Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-15
THE BATTLE IN MISSOURI.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
RoLLA, Mo, Aug. I3.-rhe following addi-
tional account OF the battle at Springfield is
furnished by eye witnesses who left Spring.
field on Sunday morning, aud came here on
horseback Our army marched from Spring
field on Friday evening with only $500 men.
The home guards remained i'll Springfield.
Our forces slept ON the prairie portion OF the
night, and about sunrise Saturday morning
drove in the OutpoSts OF the enemy, and soOn
after tie attack became general, Cen Segel
leading thanking force OF about one thousand
men and Jour guns, on the south OF
the enemy's camp. The fight ragged from sun
rise till one or two O'Clock in the afternoon.
The rebels, i'll an over@ heming force, charged
on Capt. rotten'S battery three times, but
were repulsed with great slaughter,
Gen, Lyon fell early in the day. He had
been previously wounded in the leg, and had
horse shot under him. The colonel OF one
Of The regiments having become disabled, the
boys cried out, General, you come and lead
us on lie did so, and u put himself
in front, and while cheering the men ON TO the
charge received bullet in his left breast and
fell from his horse. He was asked if he was
hurt and replied "No not much" But in ii We
minutes he expired without struggle
Gen. Segel had very severe struggle, and
lost three of his four guns. His artillery
horses were shot in their harnesses, and the
pieces disabled. lie endeayored TO haul them
off with the number OF prisoners he had tax
em but was finally compelled to abandon them,
first, however, spikiug the guns and disabling
the carriages.
About l clock the enemy seemed to be in
great disorder, and rGtreatcd, setting lire to
their train OF baggage wagons. Our forces
were too much cut up and tatigued TO pursue,
so the battle may be considered drawn one
The following is partial list OF the killed
and wounded Oh our side Capt Crates OF
the first Missouri regiment, killed General
Sweeney, wounded in the leg; Col. Mitchell
of the Kansas volunteers, seriously wounded;
Capt. Plummer of the regulars was seriously
wounded; Capt. Lavender was wounded in
the shoulder, but rode back on his horse from
the battle field to Springfield; Capt. Burke
was slightly wounded Col Deitzler was
wounded in the left leg, the ball passing
through; Capt Mcfarland of the Kansas first
regiment, wounded, it is supposed morlally,
his skull being fractured. The following
lieutenanls belonging to the Kansas first
regiment were kllled:-R. G.. Agnall of Co.
X l.. l.. Jones of Capt. Walkers company
Duer and McGang0m OF Capt McCuuk's
company. Lieut.. X. A. Barker was shot in
the left hand The Missouri first regiment
suffered most
Gen. Price was not killed. There were ru.
mors on the field that Ben McCuIloch was
killed, but the rebels denied it.
Saturday night, Dir. AIencher and others of
our army went back with ambulanccs to the
battle field, from Springfield, TO see about the
killed and wounded. rlIey found the enemy
on the field, and were considerably treated.
GEN Lyons body had been treated with the
greatest respect, and was brought back, with
some OF the wounded to Sp ingield.
Major Sturges took COMMAND on The battle
field after the death OF Gen. Lyon Gen Sic
gel took command after the battle. Our loss
is estimated 10 be from 100 to 300 killed, and
several hundred wounded. The enemy loss
is placed at 1000 killed and wounded. Our
boys captured about 100 horses OF the enemy.
The enemy carried two 1agS-the confederate
and the stars and stripes.
Gen Siege marched back to Springfield in
good order after pertecling lis arrangements,
gathering baggage, blowing up what powder
lie could not carry, and destroying other prop
erty, which he did not wish to fall into tue
hands OF the enemy. He left Springiie d, and
on Sunday night encamped thirty miles this
side OF that place, The enemy did not pur
sue The only hostility observed durin. the
day was the firing OF muskets at the rear
guard.
Gen Siegel is confident that lie could have
held Springfield against this force they had
engaged, but he was fearful of reinforcements
to the enemy from the southwest, and that
his line OF communication TO Rolla would be
cut off Gen. Lyon began the attack on the
RECEIPT OF intelligence that the enemy expected
reinforcement rom Hardee's column, which
was approaching from the southeast,
A portion OF The enemy's artillery was adj
mirably served. Their Infantry fire was also
very severe. The Springfield home guards
were not i'll the fight they, with large num-
Der of citizens, are in Siegels camp. 1t is
thought he fell back no further than Lebanon,
where reinforclments will reach hun.