Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-26
PROGRESS OF TIE WAR.
VIEWS FROM BOTH sIpEs-IrExsp PRO AND Co

out hh~t GO, A'othAofh tht sS"s1><pt W .'~-
up the following summary:
THE GREAT BATTLE IN MISSOURI.
The following account Of the glorious triumph Of GU
arms in Missouri Is contained In the st. Joseph mo
Gazette Extra, and was written by J. T. Hughes who
the Gazette says is "a lawyer Of Platsburg No., and
gentleman of irreproschAbls character" Mr.. n. com
nanded Confederate 5ats regiment Of $50 msn Ii
The battle and lost l42 in killed. sounded and mlsaing
Subj oned Is the report Of NJ. Hughes:
On the morning Of the I0:h General Lyon attacke,
our encampment at break OF day, with 1900 ant
Is pieces OF artillery having received large reinforce
ments within the LAST few days. The attack was msd
simultaneously at four different points, Gen Lyon ia,
vest Gen. Sige the SOUTH Gen Sturgis the north
and some other column-Goneral sweeneys, thnk-or
the east and southeast. Our encampment taken
somewha by surprise but 10 hot haste formed for the bat
lie. Tue forces engaged abou. equal each side
the Federas having the advantage in position and heavy
artillery. The red harvest of death commenced The
eannonading most terrible and the slaughter
on both Sijes immense Ia quick succession the hosts
marhaed Tor the conflict and barred their breasts TO the
storm Of battle The Louisisns troops, the Arkansas
the Texans aud hs1ourians rvled each other thi.
grea, sni bloody day. For six long hours the palm OF
victory remained undecided Seven times LVon was re-
pulsed from the Western heights by the hssosri and
Arkansas forces and times regained his position
he had strong force of regulars posted with Tottens
battery around his person.
The Missouri troops at the NORTH the Lousisna troops
at the Southeast and South, and General Weightmans
brigade OF Missouri forces at the Southwest including
his fine battery Of artileryhsving been victorious at
each poipt-raled 10 the heights the West to sup.
port Zen Stacks DIVISION which had borne the Of
the fight up that time for five six hours D.
ported Gen. Price ard Gen. Slack were both actively
aud gaany urging forward this column, when General
Slack was severely wounded and taken from the field;
Gen Price was slightly wounded as,, but disabled
He cont nued to lead his wing victory gaan-
ty Gen. WeighmAn hl ed bis column in the right
of nv regiment in Slack division where be fell
tally wounded near Tottens battery, covered oil over
with wounds / received his sword 10 keep Il from the
enemy Meanwhile the enemys batteries captured
b, the State and Confederate forces and routed in
direction except the heights west where Lyon
msude IN person, and made bis last most desperate
Struggle. Gen Parsons now advanced With his battery
o. iouc piece and poured terrific fire into the enemy
right while Woodrues Arkansas battery moved down his
left Al this point Of time General EcCuloch cane up
aud directed Sllcks division 70 charge Toens battery
10 'front.' and the Arkansas troops on the right INK
This the most terrific storm Of grape and O kerry
poured upon the ranks OF American troops
Ga both sides the we're moved down like the ripe
harvest before the s!e1h Ny own regiment was then
dacmitrd and Churchls aud kcInoshs Arkansas regi-
meat suf red nest severely. Here Gen Lyon ki d.
Tostens battery driven from the heights aud his whole
force catered 10 Hight This ended tha bloody strife Of
that most bloody day.
Il Is certain We have gained great and decided vcto
~ over the Federal troops We captured thirteen Of the
enemys beat cannon and all the accompanying
aud ammunition. Also some four hundred prisoners
several stands Of colo-s and large quantity Of good
arm..
Mr. Hughes In postscript adds:
We have lost great number Of our officers. will
nIme Of them General Slack severely WOUNDED
Gen Weightmau, killed; Lieut.. Col Austin, Of Col B
Rives regiment, killed Colonel B. j. Brown, Of Ray
killed; Csp, Baekwood of Carroll killed; Capt Enysrd
ki1a2. liant y Hurhaa M INV
regime ~ killed. and my own brother Capt Biinbridge
Of Clinton wounded severely; Capt, Thos. MoCarty OF
Clay county severely wounded, and great many more
40 )ut forty ote-s OF my regiment including the tiy
county battalion, have been buried on the battle field
Amos Stout, Of Clay, killed; r. d. Kelley and John
Brookng of Clinton killed and JAS Porter aud Samuel
Brookrg wounded, aud great many more, whom can
lot mention.
