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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.

FEDERAL COMMANDS.

DISPOSITION OF THE BODY OF GEN. LYON.