Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-07
Reoeupation Of Springfield.
Great Joy Of the Inhabitants
.Eo lCor- Missouri Democrat
ee CAMP I,yoN. SpRryGFrELp. Mo.

ft So tOAAP LfoN, soPhlNVflELD, MO-
U flasy Sunday Evening. Oct 81.
This has been gala day for Spring
field e 0nthe el1th day Of August last,
General Lyons gallant little band of he
roes, unsustained in their heroic deeds at
Wilson's Greek. unwillingly and regret
fully left Spring6eldto 10 the not very tender
mercies Of the rebel army. Hundreds Of
honest citizens who had valiantly done
their duty in defending their country and
their hearthstones, were now obliged to
take hasty adieu of their families, and
tear themselves away to return-when, the
Lord only knew Many families, fearful
of the perilsalld the annoysnces of So
iourn in the city when in the hands of the
enemy, hastily gathered together few Of
their household goods. and Joined in the
general rout. which, among the citizens of
the place, the retirement gradually assum-
ed. Hundreds of these people have since
then been wandering here sad there, exiles
from their families and their homes. Ma
ny ofthem who preferred to remain in the
vicinity, have been living with their rifles
among the hills and prairies surrounding,
they themselves hunted down like wild
beasts. and their property plundered and
destroyed. Springfield has ever been 10y
al town. and perhaps in no city of the State
has there from the first beat more honest.
manly Union-loving hearts than in the
pleasant little capital Of the South -west
Under these circumstances, with friends
and relatives scattered to the four winds, il
can be imagined how longingly and how
wistfully have the people of Springfield
looked forward to the day when the old
! flag they all loved so we'll should again
wave over them, and when old friends and
relatives. long banished. should again as.
semblc about their familiar haunts.
They have all been confident the hour
would come. and have patiently bided theil
time. Fremont's army to them was an ar.
my of deliverance. indeed. With wha,
anxious longings had they listened TO eve
Try rumor of its progress. On Monday
! night last, growing confident of its near ap
proach. some of the bold spirits of thu
place hoisted the stars and stripes on the
Court Hoase. held as the fown was by tht
rebels 1t came near costing some Of then
their lives. which were only saved by {
night flight from town; but it showed the
spirit which animated the people. and wa.
but the forerunner of what actually did oc
cur. for all time. four days subsequently.
On the next Friday the rebel occupant,
of the place were ingloriously routed, ant
to-day, exactly eleven weeks from the day
our troops left it. the city was formally re
captured by our forces.
i said it has been gala day for Spring
field, bnt / will not attemptto describe th
almost universal Joy with which the reap
pearance of our army has been hailed
Onion flags. brought forth from their hi
ding places of so many long weeks. wer
again unfolded from the fences and dwell
ings on all sides, while men, women AM
children rushed down the roadside, ofte,
affected even to tears. but yet smiling thro
them all, shouting out the most cordia
welcome.
, l wrote you last night from Bolivar
!. mentioning the departure of Holman
sharp shooters by wagons, and am nov
. happy to add that his very excellent li:tl
, battalion, of which we shall hear NOR
one of these days. arrived here by dayligh
this morning. Col. Cars Third Illinoi
cavalry arrived about nine o'clock las
night. Three regiments of Sigel's divis
ion. the Thirty fifth and Twenty fifth Ill;
! nois. and one other battery, with two bat
teries, struck their tents at midnight, an
made the march OF thirty miles here by on
: o'clock to-day. The Benton Cadets lei
camp about four o'clock. and reached tn
city in good season this afternoon. Gen
eral Fremont and a portion of his sta
pressed ahead and arrived about two O.
clock. p. m. All of the above are nov
duly encampcd or quartcred about tn
, town.
Gen. Fremont is occupying the old quar-
ters of General Lyon.
The remaining portion Of Sigel's divis
ion, and perhapsa a portion of Ashboth'
will be here by tomorrow evening