New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-22
The Oak Fzln Battle In laassouri.


following additional particulars of the battle fought
at Oak Hill on the 10th inst:
For the following additional details Of the battle
at Oak Hill, near Springfield, between the Confed-
and the Yankees, led by Gen. Lyon, ne are in
debted TO the courtesy of the attaches Of the office
of the. Arkansas State Telegraph, ia this city, to
whom they were dispatched by the operator at
Little Rock ~
LITTLE RoeKy yangs I9--The battle was tonight
at OAK Hill, ten miles south of Springfield. Tari-
Gus letters have been received here, vrIsen from
the field Of battle, the day after the fight. They
give many additional particulars of the engage:
ment. One of these, dated August II, says:
sc Night before last We had orders to prepare for
a night march upon Springfield, but rain coming
on caused a change in Gen. McCnlioch's plan TIC
a deserter, it is said, and started from Springfield
at 8 O'Clock at night, giving ua complete sur
prise.
commemorative being opened upon Gel Church
Ills regiment, while the men were at breakfast.
The regiment was tbroWa into confusion, but the
men saddled their horses and fought oraTely.
They had eight killed and one hundred and fifty
eight wounded. Tottens battery opened on Gen.
accuhoch,s g headquarters with ak guns. The
Little Rock Pulaski artillery soon returned their
fire, keeping the enemy in check till men had
time to form Cen. Price led the Third and part
OF the Fifth regiEent TO Gen. MeCuIloehs aid and
saved the day. Gen. MeCuaoch afterwards said TO
Price, you have saved me the battle
lb,
the Texas regiment are badly cut tapisess After
severe conflict Of six hours and h8lf the enemy
were completely routed. Siegel BED aud reached
Springfield with only half dozen nen Gen.
Lyon is killed. The loss on our aide is two hun
dred and sixty-6ve killed, eight hundred wounded
and thirty missing The enemy lost eight hundred
| Killed, one thousand wounded and three hundred
prisoners. We took from the enemy SIX pieces OF
cannon and several hundred stand Of small arms.
| About ten thousand man were engaged on each
side. The victory was complete anddecisiFe."
| FKoN RoLEA.--R Rosta, Aug. I5.-We are indebted
to the correspondent Of the st. Louis Democrat for
the following Intelligence:
MI Ingrahan, a Union clerk in a secession store
in Springfield, reached here this morning He re-
ports that four regiments OF rebel cavalry under
Gen. Rains entered Springfield Sunday noon and
hoisted secession flag ON the Courthouse amid
the noisy demonstrations of the troops and few
resident sympathizers.
Oar wounded soldiers in the hospital had not
been rnolested, and it was announced that the
Home Guards would be the subjects OF resentment.
The rebels purchased everything in the stores,
| paving any price demanded in Confederate scrip.
Fhey were particularly anxious to get shoes, some
OF their regiments being entirely baref5oted.
Cart Indes. one of Gen. 81 egel's skirmlshers,
who was wounded.in the battle, reports that Sci
gels attack ON the of. the rebel camp was
complete surprise to them; that they we're driven
back towards Lyons command in front with great
slaughter, their dead lying IN heaps on tue held,
and that for the first hour Gen seigai did not lose
a man. Subsequently our troops were subjected
d
enemy cannon, throwing perfect shove of shot
and shells into ranks. After driving the rebels
back a mile and a half, Seigei drew Of his force,
| and fell back on Springfield.
| Wagons containing the families of Union men
continue to arrive here. More than one e-haf the
population at Springfield have left and the farmers
all along the route TO thia place are abandoning
| their homes.
Ii is reported that seigel's command is only
aboHt fifteen miles from here. his arrival may pc
| expected to-day or tomorrow.
The st. Louis Democrat, Notwithstanding its
Abolition proclivities, cannot conceal the extent
of the defeat suffered by the Lincoln forces near
| Springfield, Missouri, on the 10th. The following
paragraph not only admits their retreat hat also
that there was but little probability Of their escap-
ing. The Democrat says: .+
Our army reached Springfield in safety. and are
| now preparing to move toward Rolla, but with no
| hope whatever Of reaching there. With baggage
train five miles long to protect, it will be singular
indeed if the enemy does not prove senterprising
enough to cut of portion of it, having such a
heavy force Of cavalry.
The Little Rock Gazette publishes the following
from private letter Of the l4th from Fort Smith
Iueed not repeat what is in the paper this morn
ing, hutgyiH add saeh particulars as could gather
from the messenger, whom | well knew az q re
liable man. He. arrived about 5 T: NJ with dis
patches direct from the battle-held.' From hi
statement it appears that, on the morning Of tbs
10th inst, Gen. Lyon attacked Gen. ncCu!iooh bj
surprise. He took cur pckets without firing s
gun approached our army on three eides Eithou
| being observed. They were in the midst OF Col
Chufchill's Regiment before the sleeping soldier
were aware OF any danger. Col D.'s men ha'
barely time to snatch their arms and escape witt
their lives. That regiment is said TO have sufiere
, terribly, and was SO badly scattered that it wa
not able to rally until late in the battle. Tw,
Missouri regiments fled. Their officers rallied then
three times, and three times they fed. The Ar
kansas regiments, the regiment from Texas an
that from Louisiana stood and fought like earage
tigers, with their bayonets, their knives and til
butts of their muskets, for six hours and hall
, | and finally compelled a retreat.
Capt. Totten's battery opened q most deatruc
tive fire on our forces, bat vas soon taken at th'
point of the bayouet BY troops mostly from thi
vicinity.
Lieut.. J. Walton, very popular merchant from
this place, fell, leading his men CALAMITY in tn
charge.
One hundred and fifty Louisanians were SUI
rounded by over three hundred Federal troops
but forced their way out with the butts Of thei
muskets.
Capt Woodruff's Artillery, from Little Rock
behaved most gallantly. They have to lament tn
: loss of Lieut.. Weaver, who was struck in tn
breast by a cannon ball.
The report of our loss, or that of the enemy, ha
not arrived yet but the following persons fror
here are known to be killed-Joe Walton, Lawye
. Thornton, Wesley Clay, Mayer Levy, Goodchaus
: and John Benck.
The retreating enemy met Gen. Hardee who car
b. tured the whole command.