The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-20


uigs pasl SIX o'eloek IN Csc morning. Gen.
Iyon ate4 slg art sau. uhca ihe battle
immediately begun.
SEVERE raunonading va. Kept up for
two o ihnc hours, when tie arc Il Capt
loiieas artillery proving eco severe ier
tbs enemy they graduate, fsil bark 10.
ward their cueampmcnt a, Wilson.
Creek.
Cleo. Lyon cavalry posted cn She enc
my's len aanl, and Gen. Siegep, artillery
on the right there began a terrific attack,
and spread slaughter and dismay IN the
cnemys ranks, pursuing them 10 their
comps. The shells from Toten's aHille.
ry SCI Gre to their tents and baggage wae.
oos, which were al destroyed. 4 Lou.
isiana regiment, and Mississippi tgi.
'aeni, seemed TO have suffered most ia the
fght, and werc almost annibilalcd.
Sometime 10 the afternoon, as General
Lyon was leading on his column, HI. horse
was shot from under him. lie immed ate.
ly mounted another, aud as he turned
around % his men waving lis hai 10 his
hand, aud cheering thcm On Is victory, he
was struck N the mall Of The lack BY
bali and fell dead 20 ghe ground.
The command then devol,el on Con
Sicgcl and pursuit was continued until
nightGdl, when our Little army rested for
The night.
Sunday morning Gen. Sicgel fearing
The enemy might recover ana attempt 10
eut bis command oil from Springfield, fen
back on dat city, whore the home guards
were stationed,
On reaching Springfield fearing tie
great number q the enemy might induce
them 10 get between him and RoIla, Gen.
Sicgtl concluded 70 fall hach upon Rolh
with his provision trains and meet lie re-.
Inducements which we're On The way to
hin.
Atihe attest moment Of tie departure
Of the messenger the enemy had NOT been
seen, and il is probable Gen. Siegcl has
not been disturbed IN lis march.
Ninety Of the ,cbels were captured.
among whom was colonel d distinction,
Tie messenger moi remembering Ii. eane.
The sword and horse Of MeCnlIorh
were among The trophies.
Rcinloreemcnls are on tie way from
I'olln, and Gen. Sicgcl and his army may
be considered safe.
Thursday.
Rolla, Mo-, Aug -.
The following additional account Of tie
battle a Springfield i, furnished by an
eye witness, who let Springfield SUNDAY
morning and came through to iii, place
on horseback.
Our army marched out Of Springfield
on Friday evening only $500 strong, the
home guards remaining in Springfield
AT sunrise, Saturday morning, lhey
drove IN the ouiposts Of the enemy, and
soon after the attack became general.
The dgli ragged from sunrise until Two
o'clo k IN the afternoon. Cen Lyon fell
early IN the day. He had been previous
y wounded ii The leg and Lad lis horse
shot under him. The Col Of one II Tie
Kansas regiments having become disabled
the boys cried ont, General, YOU come
and head u on lie did So. aud ~ once
putting himself in front and Willie cheer
ing the men on bullet entered the left
breast and he fell from li- horse. lie
was asked il he was hurt and replied ano,
not much, but il few minutes he ex-
pired.
Gen. Sicgcl had a severe struggle and
lost 3 Of his guns. His artillery horses
were shot in their harnesses and his pieces
lie spiked the guos and dis
abled the.casriages he left.
About one o'clock the enemy seemed to
be in great disorder, and rctreming and
setting fire 10 their train Of baggage wag
ons. Our forces were too much fatigued
and cut up 70 pursue, 50 the battle may be
considered drawn one.
The following is a partial list Of The
killed and wounded on our side. Capt.
Graiz, Of LIST Missouri, killed; Gen. Swee-
ny, wounded in the leg; Col. Mitchell, Of
Kansas, seriously wounded; Capt Plum
mer, Of regulars, was wounded Capt.
Miller, Of Missouri lsi, was seriously
wounded Capt. Lavender was wounded
in tic ghoulder but rode hact IN iha field