Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Major Bell” in alphabetic letter S, entry group 1, entry st-louis of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...Clay county, under the direction of the governor, but the one at St. Louis.
Was guarded by 500 regular troops, under Capt. Nathaniel Lyon, who had been appointed commander of the post in place of Major Bell , a Confederate.
The governor had sent orders to the militia officers of the State to assemble their respective commands and go into encampment for a week, the avowed object being to attain a greate...
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