. Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade . wounded, and missingwas 1235, and he supposed the rebel loss was J. M. Schofield, General Lyons adjutant,says their 5000 men attacked the rebel army of20,000. General Fremont, afterwards, in congratu-lating the army on their splendid conduct in thisbattle, says their 4300 men met the rebel army of20,000. They give the organization of their armywithout giving the numbers. General Lyon hadfour brigades, consisting, as they report, of six reg-iments, three battalions, seven companies, 200 Mis-souri home guar
. Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas Cavalry, Ross' Brigade . wounded, and missingwas 1235, and he supposed the rebel loss was J. M. Schofield, General Lyons adjutant,says their 5000 men attacked the rebel army of20,000. General Fremont, afterwards, in congratu-lating the army on their splendid conduct in thisbattle, says their 4300 men met the rebel army of20,000. They give the organization of their armywithout giving the numbers. General Lyon hadfour brigades, consisting, as they report, of six reg-iments, three battalions, seven companies, 200 Mis-souri home guards and three batteries of artillery,many of their troops being regulars. Their armycame against us in two columns. General Lyon,with three brigades and two batteries, Tottens sixpieces, and Dubois, with four, came down the Spring-field road and attacked our main army in Franz Sigel, with one brigade and one lightbattery, marched down to the left, or east of theroad and into our rear, and attacked the cavalrycamp with his artillery, as has already been LlEUTENANT-COLONEX JlI,ES S. BoGGESSThird Texas Cavalry OUR FIRST BATTLE 51 Poor Sigel! it would be sufficient to describe his dis-astrous defeat to merely repeat their official I would only say that his battery was lost andhis command scattered and driven from the field inutter confusion and demoralization in the early partof the day and that it was followed some five milesby our cavalry and badly cut up, he himself escap-ing capture narrowly by abandoning his carriageand colors and taking to a cornfield. It was saidby the Federals that he reached Springfield with oneman before the battle was ended. But the forcesled by the brave and gallant Lyon fought losses are given officially as follows: Federals:killed, 223; wounded, 721; missing, 291. Total,1235. Confederates: killed, 265; wounded, 800;missing, 30. Total, 1095. CHAPTER IV THE WAR IN MISSOURI Personal Characteristics—Two Brag
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