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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson (search)
of the Governor, and was in command of General D. M. Frost. Captain Nathaniel Lyon was in command of the United States troops at the Arsenal in St. Louis. Lyon, on May 10th, marched nearly five thousand strong, toward Camp Jackson, surrounded it, planted batteries on all the heights late to the assistance of the State troops. Greatly outnumbered by Lyon, General Frost surrendered his command, 689 in all. The prisoners, se was suddenly broken by shots from the head of the column. Some of Lyon's soldiers had been pressed and struck by the crowd, and had dischardren were seen running frantically from the scene. It was said that Lyon's troops were attacked with stones and that two shots were fired at — chiefly bystanders including women and children — were killed. As Lyon, with his prisoners, marched through the city to the Arsenal, exciteeen troops and citizens and it was many weeks before the uproar over Lyon's seizure quieted down. Meanwhile Camp Jackson became a drill-groun
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Engagements of the Civil War with losses on both sides December, 1860-August, 1862 (search)
rst Missouri, under Colonel Blair, assisted Captain Lyon, U. S. A., in the capture of Camp Jackson, May 10, 1861. When, through Blair's influence, Lyon was made brigadier-general and placed in comman for service on the Southern side, knowing that Lyon and Blair would quickly attack them. The First Missouri regiment accompanied General Lyon when he went to Booneville and dispersed over a thousandt Missouri in the Union. Brigadier-General Nathaniel Lyon Major-General Franz Sigel Maje war kept Missouri within the Union. Captain Nathaniel Lyon, U. S. A., a veteran of the Mexican Waissouri Infantry and became its colonel. Under Lyon he helped to capture Camp Jackson, St. Louis, wthe Federal Department of the West was given to Lyon, who had been made brigadier-general, and Goverte left the capital for Booneville, June 14th. Lyon followed, dispersed the militia on the 17th, aneir forces now outnumbered his own five to one, Lyon determined to risk a battle. He met and attack[2 more...]