The Des Arc weekly citizen., 1861-08-28
THE SPRINGFIELD BATTLE.
 Gen. Price Rnnort

we have not space forte entire report. bu
 make room for the folloWng extracts Afte,
 speaking of the skirmisl between Genera
 Rains and the federals he .ys:
 o'r whole forces were encentrated the nex,
 day lear Crane creek, aI during the same
 hlghb the Texan regimet, under Colonel
 Greef, came up within ew miles of the
 sameplace. '"o
 Reasons which. will be lreafter assipned
 induced me, on Sunday, the tn inst. to mi tb :
 Niss,uri forces under the lirection, for for the i,e
 time being of General Nc Cnoch. who accord- :
 lngiyassumed the comman, in chiae of tho ! combined armies. s1o
 A lttle after midnight wtook up tbs lisa q mach, leaving our baggae trains. es Pset Y to ind the enemy neathe sc t1e
 KY sarmlsh, but we found,s we ced
 that tsr were retreating anidIv @3 springlsld. We followed thu bastax sga,
 sevent@n miles, to place ku,vn as N 4,,,s ! Spring. gsFhefe we were compelled to bt o.s forces, gho were nearly exhausted bv, in
 tense hat of the veather and he dust;sSs of 0hs road ''i's oi y fi1f K gsRe we moved iowa I'd at s 9a miles southwet of
 VI 3e ;amped Our fbrces he wA .aallass' to meet the eenv, ot of saogt ea at ifleld9o the humber ~ to raar ,.;,,'4 .toosana' s, waspnally decided er noon a.nse eneli sad on Friady afer- ne rate eu sssaes mara in foursepa- ed to sagF& ti,a ss'a's 'ck tMt night as to atiack % b,.s ss1y Y a''s Pegln asmqltaneelSj ;.. .'. <. <. '.'
 The asaeasoe tt,. ,l I att s,g s,n,- d Gea. Meialloch Ae d army W,bout 10 nata fe @e6 al .hls o,lle1d to aiFec. at the gfs4 " ordered g M ereo ingVe4A sI95 l. under anys Esif 5#ar ayBis Et4Il V i- expeettn na2oh saturday ns ts of 10th oF Aayast, foprs hem. stiE EaI at M Wilson's sk, fan d by iMss y ing and laas0f res ie About i1 e'c eaiy lger at from Gen hias s sere of adYancihg lAsffA9 ion
 of spriegheld ad \ e or
 300 yards Of ta pa a M en- io canped Wtthaef secN yls- Id ioh' eoAststies 9t Y sl, v- under Cot Ca4tho
 ,a A second nj sng 4ysfter- 'o wards from Ga. sa laclh1 the te maiH body q theS .gig wa8 Apa in. hut IT that he would endeago ts holH hlas check 10 unlI be ceuld receive reinfoAnaa Gen.
 NctsNloel wa; with ne Wheptn Aesseu- = gsts came, and left at once fpt 0V8A heaa- d quarters, to make the pecess \ Asc ion of i'd our forces. NV !. Irode forward instantly towaEdaod 2ainss !" position, at tie same tima td@ Gems a. Slack, Mcbride, Clark gpd sirssps move V their infantry and artilleg fs9aI. ryard. n. had ridden but few hqtirsg y when ~ I came suddenly upon tf Eaa bsrxof fhe y enemy, commanded by G ron srson. t. The infantry am artillery tai l ha sdered ,y to follow me came up if dateil 1he 10 number of 2,036m and at tiH Aemv ~ A severe and bloody conflie ded off. as cers and men behaving wit grea ora. le very, and, with tle assistas of If ion oi to the Confederate forces, su @sUlly bIdins ,o the enemy in check.
 'o Meanwhile, and almot 3lmnlta l.rsI, IT with the openingof the enanF battea Ii - this quarter, a htavy canlor Hing wal han l ed upon the rear If our DO !.ion, w4re !, large body of the nemy, pde Colonel re y had taken position in clos proximity te Col i- onel ChurchilPs Iregmet,s sColonel Gff t, in Texan Rangers; arl 679 nunted MlssoufA
 under command of Colonl Brown and H. as tenant Colonel Mior
 l- The brilliant vEtoryF bus achieved us. ut this hard fought fisld, WIS won only by If most determined bEavery and aE4tinguisa
 gallaatry yob1v ot sde shs s9 ss9@Rped gsp lefsase h. common rights and hbetles, wl9h ra oonrage and constarfyes were eYas H mon mon any battle felt
 d. upye pVonr excellency zsMl Pf fgeeis @ State forces colsisk e&4 IT, and men; that of tiE ies
 n mon the feld, va
 =, These facts aus nH DOW
 Id 5. AnoJ con thetsevag cf t5 aaagg r. the dauntless csuras our ys soldi of n1- Mess 3 A. win ana Stewar