Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-03
rise at Independence, missouri,

The Surprise at Independence, Missouri
A lady, writing to the st. Louis Demo
crat, from Independence, Missouri, says O.
the late surprise of our troops
The enemy came in just at the break Of
day-eyerybOdy asleep-not an officer in
camp nor man on duty, and, no excuse
in the world, for, on Sunday, Buell. was
: told time and again that the enemy would
be in on Monday morning. Some of the
Union men went to him at ten o'clock
Sunday night, and begged him for Gods
sake to move his Commissary down to
camp or his men up to town, and prepare
to meet the rebels. He just laughed at
them, and would not 50 much as tell his
men to take their guns to camp-never
gave them a hint Of what was going on
had most of their guns and ammunition
up on the square, and every officer except
one lieutenant The latter fell just as he
gave the first command, and sergeants,
corporals and privates had to command
through the battle. am told that they
fought like men to the last Capt Thomas,
of one of the militia companies told me
himself at the camp few days before the
battle, that Buell. had forbidden him to
| him if he did stay there he would have
I him arrested, so he moved his family down
/ thought it would be better than to board
at hotel. He was at home in bed when
the alarm was given. The poor fellow
jumped to his arms, and went out and was
trying to get TO his men when he was in
stantly halted and ordered to give up his
arms, which he did. He was then made
to stand out in the street, while the
wretehes shot two or three balls through
him, killing him instantly, whilst his wife
stood begging for his life Buell. did not
like Thomas which was the cause of this.
Poor Jim Noles was killed in Jail; was
shot all to pieces right before his mothers
eyes. That was too awful to think Of.
thought in my soul that that days work
would kill me- The only thing on earth
that cOnsOled me was that you were not
here.
How could have stood to see you butch
cred like Jim Noles, Capt Thomas, and
John Miller? As for the rest that were
killed, they fell in battle. That was bad |
enough, God knows, but not like being
butchered in cOld-blooded murder while |
wives and mothers were begging for their /
lives.
I do reckon, that of all the deeds that |
have taken place since this war began,
this is the worst To think that every of |
fcer in command, with the exception Of |
one or two, betrayed their men Even the
secessionists are talking about the conduct |
of the officers towards their men. Every
thing goes to prove that every officer that
was not killed was a traitor, except Henry |
ROdOwa and after the battle was over, |
the rascals, instead Of going to look after
their men, and attending to the killed and |
wounded, spent the rest Of the day with /
Quantril, Bill Haller, and other rebel Off
GERS. | was told that Mrs. Buell. went out
as soon as they surrendered, shook hands
with Qusntril, told him she was as strong
a % secesh' as there was in the State, took
him in her house, and the Colonel had
long talk with her. Quantril gave up his
horse, arms, and everything that belonged
to him, so Buell. lost nothing.
One captain hid in cellar-another
behind stone fence; some in one place,
some in another
One rascal, Capt. Breckinridge, was seen
riding in from the country on Sunday
been sent out to Quantril's camp to see if
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evening after the fight, and asked him how
many men he had lost. The reply was, al
don't know; haven't seen but three of
my men yet; don't know where in the
HI they arep'
He was walking through the hospital,
late in the evening, with young lady
swinging to his arm. He happened to see
one of his men, whom he recognized. "How
are your" said he. The poor fellow, in
the very jaws Of death, raised his head as
well as he could, and said, "You internal
eOUardF' fell back, and died in few mo-
ments. How must he have felt
The citizens had all the dead buried and
the wounded attended TO. l was on the
battlefield from one clock until night,
and such sights my eyes never beheld be-
fore-the dead, wounded and the suffer
ing. know it might have been great
deal worse, but, my Lord it was enough
TO make heart Of rock bleed to witness the
scene. The most of the wounded have |
been taken to Kansas. Those that were |
not able to be moved are at the court house, |
are well taken care of, and are getting |
along well. There are nineteen or twenty |
here.