ST. LOUIS, March 29.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Journal from the mail agent on the Pacific railroad states that intelligence has been received of a spirited skirmish, which took place on Wednesday last, at the town of Warrensburg, between Quartrell’s [sic] guerilla followers and a detachment of Col. Phillip’s Missouri regiment, under command of Maj. Foster. On the day named, Quartrell unexpectedly appeared in the town with 200 men, and made a furious attack on the Union troops, who were only 60 in number. The latter made a gallant defence and having the protection of a thick plank fence around their position, they succeeded after an obstinate conflict in repulsing the guerillas, and driving them beyond the limits of the town.
In the action, Maj. Emory Foster in command, and Capt. Foster, his brother, were wounded.
One private was killed, and one mortally wounded, since died. Nine commissioned officers and privates were wounded.
The rebels sustained a loss of 9 killed and 17 wounded, and 20 of them lost their horses, which fell into the hands of Foster’s men. Quartrell returned to Warrensburg the following day, and began a new attack about 4 o’clock, the result of which is not known.
As my informant came through Georgetown, Lieut. Col. Crittenden, of Phillips’ regiment, was preparing to go with a detachment of the regiment to Foster’s assistance. Crittenden stated that scouting parties from the regiment had succeeded in discovering and capturing about 200 kegs of powder belonging to rebels in Pettis county.
The following was sent from headquarters this evening:
HON. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
Official information has been received that Lieut. H. H. Crittenden, Missouri militia, on the 19th inst., captured 125 kegs of powder buried on the farm of Mrs. Sarah B. B. Brinksner, near Harrisburg, and that on the 22d Lieut. J. M. Jewett, with 20 men, had a skirmish with rebels near the same place killing 4 of them. Our loss was 1 killed and 1 badly wounded.
Signed,
H. W. HALLECK,
Major General
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 31, 1862, p. 1
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