, 1861-08-21

eaar noLAA, NO., Aug. II, 1851
! Last evening I rode ont to the camp of ii
forces from Springfield. to carry dispatches t
! 1en. elge4. He Is not in command Row. Main
e1ofses being at the head Of the troops. T
eeems that slgel has received no commissio,
5et either IS Colonel or Rr;gadier General,
and Msjor sturges actually ranks him. 40 Ii
lestef nas taken command. As understan.
IT. however both are subject to Col. Wyman,
ORDERS he being commander Of this post
Ihe camp Is On the Little Piney, about ri,
1 miles south On the Springfield road. Naio,
sen1ges g. 1s In the front and sigel holds fh1
n.n,s 1ss| tne batteries are planted at different
fpaee % = Two Or three miles in length. faE3,i
1en. s'gei lying Oh q cot In a small and noor11
FURNISHED tent, net 90 good az tbose ncenr;a;3,
py our pflvates. He looked carsWorn and
pefaaFs, gave the elightest evidence Of cha7rin
h ~ neius superseded in command It maV
elsliian-that courtesy would have led st1e5.s
70 give up bis claim, as it was based upo5 =
mere tofmalty. Sigel actually ranked In, !"
Dut 1ad rot yet obtained the reouisite doa''
aments: Ihe truth Of this was clear from M Tia
el1ectlon OF Frcmont's dispatches that T csr.
showed none Of this chagrin in his canverss. as
t3cn, but Vas very cheerful aud pleasaat IN s11
that be said. f-esA~a1' LII ali
While there heard Of the death Of co,
alteaen ~ OF The I'd Kansas. He fell in battle ~
the the sane ume with Gen. Lyon, bY a shat
= tt1nreeugn tae thlgh BY musket bali. IT. saarns
that the charge in which Lyon I'm ~ wss ssems as
paIae1lated in by all the regiments. AZ has heen
etaiea, ont was really made By the Kan5as ~
Eit1 tHo or three companies Of the Kansss
Ra, RRt, .ea ny Gen Lyon and Col Mitchell. The
them 5ae en poye @ aia not ca out for Lyon t. lend
Ger: They had their own Colonel and H.
!ought as bravely az any man coQld' and iid
as Hobiy- The enemy were lying on the snnth. ~
Sy Slope OF the hill and in the pnderhrnst ~,
e,nS endesEa e"s. Lyon approaching from the north
were maaeNtsa - ,ske Possession Taree charges
then henss, ana the second BY the Iowa. In hafh
5nese Lhe men we're cut down like grai, hg ~
THsIes19e OF the concealed enemy. Then fhs
nansos "a, which had position across a Iitf1e
hesa h1asang, were called t. the front. They had
no3 1oW @ they we're ready. With Gen. Tynnn s snd
CoL Mitchell at their head, and q faE cnnno ~ ,,ua
nles OF tne Kansas Let, they marched ~a1ianfi1
9P 70 the very brow Of the hill. when haauyy
mIe proceeded from th5 enemy concealed
g q .oolI tEe f trees, and Lyon and Mitchell With
. segfe OF men tsll The regiments did not
y.eld, however, but held their oTn un,'er m ia a
taesIIuctise ts fire until the enemy were % t,rcad
70 give W=y; bat Of 500 men in rna Kansas ~
~ hnaSty were mlssfng. Col Mitchell Nss ton
tast hd4H wounded to be brought away, aud was
f;nt - Ia 1as nospltal at Springfield. 1T bis fal
m alnssE July equal to tie new resp5nsi biiifies
so sadly thrown upon him. eoASA'1Atles
:. ~ "ste Hlght Haen came away from camn and
i; y, "9s very picturesque sfgh--ths cant, ire
al s1o2s the road and On both sides of the
e.setIine g - wagons, mules and horses, drawn
up ct tie side fer several miles distens-1the
groups Of mer eating or talking. or n1,r;ns.
ca5ds, and the batteries stationed ut inferya1s
te'nng more OF w8r than all beside. Gc1n;n5,,
ho1ne !o"arua midnight, passed the Ioxa IN
1nsa 1mnasfcning into Roua- They 70 to 81. Lonis
~ H. 4olhlng 70 De mustered ont of seryice
.ty 1hey we're ed set Last night, but te-tsv
ES 1nsf are rushing about the town IL new suias
~l!en were Waiting for them here In the
nas.e Q: TeeeiTing them, little attention il nl;5
= ~. Inc fall man has the short mans nan.
