, 1864-11-03
PRICES INVASION,
Ills Eefeat in Jackson County.
THE BATTLE OF WKSYPORr,

(Etcm the Kansas CITY Journal Of Commerce
AondsJ. Oct. 2.;h> 1s.d
In our 2atnrdat's edition we gave an an
count Of the lighting on Friday, during whicl
day cur forces teu back from Little Blue K
Big Blue,
| On Saturday the enemy succeeded in forc1no
passage across Big Blue, at II upper forda
greatly ontnumberiDg our torces and driving
Moonlight and Jenplson back to Westporf,
Our loss was considerable In this day's one.
100 to $50 In ktl1ed, wounded, and prisoners,
Gen. Curtis, on Saturday afternoon, moved
| bis headquarters from Big Blue to this city.
and Saturday night the whole army WIS con.
centrated about this point, the ADVANCE being
ut Westport.
The enemy encamped about three mile,
oe, end Westport, on the Fort Scott road.
Price, from al accounts, was himself in COM
mand. They were confident of being in
haIsas City BY Sunday night. Many f3rmer
RESIDENTS Of Kansas City were among them.
| oesiroos OF Hreaking vengeance On their for.
Mef friends and neighbors. Eerly yesterday
morning the battle commenced, the enemy
tending bis line we.t nearly to Shawnee
mission, and crowdtng down in front fnto
fhe timber south OF Westport CoIs. Ford.
Jennison, aud Moonlight were soon ho,l7 en-.
eaged. Moonlight held the extreme rjght.
GFt,s q PtsSens s the enemy's aukns us, Gen.
ooys welt In with will The 18th Kanzas
militia were dismonnted and sent to tne
noIt slso the Miami county boys. ana dId
eAceusn5 service In checking the rebel AT
vance me infantry were ordered up. snd
formed IL line on the bauk Of Bn,,h Grest ~
south Of Westport. Our batteries Ssre Ss7 NAV,
lng nVeiy On the enemy .Rnc there was rapid
h1ing along the line. '0
Ihe e1emy were gradually forced back
IRON ron the timber into the open grounds and
4s!os Along the Fort scott road near the
WeLel place. Here they made a sfrone
stand, making temporary breast works OF rails
4hd hri0g from tie stoue walls and coruf rlds.
hut our tirt Wua too hot for thn,n. and
ringing cheer along our lines told that the
enemy Vas being forced back. This was
about l]1 O'Clock, and for the last halt honr
faxa aLo mo5e 1 ssnnon bring, of to the extreme
forces from the East. They now emerged In
Strong lines upon the lrafrtes, short dis-
lance beyond the forks Of the Fort Scott and
dafrisonville roads, and charged upon the
enemy . flank while our boys ch11ged down
on T NE 1ront. putting them to complete rous.
Inc cavalry and artlllery moved On az rap
IDLY as possible, elelling the rebels from
e eTeI5 tm1nence, ard keeping up the pursult
The battlefield exhibited evidence OF the
herce contest. The enemy had fled In such
haste that he had been forced to leave his
dead snd many OF bis severely wounded. In
tne field ntxt to the lane, on thia side Of
Neiners house, there Were seven dead rab-
els lylrE BY The side. mud near them an off.
Ger, ehfd to have been Col. McGee; around
the latter the rebels had built little pen OF
laiis. a little fn5tler on, We saw dead re-
bel u Ing stiff aud stark By the roadside, shot
through the head. A little further on were
the remains of rebel cannon, broken to
pieces By shot trom one OF onrguus. Strtk.
Ing The open prairie beg ond NernePs, the
eF1depcts Of the fight were visible all shout
dead horses, saddles, blankets, broken
Guns ard dead rebels: a little dtstance from
the forks of the rosd, on, the Harrisonville !
road lay dead 1ebel, the top of his head |
shot of BY cannon ball. Ae was the very |
1msge Of buehwhacker, and h I'd on rhrea |
pairs Of pantaloons. On cns of hts 1ogers
w. ,yis, ia,gs gold 1iPg One Of onr soldiers
sWollsn that 1t would 1ot come Of, and be
lett It and passed on. Another dead rebel
We cav on this part of the field, waa clothed
In fee suit ot new clothes, e7idc1tly the
plunder Of some sto1e or house. Oa the
prairie our shells seemed to have dome the
na'P = a'1s e1eeution- e about thrse miles ont Was
! febel shot through the bowels. and left by
MS companions By the roadside to die At
house bt the road, WAS one shot through the
ntck-a mortal wound.
lt1om the ST. Ltuts Republican, Nov. IT.
CA1r SoU1n OF GAnR1soyy111E,
Octooer %, 1854. {
Iuesday our cavalry overhauled Price's
srmy eouth Of Fort Scott between The Ma.
les des Cygnes and Pomme de Terre rivers.
2 1nr ~ forces numbered 5000 and the rebals
N the rebel front, and IN attack made upon
heir LEFT Hunk. This mastery movement
:aused the utter decentralization OF the free
1ooters, who broke in confusion, leaving 800
h1lled and J, zoo wou1 ded on the field: S.0OO
orla1 orito1sfs AID four Co1onsls fell into our