The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-09-26
Battle of Blue Mills.
ST. LOUIS, Sunday, Sept. %

~. LOClO, OCPI.
The following account of the battle
at Blue Mills, is derived from an au-
thentic source: @H vAii. asah F.i
Lieutenant-C Colonel Scott arrived at
Liberty, Clay, county, on the morning
of the 18th, and moved from that place
at one o'clock p. M. At three o'clock
he fell in with the enemy, 4, 800 in num-
Der, occupying strong position. Our
skirmishers received CALLING fire and
slowly retreated to our main body,
when the action became general. Our
six-pounder was brought to bear on the
enemy, and few shots were fired,
which proved destructive. At this
time heavy fire was opened on our
gun, killing our gunner and wounding
two others. On this several other gun.
ners, (Germans) from st. Louis, aban-
doned their gun, carrying off the pri-
mer, and matches rendering the pieces
useless. The action continued one
hour, when our column was slowly
withdrawn to move to open ground,
bringing off the wounded, and drag
ging away the gun by hand, all the
horses having been killed or badly
wounded. Abou: this time Col. Smith,
who left St. Joseph with l,4Oo mer
about the time Scott left Cameron, for
the same general purpose, joined the
latter, having pushed forward his
mounted men and artillery at rapid
pace. On receiving a message from
Scott, ten miles back, that he was adj
vancing on the enemy, and it being
night, their men completely exhausted,
and the enemy reported as strongly en-
trenched in thicket impossible except
by narrow road, a further attack was
postponed until morning. Early the
following day an advance was made by
the combined forces, but on arriving at
Blue Mills they found the enemy had
crossed the river before daylight, taking
the road towards Lexington. e'+ 1.3
The following is a partial list of the
Sd Iowa regiment: Maj. Stone slightly
wounded; Company A, Capt. O'Neil,
slightly, Lieut.. Duane severely, pri.
Yates w. II. Munger, E. Critehfeld, p
]. Nc aferty, severely; Andrew Muir.
ray, Missing; Company b, Lieutenant
Hobbs, Sergeant Woods, seriously, pri-
Yates Robin, Dart, and Woodruff.
seriously; Company G, Corporal Hunt
ing seriously, privates Droan, Maddox
and oSquiers missing Company ID,
Capt. Willet, seriously, Lieut., Ander-
son, mortally, private Miller, severely,
and Frank missing; Company E, Cor
poraI MCGOWAN, seriously, privates
Guthie and Hill severely; Company
F, Capt Brown, slightly, Corporal
Davis severely, privates Winchell,
Isham, Saunders, and Hamel, serious
ly, and Nolan, killed /; Company G, pri-
Yates Swan, Mccullough, seriously,
Michael, Lally, Mccullough, missing !;
Company H, Capt Warning, Lieut..
Fuller, severely, Barbour and Werner
dangerously, and Corporal Lacy, miss
ing. - -i.','' ''j 5T7
Co. I, Lieut.. Knight, Sergeant For
ney, Corporal Benedict, Musician Bas-
comb, seriously /; privates, Buell., Car
ter, Dolph, Hawks, Pepper, Russell,
Stocks, Wilcox, Wally, Vilbourne, Sc
yerely Lawlan, Merrifeld, dangerous
ly, and w ashburne, MORALLY. DarIan
Bedall, Mix and Brown killed. Daven-
port severely wounded, Total killed
), wounded "a, missing g., Three Of
the missing are supposed to be in the
hands of the enemy, and the balance
killed. In addition to the loss of the
Sd Iowo, there were Home Guards
l artilleryman Killed, among them
Capt. Cupp, and 10 wounded. -Four
of the Home Guards were killed in the
skirmish about two hours before the
battle. = -. o.,:..-o...f. -. -, ,,a
1t is, perhaps, proper to state that
General Pope's orders to Scott were
to remain at Liberty until Joined by
Smith, but learning on arrival at, that
place that the, enemy were five miles
distant, he, sent a messenger to Smith
with word to that effect, and pushed
on and gave the rebels battle, .ylIsg
General Fremont has appointed
Brigadier- Generals Pope, Sigel, and
Nc instry to command divisions as
acting Major-Generals, and Colonies
Davisa Mulligan, Kelton, and Totten,
as acting Brigadler- Generals. Thos.
L. Price, of Jefferson City, has been
commissioned Brigadier-G General by the
President, blsiofs tiIaYolsib 9ieli5 lEio