Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-07-25
From the Fulton Telegraph.
FIGHT NEAR FULTON MO-,
Four State Troops and Twelve Federal
Troops Wounded.

On Saturday last Brig. General Harris,
Of the State troops, took his position near
Browns Spring, nine miles Nurth of this
city, with thirty five men. 1t was sup.
posed by our citizens that there would be
no attempt TO make fight in this county
Latter; however, men began to come into
his camp until, or Tuesday last a force Of
$50 men had collected for the purpose OF
attacking the regiment Of Col Mcneil
whe were understood TO have been sent in.
10 this county. On Tuesday evening Gen
Harris forces lett this city, going South
towards Jefferson City, whence 1t was ex.
pected McNeiPs force would come. On
Tuesday evening and night these were
argumented TO the number of about 525
Gen. Harris command was stationed Tues
day night, about FIVE miles south OF town.
On Wednesday morning a sufficient
number Of men went in 20 swell his force
to between 600 and $50 scouts Of cavalry
were sent cut to engage the advance guard
of the Federal troops, who were known to
be moving and. bring them into ambush
At the, same time, the command was given
10 the State forces TO retreat. They were
brought TO stand less than mile and a
halt from town, on the west side of the JET
ierson road, and thrown into an ambush,
the brush being very thick. where they
were completely concealed from view
SkIrmishes occurred between the near guard
Of Gen Harris and the avannt guard of Col.
Mcneil during the morning, without how.
ever any injury. AT about fifteen minutes
after nine o'clock on Wednesday morning
the main column of Col. McNeil's com.
msnd, $50 strong. came in sight of Gen.
Harris forces, but unseen by Col. Nc
NePs men.
About 80 yards from the head of Gen.
HIS troops there was a small creek, 10
get TO which Col. McNeil's had to descend
steephill. Having engaged the scouts
during the morning, they were npprehen-
sive Of an attack and therefore moved eau
tiousy and halted at short distance near
The brow of the hill. reconnoi,re the ground
al the bottom of which was the creek.
Gen. Harris men were stationed about
forty or fifty yards from the road and were
commanded by Capt. Bryan of Montgomery
county. They were ordered TO wait until
Col. McNeils command should have come
fully into the snare, and were then TO a.
wait the signal at the head of the column.
As soon rs the command Of Col. Mcneil
came TO halt; near where the signal man
Of the State troops was posted, a fire was
,,opened by the State troops, every man fir
ing Tor himself. There w:s no order and
no rinanimity Of action among them. Each
man fred as he led TO, or left the ground
pr scipi,arely il he waited to. A d-acly
fire, If It had reached the enemy was the
result, and the federal troops exposed in
the open road, reiterated 10 the woods. dis
tant about fifty yards. There they took
position again awaited the enemy. b., the
enemy were gone. Nearly all OF them be-
ing cavalry, they retreated on horseback
and OF course were not accessible by infan-
try. A general rolt was the result and the
State troops re,reated without order, three
companies as we have heard, leaving their
Captains on the ground 10 take care OF
themselves. We hope for the honor of
MI>sourians. this is not true. Ifihere was
any reason for the re,rea, we cannot find
il out.
The battle, il battle j, can be called. re-.
suited in the wounding of twelve Federal
troops and four o! the State troops. one of
the latter which has since died. We give
below the list OF all the troops wounded:
FEDERAL TROOPS.
Geo. Knefner. Aug. Stein, .. Sutz. H.
w. Roker, jacob Zuercher, Fred Belzer,
Jacob Schrdt, Geo. Sieber, B. l. Duchamp,
and Pahlmann.
Another man whose name we did not
learn, was also very slightly wounded; aIso
negro man belonging 10 Col. Mcneil was
badly wounded just below the knee. All
Of 81. Louis.
STATE TROOPS.
Geo. Nicholas, of Fulton shot through
the body-sInee dead.
Mr.. Odds, Of Galway county. shot by
State troops with four buck. shot, wounded
in The knee-a young man.
Mr.. Flood, OF Montgomery. shot in the
arm.
MI fliiiatus, VI DCoHc. ClsO euUt III TIE
arm.
All except Geo. Nicholas, will recover.
or the U. ). Troops wounded, it is proba.
bly, three will die, although they are better
now than they have been since their wounds
were first dressed.
This was a most unfortunate and i'll sd-
vIsed fight. We have lost one of our best
citizens, Mr.. Nichols, man whose virtues
are comparable with the best. In exchange
for that, a miserable exchange, we have
Federal troops quartered amongst US, and
a prospect OF the destruction of our city,
should an attack be made upon them. Not
that the federal troops will .wantonlY de-
stroy properly nor the State troops; but any
firing Of guns would be injurious, il not de-
struclive 10 the property Of innocen. citi-
Zens.
Col. Mcneil and his command are quar-.
tered in the Court House.
EGen. Mcclellan has been instructed
TO release all privates and on-commissioned