General LYONS dead body was given up to his chief
surgeon We have more prisoners than We know what
| TO DO with. We cannot feed them They have been
treated we'll ard all their sick and wounded kindly cared
fortheir surgeons invited to in after their
defeat and attend the wounded everywhere begging
for help and for water. have never before Witnessed
sleh heartTendng scene-State, Federal and Conied
crate troops in red ruin blent she field enemies
IL e in death irieuds relieving each Others sgonies
aud suHsring,.
The ST. Louis Republican gives a list of the names Of
tie killed wounded and missing Of the First Missouri
tPsderaD Regiment from which It appears n were
killed 90 seriously wounded, l25 not seriously, and
prisoners aud milsug; total 3lS ous OF 100 composing
the regiment when il went into baths. The same paper
slys:
Dr. Cornyn, who has arrived 10 the city, was on the
Id of battle He states that the Federal troops did OF
We drop Of water to drink after leaving Springfield
ave wha; Ia their eaReens He also that the
Ia orfy OF wounds received BY Gus men we're IGnicted
b. buck shot and musket balls Macy Of the Oonfeds-
rates were armed with Cd Mississippi rAs-which
10 Aded with three buck shot and ball Thsr artillery
Was not well served eectiye-ther shos being too
ald many Of their batteries of no advantage
"a tn m owing 10 the fact that they had been placed in
Do tioa 70 comm Ind the Fayetteville road down which
l. was expected the Federal troops would move
DR.. Cornyu ia Of opinion that the killed on both sides
LETT unbured owing 10 the gea. number and TO tie
,rrbs stencil Which filed he air the day after the battle
Families living in the vicinity compelled to leave
this account. Great numbers of horses many Of which
shot In twain aud ,sd and msngsd men. covered
Ss d in every direction, and the suns ray acting upon
hese must have soon rendered the atmosphere unondu
r.ble.
Among the Conftder killed Is Colonel weehtmsn
formerly delegate in Congress from New Mexico. Gen
Prisons was wounded very severely and 1t is believed
MORALLY. Gen. John Clark of Howard county (ately
member Of Congress,) IVES wounded slightly. He had
two sons in the action The elder Of the two Col Clark
to ok the command when his father left the field.
CORRECTION.
In the elsgraphic report Of the battle Of Springfield
which published few days since, il stated that
6ye Missouri regiments thrown into panic and
treated in confusion from the field Of battle. We
now g,atiied 10 learn, says the Memphis Appeal from
reliable gentleman Just arrived from Little Rock that the
pert OF the Of the Mssorraus ia without any
foundation whstsver Letters from undoubted authority
have reached Little Rock denying the report toto and
saving that far from its being true the fact Ia that
the hi'soursns fought most CALAMITY and contributed
greatly TO the Of The main poiut OF
attack the centre, under the immediate command
OF Gen. McOuloch. Our men being taken by surprise,
folRh, great disadvantage but stood their ground
Tt MissouriRns the first 70 bring to their
h,rd.pressad companions 10 arms They stood their
q ound msniully and at time during the battle did
tue eueny see Mlssourian's back l. k,rds US great
pleasure 10 make this correction and render OF
ilstice 10 brave and magaanmous people, struggling
10 Cas-: of the yoke oil the tyrant
FURTHER DETAILS.
(From the Fort sssh TiGes Of the i4h nst)
Nv Henry sinehart came IL yesterday evening, sbou,
siI O'Clock direct from the battle-ground having left
there about four ooek 90 Saturday evening, after the
ba:tle He brought dispatches Gen. Clark, quarter
ise and large number of letters for citizens OF the
town.
Il appears from what We can learn, that the enemy
made the attack about daylight taking our troops by
surprise as Corcorans later will show, and 1t Won
der to u that whole army had not been routed in
stead Of the enemy. But 10 owing TO the undaunted
bravery Of soldiers fighting under such dsadvant
age that great vic DRY Obtained. The Louisiana
r. ymeut and infantry stood the brunt Of the bati,
The Lousanans fought like tigers and our troops did
full as we'll The Texan regiment ou ;ht bravely and
Sr. hinehart says, when they and the Loulsianians
y oud make a charge, the woods would ring for miles
with their shouts At time portion OF the Louis
were surrounded by about three hundred federa
when they dubbed their guns and fought their way out
T. IL impossible partcusrize those who fought the
brsvest. Col. CAROLS regiment OF cavalry behaved
u 4 r. a. nnIln