The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-15
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utes he expired without struggle.
Gen. Sigel had very severe struggle,
and left three of his four guns. His artillery
/ horses were shot in their harness and the
] pieces disabled. He endeavored to haul them
off with number of prisoners he had ta-
ken, but was finally compelled to abandon
them, first, however, spiking the guns and
disabling the carriages. About one o'clock
the enemy seemed to be in great disorder
and retreating. They set FIRE to their train
of baggage wagons. Our forces were too
much fatigued and cut up to pursue, and
the battle may be considered drawn one.
The following is a partial list of the kill
ed and wounded:
General Sweeney was wounded in the
leg. Col. Mitchell, of the Kansas Volun-
teers. was seriously wounded. Maj Shop
pard, of the General staff, slightly wound
ed. Capt. Plommer, of the regulars, was
wounded. Capt Miller, of the Missouri
Ist, seriously wounded. Capt Carpenter
was wounded in the shoulder, but rode
back on his horse from the battle field to
Springfield. Capt. Burke slightly wound
ed. Col sDitzler was wounded in the left
leg, the ball passing through. Capt. Nc
Farland, of the Ist Kansas, wounded, sup
posed MORALLY; his skull being fractured.
TIE following Lieutenants belonging to the
lst Kansas were killed: Lieut. G. Jones,
Company K. Lieut.. L. L. Jones, Capt.
Walkers Company; Lieut.. Drue, and
Lieut. MeGomagen, Capt. McCook's Com
pany. Lieut.. R. A. Parker was shot in
the left hand. The LIST Kansas, LIST Nilsson /
ri, and Ist Iowa suffered the most. Gen.
Price was not killed. There were rumors
on the field that Mccullough was killed,
but the rebels denied it.
On Saturday night, DR.. Mentzer aud
others of our army went back with annbu-
lances to the battle field from Springfield to
see about the killed and wounded. They
found the enemy on the field and were con-
siderately treated. Gen. Lyons body had
been treated with great respect and was
brought back with some of the wounded to
Springfield.
Maj. Sturgis took command on the battle |
field after the death of Gen. Lyon. Gen. |
Sigel took command after the battle Our
loss is variously estimated at from $50 to
300 killed, and several hundred wounded. |
The enemy's loss is placed at 1000 killed |
and wounded. Our boys captured about |
100 horses. One of the enemy's regiments
carried two flags, the Confederate and the |
Stars and Stripes. Gen. Sigel marched
back to Springfield in good order after per-
fecting his arrangements, gathering up the |
baggage, blowing up what powder he could |
not carry, and destroying other property |
which he did not wish to fall into the hands |
of the enemy. He left Springfield and on |
Sunday night encamped thirty miles this |
side of that place, the enemy not pursuing. |
The only hostility observed during the |
day was the firing of muskets in the dis I
lance at the rear guard.
Gen. Sigelis confident be could have held /
Springfield against the force they had en-
gagged, but he was fearful OF reinforcements /
to the enemy from the South West, and that |
the line of communication to RolIa would /
be cut off.
Gen. Lyon began the attack upon the re-
ceipt of intelligence that the enemy were
expecting reinforcements from Hardey's col |
umn, which was approaching from the |
South East.
A portion of che enemy's artillery was
admirably served. Their Infantry was also T
very severe.
The Springfield Home Guards were not in
the fight. They, with large number of +
the citizens Of Springfield, are in Sigel's |
camp.
Il was thought that Sigel would fall back
no further than Lebanon, where reinforce
meuts would meet him.