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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 68 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 49 1 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 45 1 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 44 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 32 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 32 6 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 28 4 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 14 2 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 11 1 Browse Search
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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter III (search)
r from Fremont to Lyon Lyon's reply battle of Wilson's Creek death of Lyon a question of command during tht-general and chief of staff until his death at Wilson's Creek. The foregoing account gives the organizatioto-day, to-morrow, or next month, the battle of Wilson's Creek would not have been fought. On August 9 Geneng and so nearly universal that Lyon's fight at Wilson's Creek was a necessity, and that Fremont ought to haveudgment of history. The fruitless sacrifice at Wilson's Creek was wholly unnecessary, and, under the circumstow concentrated his forces, and was encamped on Wilson's Creek, about ten miles from Springfield. There had beat was undoubtedly an error, and the battle of Wilson's Creek must be classed as a defeat for the Union army.nt, the latter on account of wounds received at Wilson's Creek. Soon after our arrival at Rolla the regiment ment. While in St. Louis after the battle of Wilson's Creek, I learned much in confirmation of the opinion
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter IV (search)
ff his retreat, and overwhelm him. Fortunately, Blunt had received information in advance of the intended movement, and had called the two divisions from Missouri to his support. These two divisions, under General Herron, were encamped at Wilson's Creek, a distance of about 116 miles. On the morning of December 3 they began their march to join General Blunt. They had reached a point about six miles south of Fayetteville when, unexpectedly to both, Herron's and Hindman's heads of column metwound received in an Indian fight, but was yet well able to perform the duties of an officer's servant in the field. His care of his master's property, and sometimes of the master himself, was very remarkable. In the midst of the battle at Wilson's Creek the horse I was riding was killed, and I called in vain for my spare horse. From the best information obtained I concluded that both the horse and my faithful orderly had been killed, and I sincerely mourned loss. But after the fight was ov
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter VIII (search)
en early in the campaign. Later, both generals and orderlies had learned to restrain somewhat their curiosity and their too thoughtless bravery. The perfect old soldier has learned to economize the life and strength of men, including his own, with somewhat the same care that he does those of artillery horses and transportation mules. It is only the young soldier who does not know the difference between husbanding the national resources and showing cowardice in face of the enemy. At Wilson's Creek, where the brave Lyon was killed in August. 1861, and where the gallant volunteers on both sides had fought with almost unexampled courage, standing up to their work all the time, until one third of their numbers were killed or wounded, and their forty rounds of ammunition gone, the little companies of old, regular Indian-fighters had been deployed as skirmishers in close order, behind trees and bushes and hillocks, and had suffered comparatively small losses. The following colloquy oc
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
uct of the War, investigation of battle of Wilson's Creek, 39, 40 Compiegne, the French court at17-119 Herron, Maj.-Gen. Francis J., at Wilson's Creek, 62; marches to Blunt's assistance, 62; ba1, 532 Lehman, Ord.-Serg., in battle of Wilson's Creek, 45 Lewisburg and Franklin Turnpike, Teoyal people of Missouri, 39, 42; battle of Wilson's Creek, 39, 40, 42-47, 141, 363, 364; letter from, 37, 38, 40, 42, 47, 48, 65; retreat from Wilson's Creek to, 47, 48 Rollins, James S., memorandu Salomon, Col. Charles E., retreat from Wilson's Creek, 47 Salt Lake City, Utah, a trip to, 43f of staff to Gen. Lyon, 35, 37; battle of Wilson's Creek, 35, 39; 40, 42-47, 67, 141, 142, 363, 364ction with Lyon and Sturgis, 38; battle of Wilson's Creek, 42, 43, 47; Lyon's confidence in, 43; takri, 35; battle of Boonville, 37; battle of Wilson's Creek, 363 Treason, a dangerous form of, 540 to check cavalry raids by Hood, 321 Wilson's Creek, Mo., battle of, 35, 39, 40, 42-47, 67, 141,[1 more...]