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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter III (search)
s the night of the 9th. A few days or a few weeks at the most would have made us amply strong to defeat the enemy and drive him out of Missouri, without serious loss to ourselves. Although it is true that we barely failed winning a victory on August 10, that was, and could have been, hoped for only as a mere possibility. Lyon himself despaired of it before the battle was half over, and threw away his own life in desperation. In addition to the depressing effect of his wounds, he must probabfor the night of August 8, but it was postponed on account of the fatigued condition of the troops, who had been employed that day in meeting a reconnaissance of the enemy. The attack was finally made at daylight on the morning of the eventful August 10. The plan of battle was determined on the morning of the 9th, in a consultation between General Lyon and Colonel Sigel, no other officers being present. General Lyon said, It is Sigel's plan, yet he seemed to have no hesitation in adopting
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter IV (search)
tions, act with vigor in suppressing the guerrillas of this State, and with authority to enlist the militia of the State into the service of the United States. The chair appointed, as the committee to go to Washington, Henry T. Blow, John C. Vogle, I. H. Sturgeon, and Thomas O'Reilley, and authorized Mr. Blow to add to this committee any other true Union man who would go. Who, if any, besides Messrs. Blow, Vogle, and O'Reilley actually composed the committee, I was never informed. On August 10, Halleck, then general-in-chief, telegraphed me from Washington: There is a deputation here from Colonel Blair and others asking for your removal on account of inefficiency. Colonel Blair happened into my office a few minutes after the receipt of this despatch on the 11th, and I handed it to him. He at once said in substance, and with feeling: That is not true. No one is authorized to ask in my name for your removal; and he sent a despatch to that effect to General Halleck. The next