The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-23
OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. LOUIS, No., August Is, 1861.
Arrival Of Major Sturois at Rola-Loss of the Missouri
First and the lowa First al Dars Crsek-Genera
Lyons BodyThe Scene 4fter the arrival Of the Rebels
Spring eldThe Treatment Of the Person cho Killed Gen.
Lgo'-General McCni,och not Kiled-Priee Woundea-
The Rebel Loss Nearly Equal Entire Force under the
Lan,'ted Lyon-The Sum and Substance Of the Fight-
Who is Responsible for the Non enforcement Of Lyon
Want of Transportation Again the Miserable EDcuse-
Activity Of Fremont de-
The army OF the Southwest under Major Sturgis reach
Cd Roa two days since, and several officers of the
nand are now in St. Louis. Among them is Colonel
L. Andrews, Of the Missouri First regiment who was
wounded in the leg the day Of the battle The Missouri
First regiment badly up They went into battle
seven hundred and twenty strong their casualty
list foots up follows
Killed Observation-Disclosures. n
Dangerously wounded. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o.
Cfherwise wounded. 1875
Missing. Observation-Disclosures. IL
The First Iowa regiment went into battle 1926 strong
and came out in the following manner
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'iy "ounuous
The loss OF the other regiments has not vet been re-
ported.
has been several times stated and contradicted that
General Lyons body was left Springfield As late as
midnight the 10TH only three hours before the column
started for Rolla, the body at the headquarters
and told It to be taken with the command Later
IN the night was decided to bury in Springfield, and
was accordingly inferred on Colonel Phelps, farm.
the intcrment had not taken place when the rebels
reached the town, but their officers showed every
courtesy to Mrs. Phelps and others who attended
70 the burial. Some of General Lyons friends
have arrived here and to proceed Springfield with
military escort under Dag Ct truce TO disiner the
huvial Tho loa,-o
tomorrow morning by way OF Rolla.
After the arrival Of the rebel forces In Springfield
ghere was an active run upon oil the stores Ia town
especially upon those where boots shoes were TO be
found, as onehah Of theT soldiers ne almost barefoot,
but payment was invariably made in Confederate scrip
The rebel flag of course hos ted in the eouspc
Gus place and was salutcd with dcafcang cheers Our
wounded were kindly treated and the surgeons in charge
Of them were not mocsted. A man named Mcintosh
whether an chcer or private have been unable
tainwas borne about the streets the shoulders Of his
comrades md otherwise treated with distinguished
honor on account Of his claim of having killed General
Lyon. The rebels found the field tho carcasc
al General Lyons lavorte horse and cutting of the name
and TAIL divided the long, glossy hair among them and
it decorations their hats General Price issued
proclamation promising security 10 the citizens who
were and had been neutral but particularly bitter
towards the Home Guards, and says that they may ex
poet no quarter from the rebels. The whole army
mad not taken possession OF the town at last accounts
but were principally occupied in the vicinity Of the bat
field ~
In the battle Of the 10th General McCulloch was NOT
Killed The only officer high in authority known havo
oeen injured is General Price, who wounded by
piece OF she'll but not seriously rebel surgeon stated
10 Dr. Mecher OF Colonel Saonnn's regiment that the
rebel loss in killed and wounded would nearly equal in
numbers the entire command OF General LYON MANY
OF their coionefs and captains are among the
dead, and some of their regiments were almost an.
initiated. To it all up, General LYONS army
of five thousand two hundred men. attacked an
army az twenty three thousand on their own ground
iought them i've hours, repeatedly repuscd and drove
the from the eid caused them TO burn their baggage
tram and afterwards retired in good order from the bait
ground first TO Springfield aud aftcrward to RoIa un-
the evacuation of the country considered must be ran
Cd as defeat the battle itself is nothing less than vic
tory for the Union forces.
There il much excitement among the Z ian men ri "
LOUIS III reference 20 the reiaorceont OF General
lyon General Fremont states that he considered Gene
raj strong enough 10 hold out successfully against
Inc enemy and adds that all the forces his command
were needed to strengthen Birds Point Cape Girardcau
and ronton Where the fault lies not we'll known but
1t Is evident to all that thore is loose screw
somewhere in the governmental machinery and that
come person or persons must bear the responsibility &C
General Lyons sacrifice and the retreat of his little ARMY
Colonel Sevensons regiment Seventh Mssour) now at
Rolla ordered march to Lyon suort sevcr ovs
before the battle could not move on account Of lack
OF transportation Want of transportation has been tho
excuse offered for allowing the half among the
soldiers OF the Southwest for weeks past Some one is
responsible FOR this absence Of wagons motive power
and is hoped that the matter will be investigated
complete list Of the killed, wounded and missing in
the battle has not yet been obtained The figures above
given were obtained principally from the surgeons the
missouri ana Iowa resnents The medical stan par
DR. VIM. White, Of theIowa First. Dr. White was among
the last to cave and did not depart until he had attended
10 the wants Of all in his regiment, and assisted Dr.
Cornyn in relieving the suderngs of the unfortunate
maficd IN the First Missouri
q Aere Fremont busy night and day pushing forward
Hattethfor vigorous campaign The government fleet
oi ooais Kept constantly employed in transportation
OF ,ro3ps ana nearly all the railways find their rolling
STOCK IN active use The failure Of the expedition 70 the
Southwest viii cause careful movements IN IN,
future. laiy ana almost hourly troops pouring into
St Louis from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and being sent
10 the various threatened points. Not less than thirty
shoasand men are IN the service Of government in the
State Of Missouri, and the cry is 'sti they GOMEZ
The remnant OF the Iowa First regiment came here
from Roa yesterday They to disband in 81 louis
and go home, whore OF them expect to recnist
Their term Of service expired on the 14th.
Sr. LOUIS No., August 10, 1861.
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