry, with re-
serve of two companies to each two squadrons
of cavalry and two batteries of light artillery.
They will be required to enlist ior the war,