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Holmes County Republican
Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio
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Gen. Price's report details the Confederate surrender of Lexington, capturing 3,500 prisoners including Col. Mulligan, artillery, arms, horses, and stores worth over $100,000, plus restoration of state seal and $900,000 in robbed bank money. Union sources claim higher rebel losses of 500 killed.
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Gen. Price's official report gives a somewhat detailed account of the surrender of Lexington, has been received. The following are the closing paragraphs;
Our entire loss in this series of engagements, amounts to 25 killed and 72 wounded. The enemy's loss was much greater.
The visible fruits of this almost bloodless victory, are great. About 3,500 prisoners among whom are Cols. Mulligan, Marshall, Peabody, White, and Grover, Major Van Horn, and 118 other commissioned officers 5 pieces Artillery and 2 mortars; over 3,000 stand of infantry arms; a large number of sabres; about 750 horses; many sets cavalry equipments, wagons, teams, ammunition; more than $100,000 worth of commissary stores, and a large amount of other property.
In addition to all this, I obtained the restoration of the great Seal of the State and the Public records, which had been stolen from their proper custodian, and about $900,000 in money, of which the bank at this place had been robbed, and which I have caused to be returned to it.
Col. Vaughn, a prominent citizen of Lexington, who witnessed the entire battle, and was at one time a prisoner in the rebel's hands, asserts positively that fully 500 of Price's army were killed.
The money of which Price says the bank in Lexington was robbed, is understood here to have been placed in Mulligan's hands for safe-keeping.
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Lexington
Event Date
Sept. 20
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confederate loss: 25 killed, 72 wounded. enemy loss much greater; col. vaughn claims 500 confederate killed. captured: 3,500 prisoners including 118 officers, 5 artillery pieces, 2 mortars, 3,000 infantry arms, sabres, 750 horses, equipment, wagons, ammunition, $100,000 commissary stores, state seal, records, $900,000 bank money restored.
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Gen. Price's report on the surrender of Lexington details Confederate victory with minimal losses, capturing prisoners, arms, artillery, horses, stores, and restoring stolen state property and bank funds. Local witness disputes casualty figures; money reportedly held by Mulligan.