" . . . the regiment of Vermont volunteers left Brattleboro for Washington City. A skirmish took place in the vicinity of Sibley's Landing, Mo., between a detachment of the Fifth Missouri cavalry and the combined rebel forces of Colonels Quantrel and Childs, resulting in a rout of the latter with considerable loss. Among the prisoners taken was the rebel Colonel Childs.--Missouri Democrat"
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October 6 --Skirmish at Sibley, Mo.; Report of Capt. Daniel H. David, Fifth Missouri Cavalry (Militia).