The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-04
The Battle of Oak Hills, near Springfield, Mo


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near Hpiih8ne!u, no, aoI;t,, ~ tl,a mail
DEAR ADMINISTERING 10 the tiie5 u 49,
coutd not write; aad II "ouu ia, lttr ring
heFeFlilees' ".e d. Ni'e Si0 f I,,ttIo a nected
some very eAciLllS items, aiso I"i u nil now
to be louehG .leFe! out "oulu no, Of the
give you a sklFFeu insight anu .s com
opefauons u tne amy ioi 'ie UNPARALLELED
plete "s po99ioie " t'ie 5fe"' oo0'''
i " tlio ei,l,t miles back
"Hlie az Ie 0tH' So 81, - i;ftf,o9nt ti,nes niolt
we were calleu out ~ p"1sIo ~ "a =, ho+tla ar
came, we siePt WIN our arms W ~ o 70 any,
ray our positio was ~ I'D moved with
thiiS D'' o0 ' "a, W ~. 10 81, tho nosition
ms army iioiii f fortune we sue
peioIe We Snou'u "tiI'e-pJ - MA no arrived
ceeueu ~ eoihiLp up TWO houl ~. I'LL born bean
hrSt retreat ana deleat on our po within three
heNllaoie' ne t"o atiliies nd as driven in ON
hiles VI e' JIM ol Pique'e p it o would not
TWO otGa9ions Inc enemy liiol' ho,,t nine miles
MAXI te @'toN le1' I"'eu - i;bla roston. al
distant ana theie '0oN mos nos roston
though ours was 1"efilop, ~ o W. were or
Pteielaoie 70 remington ~ ', r yUe discov
aerGu " NAM ni6i' ,''dTH On, w od RIO march at
efeu ti'el i"u ;h thI,, dark and
tNel.c oeioen, p'.o'ses' sie e 900 men had been
II - - -. Of 90 oO0 fortunate-
p'GoN' .:.tI We followed them
= 'e euoii! - o oa,nned twelve
tig neH1 Jay u.' ~ oioeh' Marocb dnared n few
mics from 2lIts''eu' ueii +lo ne,nv -, nosi
Jay " iI".n ''o on fha evening If the
tloh anu loice. 1oous oioe would move on
S'h oIuei9 ma ~ ? IN Ave- DIVISIONS of
SPlihS"'u a" Wv. NJ ,+ and the rain
oooo c"cn' ti' "'''i,ei iooN7 I no id not 1aave
tmeatehuS 70 pour uoMn every oeooil'' 49, hiodiar
~ az ~. ~" lof slJ I;a had received
Senel"iO 'ite ~ Ups io' o.i w. h 20 G. Topis
orders on t'ie evening Oh Tue ''i ~ ro
on the lztn ouci pelig tpe e''O "'i' 20 lsyo
delcrfhS the atlachi ne uetett'eu 40 Nc
mol NeStlge ol u, 9elote ~ =! ae
persons: w yl g. ~ blfnost
vi oui Ieei'.to"' rs u, y I5 h st,rted
AcV'''S WIN tNI Pio,iP ~ nd too
nus i'iii! az ''' t': = y Ia w arc now
/ q ooi'ni'i P" . W -. t; ;fla b,a
u o, f,Isilod ba waited
MS "oiu "oul iilo.T mo- r. I I;
our "PPioaoh uii ~ ~ - LID in
army 10 our euLP' Vu' P'qaC'e i"l co 70
tne.e "'a mo- eNoi g lS I hi i+ties
NortHs ~ uefis3 ii ~, - 90 III; cr
oi Two nuns slla' llo'u W" IL Vs. I s
| u anu van o ". -; 7 'd tho
dohe before aiyisnI' - ei. us vilio's
oP''%% ~ % - ,Io,i. ~, ho++orios
ing thGr oieaAi"sI 4i . o.oo" s
oPcIGu WIN d" 'uei 90 "'iO
"o'u auil. Ine al %"S | II fIt
ray 0uI Feslies 'lu G'i' anu eai
was the Datt!Pi 1t laseu ON NOUS Il ''i'''
hyoI--L ROY loelce l't o1oo1eu 10 or ,c,ro
ven. Lyon was " io"lie i"4i' ' %, ~ $500;
thlS, sinpl! caPtili' MS p oi''i"'i We ~
/ though just. II we are W guuSc Colip"iuV'' y ~
boldnesS VIII ana 6raau ae III Pi"i' anu piei
dd IN execution, though deeaIeu' Lyon ny una og
patte proved mhsei ~ promising Seei a. % IVY wy ~
ever saw produced Ills plan conception was as
as anything Napoleon ever segeheu; III execution mag
nhcent thougl 1t was Waterloo he was as Statee'-
le as Hannibal On ms oouy was louhd 'le Oa'G p"'se
not only OF the Confederate army puI ol c"c ut'
OF TINS BRIGADE nc was a,siohofaple, Io e Will
out coloIS, anu when Ills men were thl Seu Oh III al"
bush they cred trends AS before saiu HIS pan was
noOly grand, lis execution spchuu, out HIS aets
II he must be admired as great general "eHSI reNle
him as man. / send you piece OF MS coat cut on
immediately after he id lalieh was puC "a le" A"[uS
from the man VINO ran pay oneI through MN "iUe DC
ing shot from ms morse
Sciglc was taken prisoner but escaped:
There are two things connected With TINS oaIue, one
unprecedented IN the annals OF hisoi ythe ohef SIN
guar and remarkable event the INST Is the parry attack
ing the surprised when having SUCH great advantage,
being defeated routed even taller en- pieces tne second
+ The commanding general bclng Killed I3chehia'
a New Orleans Lyon III the battle oil Tue oahS are the
only two instances recorded since " elih6tol Tine.
Since then war has not been termed science Inc en-
envy ad $50 men armed AS wen as any Soulcra III the
world; We had about 900 engaged, more II'' tnrd
Of whom had no more eihclent weapon tah Sno' guns
lie enemy were armed WIN minnie i'lteS anu i'sAel7;
The loss OF the enemy IN Killed Is $780, "9undedala
prisoners 100; our loss, killed and wounded, 65o-
275 killed, $40 wounded We took oyera0 0 stand OF
arms and six pieces ofarery, four OF which the LOUIS
lana regiment has the honor OF taking MeCulloch sad
"Louisuans, my boys take that battery ana tne gay
Is ours, Ill less IMAM IYe minutes although we mao u
surmount the obstacle Oh PrecpitolS hi l"c battery
was taken One word about our regiment, Wheh nrS'
called out the Pelican Hines aud loerviae GteyS pom
commanded pl capt.. NlSHil, (C!a'les brusie captain
OF the latter, DtCA W swear III
Indian regiment was absent were lea III hiteeh lee'
OF the enemy VINO we're III ambush thirteen o our coi
pany fell at the hrst hte none killed. III our rouhas VIC
displaced the enemy, charged ana MADE them retreat
the is we hold the first post OF honor-the extreme
right The Missourans who we're ookedupon by theVon
federae army as dastardy towards most CALAMITY re-
trevcd then characters that and caused their sian
derers to catch rnmors OF ntamy and own them with
blush upon the altar OF cmyary The Texas Rangers gam
ednew laurels for heirac The wholeamy fought Ike
resuTccted Bayards Nehad but one held officer Killed
Gen. Waterman; We have several OF the enemy held
of off. rIlNI