The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-10-10
The Surrender OF Lexington.

From the Chicago Tribune we gain
additional interesting facts and incl
dents connected with the siege and sur
render Of Col. Mulligon's forces
On Sunday, September 1, tho Irish
Illinois Brigade, Col Mulligan, moved
from Jefferson City, 100 miles up the
Missouri to Lexington, to reinforce Col
Peabody there in command Of several
hundred Mo. Home Guards, few Kan
sas troops, part of the Missouri 9Th, Col
White, and 700 Illinois Cavalry, COL
Marshall Col Mulligan's arrival made
the force OF Lexington about $500, and
he as senior officer took command. He
arrived at Lexington on the 9th and
Immediately threw up earth-works mid
way between the two towns of Old aud
New Lexington, which are o mile apart
connected by a scattered settlement
Midway is a College, and around this
the entertainments we're made, 10 feet
high with ditch of 8 feet, and enclos-
ing an area that would contain 10000
mon. The army train of mules, the
cavalry horses, and everything we're
brought within The Home Guard did
less work than the Irish Brigade, and
their part Of the work was the weakest
On the 18th, the report came that the
enemy was near.
+ Lexington is tho place where the
traitor Gov Claib Jackson and his rev.
olutionary Legislature established the
seat Of Government, leaving the place
when the Federal troops under Peabody
took possession, and where eight hund
red thousand dollars in gold was cap.
turod by our forces.
The hospital was just outside the for
tihcations. The river is here half Q
mile across, and about half a mile from
the Notifications, having a steep, higf
bluff. Col Mulligan had six cannon
mounted, and had two howitzors, but nC
shells for them. The cavalry had only
side.arms and pistols, but no carbinel
nor rifles. The attack of the rebels
commenced on Thursday, the 18th, lee
by Gen. Rains in person, with a battery
of nine pieces. They were repulsod.-
The rebels did not spare even the hos
pital, but attacked it, and were driver
back by the Montgomery Guards
There we're twenty. four patients in the
hospital, and some of the sick wort
bayOneted in their cots. The Rev
Father Butler, Chaplain, a Roman Cath
olic priest of Chicago, was wounded il
the head, his forehead being cut oper
by ball. He was taken prisoner, a
well as the Surgeon of the Brigade, Of
the 18th, and their services thus los
daring the siege to their friends.
On Friday, the rebels secured th
country for hemp in bales, and thorough
| ly saturated them with water to proven
their igniting from hot shot; they usel
them as entrenchments, and rolled then
along in advance. Thus the fight wen
on for several days, the garrison eagerl
looking for reinforcements. On tn
10th, COL Mulligan sent twelve men OF
the steamer Sunshine to Jefferson Cit
for reinfOrcemeuts, but the boat wa
captured forty miles from Lexington
Other messengers we're sent by Colone
MulIigan, and 1900 Iowa troops at
tempted to reach Lexington, but bod,
of 5000 rebels cut them off,
Meanwhile the havoc inside the work
was great, the grounds covered will
dead mules and horses. On the ut
they were cut off from the river, anC
hence we're without water Fortunatell
heavy rains fell, and the men held thei
blankets until thoroughly saturated
and then rung them out into their cam
dishes. RatiOns, too, grew short, an
fighting was constant to tho 2lst, da
and night, the latter being moonlight
Gen. Price sent a summons to Mulliga
to surrender, and received for answer
"lf you want US, you must come an
take us" But the Home Guards be
came disheartened, and wished to sur
render on the 2lst. Maj. Becker, O
that corps raised a white flag, but tn
Jackson Guards, and Capt McDermon
Of Detroit, hauled it down, and tn
fight went on.
} The Home Guards then retreate
within the inner works, around the co
J lege building, and refused further t
fight, and again raised the white fla
; from the center of the Notifications, an
the capitulation took place. On Satui
? day, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, our forces lai
q down their Grms, and marched out
the eutrenchments, the rebel band play
ing Dixie.
On Saturday Claib Jackson and HI
locomotive Legislature came into towl
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