The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-02-25

enemy back into their intrenchmen,s
The battle ragged furiously all day, the
enemy making frequent sor,ies and at
tempts TO break through our lines, but
being as often driven back They would
not stand before the gallant Western boys
in a fair open fight, but blazed away furi-
ously from their trenches and rifle pits
upon the latter. A parapet Of logs had
been placed in their Qualifications, with
Ioopholes for musketry.
About 8 p. m. General G. F. Smiths
brigade charged upon the breastworks of
the enemy's right, and drove them back
The Iowa Second and Illinois Seventh
were the first regiments to enter the
enemy's works.
The advantage thus gained was held
This was the turning point of the bat.
tle
Both armies ceased fighting at night
and slept upon their arms.
On Sunday morning the gunboals
threw a few shells into tie fort, but re-
ceived no reply.
A tug was then sent up with flag OF
truce, and returned with the intelligence
of the surrender. Our troops immedi-
alely took possession OF the works.
The damage done to the rebel works
by the gunboats. on Friday, was NOT so
great as al first reported.
Only one gun was dsmounted in a
battery of eight 32-pounders. and one
lO-inch shell gun, of Richmond make.
The total loss of the Federals in the
baule, or series Of battle, will not exceed
800 killed and 1000 wounded. The
) rebel loss in killed is about the same, but
) their wounded is not SO many.
Our troops fought at a disadvantage,
having no breaslworks TO protect them
from the enemy's fire.
The rebel force is yariously stated at
from $4,000 TO $4,000; probably 1900
, is not far from The correct number.
! They were from Tennessee, Mississip.
pi, Alabama, Texas, Virginia and Ken
lucky, and were nearly all picked troops.
Four tiflhs IF the troops engaged on
our side were from Illinois.
Especial Dispatch to the ST. Louis Democrat
SPRINGFIELD, MO-, Feb. IA.
} Our army under command of Gen.
Curtis, marched from Lebanon on the
l1th inst, and formed in three divisions,
the right under Col. jeff c. Davis, the
left under Col Carr, and the centre
under Gen. Sigel.
Six miles from Springfield, OH the 12ih,
skirmish took place between our ad-
vance and a party ofrebels, in which 6
of the latter were killed, One Of our
men was slightly wounded At sunset,
on the same day. 800 of the enemy at
lacked our pickels, and were driven
back with loss Of thirty. This was
regarded as the commencement of the
battle. and 5000 cavalry and infantry.
with battery Of artillery. were sent for
ward. The battery was placed on an
eminence commanding the supposed APP
? proach of the rebels and three shells
were thrown, to which no response was
made, and our force retired leaving
strong picket guard.
During the night continuous firing
was kept up by pickets. AT 3 o'clock
on the morning OF the 18th, our army
advanced in line of battle, and at day
break, the third division, headed BY the
, 4th Iowa, entered and took full possess
ion Of the town. Price had left at 2
, o'clock on the same morning. leaving
over GOO Of his sick, and large quantities
. Of forage and wagons behind him. He
S had 10000 effective troops, and 50 pieces
/ of artillery.
Yesterday evening battalion Of gu,
cavalry captured 100 wagons of his train
and last night firing by picke,s wa-
: heard in the direction of the re,realing
E foe.
This morning at o clock, our whole
e force followed the enemy. 1t isreported
: that Price is merely falling back to meet
Mcintosh, who was coming with rein
: iorcements, and on his joining him, ht
: would return and give us battle. The
v probabilities are, however, that he is II
] full retreat.
People in and around Springfield ex
q press unbounded satisfaction at the ar.
/. rival Of our troops, and general rejoicing
is manifest throughout the southwest al
the retreat Of the rebels THIS expedi.
lion will doubtless end the campaign in
A Missouri.
, FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 19.-No fur.
Z: lber advance had been made by Gen
e Burnside, nor was any Immediately ex
pec,ed. The gunboats had returned
g from Elizabeth City. All the flee, were
At anchor off Roanoke Island. An i'm
+ mense amount Of trophies had been cap
. lured. including the splendid Stale flag
of North Carolina, worked by The ladies
of lha, State also quantities of an,iquat-
ed arms.
Col. Corcoran and 700 other Federal
: prisoners are expected hourly to arrive
al Old Point.
} WAsHINoroN, Feb. 2l.-President
! Lincoln is i'll to-day, having become ex
hausted from watching by the bedside OF
his son Willie.
! Thirty transports ran the Potomac
} blockade unframed, Tuesday and Wed
nesday nights