aaaoohs, ao, and g1cs reTsa. Hence, while one Las
genuine Highiander-anothe has q snr5Ina ss ~ =
material Tonnd the feet that woul5 maka
aEothtr garment A10N0
II is 9 sad sight though to see the wounded
men lhey aFe constantly going past the Win.
aom et ny Which am writing. One mirps an
eh;af el Sno1ae5 Hith his hand and handker-
cnae1 la over shot wound in his side: another
' WIN IN; head ne badly cnt; another Impi n nnon
Fa1 o. lmpromptu crutches rnaaa5 flrn,a
sea some foad side sapling. Yet au eeem rhaa.-
II ano ne neither "a camp last night, nor in
1ea noaa tc-oay, have seen anything that Looked
force would 60 into fight TO-DAY with "o even
more esgerness and courage than thev dis.
psayed at the Springfield battle, and there -
" oue opinion a. to the desperation viii
.S Ehich AZ, both officers and priyates, foueht
tnese. .nds ten Sweeney and Lieutenant-C Colonel
IT. Louis this morning. Thev are s,1ffar;no
ilt,le u, : from wounds receiyed. Major Jadd
Coj. Bates, and other officers Of +he dfffare.,t
regiments are also here. @'' S1'
! those who know anything shout the batt1a |
asse .sa oeen greatly amused By Capt, Fafrchiid's
can best express the general of,tnionp p of t.
defe 1@ oy calling It complete humoug. In
he first place, thu man wasn't in the t1Eht -
~, and stayed IN Springfield while lie battie
Tas pg M +s o. % nc as eoon as it was over,
[le north: A portion of his account il on;ta
los15d For instance, that LYON diy;;ed liz
mail tozce Of 5000 and marched with nniT
ao9ut M 5a 5aa IT tafs number against force known
- sa;s 1e Su,u9 strong; and that Sigel, who Re.
O'Clock II the afternoon. he eaTs> IN moral ~
ssef, tast Lyon was shot in the basS F6ile
Esnng some imaginary order facioo ~
foops, himself Oh horseback, The trrth =
ae Mas leading his horse BY the bridIes and
sn sas shot IN the side. After he lell, be sai1.
= - =, SeHo - - 4Au t&Sn ADDED, t&Iake care
u my BODY The other statements Of fhe
;laee capt Fai1child are similar tn those 7
Eye tr gwen l co1versed with several Of fhe
Ulcers IN Camp stu.ses YESTERDAY ana = tbav .av
a1a they were utterly unreliable,
1hree gentlemen vent out to meet the ar,n,
eetsr9ayIo NJ. 4 H. Welch, OF Hartford.
Q ind brother; Rev. Iii. Brooks. of a.
eouis, also to find brother: ana the fhird ~
iecover son. Mr. Welch met iais n fnotsar ~
aagsenng with weakness from . hospital
Iagon, and passed him without reco1nis;s1
tm[he ,a vas 50 changed by Illness. M
'1ooAs met his brother in the middle Of tn
a.ne ta Pun5-soth fordIng it, aud, with the
face, ard exchanged such 3 greetinp ~ is
ny known in times Of war. The third fund
1s son, and all are now in Rolis, eafe,
ffem accounts OF officers in the hattle II
sSns undoubtedly true that great mistake |
,as rs % 1aaoe, Iottens battery fred with sesi-
u'o us eneet upon sigei's force, thinking them to
lalned BY the statement that L1on and : s,gsi
Iensa Ene % only ones acquainted With the secFst
faals kan tor firing; that sIgel, when he hsd
,ksn oz ~ nis position, gave he sigsal agrssd
pun, nus Lyon had fallen, and lie etisar IL
se s;eraai q ne battery, not understanding | i
~ nngti aat, nsea upon sgel There seem to
Gen. sigeS Es0ns Ehe 91a.te q the camp IL regard
nero, who has proved firseIf n a1erx mat :
ofave and skiIlfuI le.d.- ~! :
aefe are othefa who diksent ftom iii. ~ Z
Inference ts natural, but I think there II r,drs j
esent e taan most pessons believe Far nv. s
one; aud think he has displayed ia mi ts.
'ursge. The retrog7ade movement was neo, !
ssry, and 1t Is quite true that Ia thfs Iynn. T. I
es the first to propose Most Of the other {
hcers approved, even before the battle. and 4
believe all afterwards. G.C.C. r