St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-07-18
TELECRAPHlC.
The Missouri Battle.

The Telegraph brings these further
particulars of COL Seigle's great battle,
with the rebels, IN Missouri.
Sr. LOUIS, Jnly 100
The Springfield correspondent Of the
Democrat says Immediately after the arri-
val of Brigadier General Swccny at
prins6eld, he dispatched messenger to
Colonels scigle and Solomon, who we're
encamped at Neosho, to move their COL
unns to Carthage, which was promptly
done last night. A messenger arrived
from Col, Seigle, stating that Gov. Jack
son, and Generals Price and Rains united
forces, about 5000 strong, were encamp-
ed eight miles from Carthage. Colonels
Sciglc and Salomon pushed forward rapid
", and attacked rebel force early yester-
day and continued fighting during the
day. Messengers are continually arriving
bringing information that the rebels are
rctreatiny south eastwardly between Sar-
coxic and Mount Vernon, falling back on
Caseyville, with baggage and plunder, un-
der cover cf cannon, and Sc; gle attacking
their rear.
This afternoon Gen. Sweeny took com-
mand in person of the flying column,
movong southwestwerdly to intercept the
rebels at Ferone, crushing them complete-
ly between our columns. Large bodies of
mounted men were congregating west Of
Fo,sythe with the intention of joining
Jackson's forces, but Gen. Sveeny sent a
detachment Of two hundred aud fifty
mounted men through Douglas county to
prevent their union and drive back Gen.
McDowelPs command,
a company of Home Guards arrived
last night bringing Col. Coffee, late mem
Der of the Legislature, a prisoner.
Later advices say report reached
Springfield Sunday mornins@o an engage
nent between five hundred Federals up-
der Col Wolf and about fifteen hundred
rebels. Col. Wolf Occupied prairie when
the battle began, but the rebels rctreating
to the woods, he followed, and in skir-
mishing in the timber lost thirty men
killed and wounded, he himself being
amongst the killed. Loss of rebels con-
siderable, but not definitely ascertaincd
Messengers were then dispatched to
Springfield for reinforcements, and the
whole force at that place pushed forward
Gen. Lyon Was at LeaSyille, Clinton coun.
ty, Sunday morning, and Major Stnrgis
was in Clinton county the same day.
They expected to form a Junction about
ten miles south Of Clinton on Monday
morning.
A special messenger arrived here this
evening by the Pacific railroad, with dis
patches from Col Seigle, to Adjutan
Harding, at the Arsenal.
The following is an abstract of lette,
written at Rolla, for the Democrat:
"On the morning of the 5th. COL Sci
gle, with portion of his regiment an>
| part of Col, Salomon's, twelve pieces 0
artillery, making in all from eleven tt
twelve hundred men, were attacked By 81,
thousand, under Gen. Raines and Colone
Parsons, about seven miles cast of Car
thage, on the prairie. The enemy hat
five pieces Of cannon and large numbe
mounted men. Seigle began the attacl
at half past nine in the morning, breakin!
the enemy's centre twice. After an hou
aud half fighting, the enemy's artiller
was silenced They had three flags, on
of the State of Missouri which was uu
harmed, and two secession flags which
were twice shot down and raised no more
In the evening they attempted to outtiank
our troops with cavalry, and cut off ou
baggage, but Seigle made rctrcatin
movement, keeping up constant firing
he ordered the baggage train to advance
which formed into column with batallio,
infantry, supported by four pieces of artil
lcry in the rear of each body, and tn
ramainder Of the artillery in front and O
the flank. The rebels attempted to Gu
off his communication, with Carthage, b
means of Cavalry, but our artillery eros:
fired, which played havoc through thsi
ranks, aud opened the road.
Col. Seigel fell back on Carthage, tn
enemy harassing his flank up to tie tow:
where another stand was made, the cnem
being in possession of the place. Colone
Seigel then surrounded the town, throw
ing shot and grenades into the enemy
cavalry, and using infantry to great effec
While attempting to reach the adjacen
woods to prevent the use of cavalry, tn
reheas made the most serious attack, m
which was the bloodiest part of the battle
but by evening they we're finally route
and were forced to withdraw their forces
Col. Seigel fell back to Mount Vernon
where he could be supported. Some car
tive officers taken about 5 o'clock, report
loss of nearly two hundred and fifty o
their part but as the severest fghtin
was done subsequent to that hour, thei
loss was considerably greater: IL
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