Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-19
From the st. Louis Democrat.
Col. SigePs Battle with the Rebels
Full Particulars.

Full Particulars.
/ Last evening we had an interview
with Lieut.. Tusk, bearer of dispatches
/ from Col. Sigel, who gives us highly
inter sling account of the battle near
/ Carthage.
/ 1t would be in vain for us 10 attempt
/ TO portray the many movements of the
contendIug parties, and the incidents of
the day as they were 50 graphically
and jnteliIgenlIy related and explained
/ by Lieut.. Tusk. He is a Hungarlaa
Vas 10 the Crimean war, and later
fought in the Italian war. He seems
to be an experienced and very inteIil-
gent officer.
He says that the command under
/ Col. SIgel, amounting 10 about 100
men, at Carthage, heard, on the even
lug OF the 4th, of the presence of the
enemy at a point about seven miles
eastward on the prairie. The force Of
! The enemy was not known, bui the
troops were SO Impatient to have q brush
that Col. SIgel decided 10 give them
battle. At three O'Clock on tie morn
4 ing of the 9th, the march was begun.
I The command came upon The rebel
/ forces under Gems Rains and Parsons
at about . I2 clock IN the foren noon.
! They were strongly stationed on a ridge
or hIiI IN the prairie, having five pieces
Of artillery, one twelve FOUNDER posted
IN front, and TWO SIX Founders on the
right and left, the cavalry on each flank /,
and The infantry IN the rear of the ar
ulIeIy. Their position was formidable
one. -f.' ~.
Col. Sigel approached to within a
distance Or aboul $40 yards with iour
pieces OF artillery IN his centre, sup
ported on his left by commaud of m
lautrv, under Lieut.. Col Hassend deubel.
and u SIX pound cannon-on his right
10y the command OF Col. Solomon, aud
another SIX FOUNDER In the rear of
the centre pieces of artillery, was the
/ courmand OF Major Bishop. Before
opening fire Col. SIgel briefly and eIo-
I quently addressed the troops, rem lnding
/ them of their battles IN the old country,
and asking them 10 stand by hun IN the
present hour. He then opened fire
with shrapneIs from the piece of artlI-
ierv on hls extreme left, and soon the
engagement became general. The re-
bels though strongly posted, had no
grape, nothing bul ball, and proved
1 themselves to be bad aruIIeristS, the
most Of their balls flying bigh and pIow-
/ lng up the prairies beyond the federal
troops. They had confederate flags
! flying on their extreme right and left
DIVISIONS, and the Missouri State fac
\ IN their GENRE. Sigeis men twice shot
down the traitors flags, their first Shots
being especially directed al these ob-
lects, saying they had no desire 10 frs
upon the State flag. In lhree-quarlers
OF an hour the twelve FOUNDER in the
rebels front was dlsmounJtd, and their
centre column completely broken. In
two hours more their artillery was en-
tlrely siIonced. They resumed fire af-
ter a short interval, but were a second
and last time sIIenced
BY this time Col. Sigel. observing
that a flank movement Was being made
by both wings of II rebel cavalry, be-
came concerned for his baggage wag-
ons, which were stationed three miles
IN hls rear, and accordingly sent back
one field piece and column of Intan,-
~ 10 protect them and the ferry across
sma,l creek between him aud them.
The cavalry slill pressing hln on the
right and left, ne ordered u relrogradt
movement Of his whole command which
was admirably performed, the at lierN
continuing 10 CO admirable service, and
fighting slowly every inch If ground
the baggage wagons having been reach.
Cd, ihty were immediately formed it
SoId columns of eight, and The. infant.
ry and artillery wer- posted on al
sides, presenting an lnqregnable al Tray
IL this condition, and with perftc
order, his command Continued the ret
rooade movement TOWARDS Carthage
fg:tilg bravely against the suPerIo
odds until abou. ) cock IN The after
noon. At hast lhey came TO a pIac,
where the road PASSED directly through
high bluff, on each side Of which th'
anemys cavalry were posted III larg'
numbers. By fein, az If intending
70 pass round The hluffs. Gel. Sigei drev
the cavalry IN a solid lodv IN The roa,
between the ll,US n, y ii>t,t,.. ~ =. Il