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Thomas W. Adams. The Battle of Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson's Creek
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS TO THE BATTLE
FIRST FEDERAL TROOPS
“SIGEL IS COMING!”
GEN. SWEENEY COMES TO SPRINGFIELD
SIGEL DEPARTS FOR CARTHAGE
GEN. LYON ENTERS THE COUNTY
SWEENEY’S EXPEDITION TO FORSYTH
CONFEDERATE MILITARY OPERATIONS
THE FIGHT AT DUG SPRINGS
GEN. LYON FALLS BACK
THE SOUTHERN FORCES UNDER PRICE AND M’CULLOCH ENTER GREENE COUNTY—A GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT
CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK—THE UNION OR FEDERAL ACCOUNT
GEN. LYON IN SPRINGFIELD
PRELIMINARIES OF THE FINAL STRUGGLE
A FALSE ALARM
A MESSENGER FROM FREMONT—NO HOPE!
CONFEDERATE MILITARY MOVEMENTS PRECEDING THE BATTLE
GEN. LYON MARCHES OUT TO BATTLE
THE MARCH BEGUN—ROUTE OF GEN. LYON
COL. SIGEL’S ADVANCE
LYON OPENS THE BATTLE
DEATH OF GEN. LYON
STILL THE BATTLE GOES ON
THE LAST GRAND CHARGE OF PRICE’S MEN
RETREAT
SIGEL’S PART IN THE FIGHT
DR. S. H. MELCHER’S ACCOUNT
CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.—Concluded
THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STORY
THE PART TAKEN BY M’CULLOCH’S ARMY
THE FEDERAL ATTACK
THE FIGHT AGAINST LYON
M’CULLOCH COMES TO THE RESCUE
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
VICTORY!
M’CULLOCH’S DESTRUCTION OF SIGEL
AFTER THE FAMOUS VICTORY
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH AND LOSSES OF THE TWO ARMIES
FEDERAL STRENGTH
CONFEDERATE STRENGTH
THE FEDERAL LOSS
CONFEDERATE LOSS—PRICE’S ARMY
DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD
THE HOME GUARDS AT SPRINGFIELD
THE RETREAT FROM SPRINGFIELD
CARE OF THE UNION WOUNDED
THE ARMY SETS OUT
THE CONFEDERATES ENTER SPRINGFIELD
PROCLAMATION OF GEN. M’CULLOCH
GEN. M’CULLOCH’S ORDER
GEN. PRICE’S PROCLAMATION
JOY AND CONGRATULATIONS
CHAPTER IV. PROMINENT REGIMENTS AND OTHER SUBORDINATE COMMANDS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE
CONFEDERATE COMMANDS
THIRD LOUISIANA INFANTRY
FIRST ARKANSAS MOUNTED RIFLES
SECOND ARKANSAS MOUNTED RIFLES
M’RAE’S ARKANSAS BATTALION
THIRD ARKANSAS INFANTRY
FOURTH ARKANSAS INFANTRY
FIFTH ARKANSAS INFANTRY
FIRST ARKANSAS CAVALRY
FEDERAL COMMANDS
THE FIRST IOWA INFANTRY
FIRST MISSOURI INFANTRY
FIRST KANSAS INFANTRY
THE SECOND KANSAS INFANTRY
TOTTEN’S BATTERY
DUBOIS’ BATTERY
PLUMMER’S BATTALION
THE HOME GUARDS
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY OF GEN. LYON
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