The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-08-21
From Rolla, No.

J The following additional account Of ii,
; battle near Springfield 10 furnished by .
leys-witness, who left Springfield Sunda
morning snd came through 10 this place o
horseback:
4 Our army mavched out OF Springfield o.
Friday evening only 5oC0 strong. The HON
Guards remaining in Springfield. Oar fore
slept on the prairie portion Of the nigh,
and sbou, sunrise on Saturday morning drov,
10 the outposts Of the enemy. and soon after
wards The engagement became general
The attack was made in two columns IN
der Lyon and S'urges, Gen Sigel leading
fianking force OF about thousand men ant
four guns on The south Of the enemy's camp
The fight ragged from sunrise in The morn
ing Till one or two o'clock in the afternoon
The Rebels in overwhelming number.
charged Capt. Totten's battery three seve.
raj times. but were rePulsed with great
slaughter.
Gen. Lyon fell early in the day. He had
been previously wounded in the leg, and ad
a horse shot from under him. The Colon 81
Of one Of the Kansas regiments having be.
come disabled, the boys cried ont, General.
you come and lead us, lie did so; ana nj
once putting himself in front and while
cheering The mea on 10 lhe charge, received
a bsllet in the left breast, and fell from his
horse. lie was nsked il he wss hurt and re.
piled. mo, not much" and in few moments
expired without a struggle.
Gen. Siee; had very severe struggle and
lost three Of his four guns. IIs oniilery
horses were shot in their harness, and the
Dieces disabled. lie eDdesvored 10 haul
them of with o number Of prisoners he had
taken, but was finally compelled to abandon
them. first. however, spiking The snns end
the carriages.
About I o'clock in the day the enemy
seemed TO be in great disorder snd retresting
They set fire to their train Of baggage wsg-
pms Our forces were too much istgued and
cut up to pursue and the battle ma, be con-
sidered drawn one.
The 1st Kansas. Isl Missouri and / 8, Iows
regiments suffered the moss. Gen. Price
was not killed There were rumors on he
ied that McCulloch was killed, bu, the Re-
,els denied il.
On Saturday night DR.. Mencher and Others
4 cur srmy went back with smbulances 10
he battlefield 10 Springfield 10 see about,
he killed and wounded. They found the
'nemy on the field, and were considerably
reated.
Gen. Lyons body was treated with great
espect. and was brought hack with some or
he wounded 70 Springfield
Mi. Ssureis took command il the bst,le
ED after the death OF Gen. Lyon. and Gen.
'ig.l took command sner The bsule.
Our loss is variousiy estimated at from
so 10 900 killed and several hundred
rounded. Tho enemy's loss is placed at 2,
90 killed and wounded. Our boys captured
bout 100 horses. One of the enemy's rsgi
'ents carried TWO flags, the Confederate and
,e stars and stripes.
Gen. Sigel marched back 10 Springfield
} good order. After perfeciing hls arrange
'enis, gathering the baggage, blowing up :
hat powder he could not carry and destroy .
~ other property which he did not wish .
1ould fall into the hands OF tte enemy, he Z
- Springfield. and on Sunday night en- '
smped thirty-one miles this side OF thai q
lace, the enemy no, pursuing. a
The only hostility observed during the .
~ was the firing OF . musket nom dis a
nee st the vanguard. Gen. Sigel wac .
,n6dent he could have held Springfield a
yainsi the force they had engaged. bu, he
as fearful Of reinforcemenis to tie enemy
ON the Southwest. ard that his line Of n
TO RoIla would be cut or n
Gen. Lyon began the attack upon the re- Il
'ipt Of intelligence that the enemy were
Ipecting reinforce menm from Hardee's q
'lumn. which was approaching from The J,
'uth east. A portion Of the enemy's sr.
lery vss admirably served. Their infant
was also very severe. r
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