New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-23
BATTLE AT EREDERICETOV, NO
DEFEAT OF THE REBEL FORCE.
LOWE, A REBEL LEADER, KILLED.
Pnor KEoB, Mo-, Tuesday, Oct. q, I3sl

PIoT Knob Mo-, Tuesday, Oct ~ LfoI.
The following dispatch was received here this
morning and forwarded to headquarters at st. Louis:
FIELD OF BATTLE, FRKpERIcErox No,
Tuesday, Oct. p, lo6L
In conjunction with Col. Plummer's command, we
have routed the rebels of Thompson and Lowe esti-
mated at 5000. Their loss was heavy. Our loss
was small and confined principally othe lst Indiana
cavalry. We captured four heavy guns. Lowe, tie
rebel leader, was killed.
Major Gsvitt and Capt. Highman, Of the Indiana
Cavalry were killed in a charge on battery.
The command of Col. Plummer referred to above,
was on Friday morning last ordered forward by
Gen. Grant from Cape Girardeau, with instructions
to move toward Fredericton and cut off the retreat
of Thompson and loves force. This force con-
sisted of Marsh's 18th Illinois Regiment section
Of Taylors battery, and Stewards and Lehmans
companies Of cavalry, all from Cairo also part Of
Pamers 1llh Missouri Regiment part OF Ross
Dist Illinois Regiment, and section Of Campbelrs
battery, all from Cape Girardeau. The force rom
this point was composed OF The 38th Illinois heel-
ment, Col Carlin; the 33d Illinois Regiment, Col
Hoyey; Dist Illinois Regiment, Col. Alexander otn
Wisconsin Regiment, Col. Murphy; LET lndiana
Cavalry Col. Baker; Capt. Hawlns's Missouri
independent Cavalry, and four G-pouuders and two
2Ipounders, under Major Scholfeld Of the LIST Mis-
souri, Light Artillery.
PILor KSoB, No. Tuesday Oct q, 1851.
The following is a special dispatch to me ."
Louis Republican;
From trustworthy parties who witnessed the light
at Fredericktown yesterday gather the following
particulars:
COL Carlin, with parts of the Dist, 33d, and 18Th
Illinois Regiments, 9Th Wisconsin Col. Bakers In
diana Cavalry and Major ScofeldS battery, reached
Fredericktown at o'clock in the morning, and at
p M were joined by the Ilth, 18th, and 2oth Illinois
and 900 cavalry from Cape Girardeau.
They then advanced in pursuit OF the rebels under
jeff Thompson and Col Lowe, who had LEFT the
place twenty-fouI hours before, and were expected
10 be rapidly retreatng SOUTH but & mile from the
city they discovered the entire force Of the enemy
drawn up in line Of battle partly posted in an open
field and partly in the adjacent woods, with the four
iron Is Founders well planted in their front Major
Scofeld Immediately opened fire, and At the fourth
round silenced one OF the rebel guns. The engage
ment then became general, aud lasted about two
hours but after the first half hour the rebels left the
field in disorder and took TO the woods closely fol-
lowed by both our infantry aud cavalry.
Before leaving the field, the rebel General Lowe
was shot in the head and Instantly killed. Major
Gavtt received five bullets while leading charge
thirty yards in advance Of bic command. Capt. High
man was killed in the same charge.
Our loss il reported to be five killed, FIVE MORALLY
wounded, and twenty slightly wounded. The enc
mys oss is not asceained, but il is supposed to be
considerable. At last accounts the rebels were in
full retreat with their baggage train, and or troops
in pursuit.
Two rebel scrgeons came iuto Fredrkion for Col.
loves body They acknowledge loss Of over 200
killed and wounded but il must havc been larger ]
counted - dead bodies in enc stubble field.
Their cannon were badly managed.
JEFF. Thomson got information Of our movements
BY capturing bearer Of dispatches from cot. Plum
mer to Cgrlin.