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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 2: civil and military operations in Missouri. (search)
ran, in Stone County, twenty-six miles from Springfield, and remained in that vicinity until the next day, when General Lyon called a council of officers, The officers called into the council were Brigadier-General Sweeney, Colonel Sigel, Majors Schofield, Shepherd, Conant, and Sturgis, and Captains Totten and Schaeffer. and it was determined to return to Springfield. The army moved in that direction on the following morning, August 4, 1861. and reached Springfield on the 6th. Correspondis men by brave words and braver deeds. Very early in this fierce engagement his horse was shot. Then he received a wound in the leg; another in the head soon followed, when, partially stunned, he walked a few paces to the rear and said to Major Schofield, despondingly, I fear the day is lost. --No, General, let us try once more, was the reply. The commander soon rallied, and, regardless of the blood still flowing from his wounds, he mounted the horse of one of Major Sturgis's orderlies, and
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 3: military operations in Missouri and Kentucky. (search)
lot Knob on the Northeast, followed by Colonel Carlin with a body of infantry as a support, These consisted of parts of the Twenty-first, Twenty-third, and Twenty-eighth Illinois, the Eighth Wisconsin, Colonel Baker's Indiana cavalry, and Major Schofield's Battery. to engage and occupy Thompson until Plummer's arrival. They formed a junction at Frederickton, with Plummer in chief command, and, starting in pursuit of the Confederates, who they supposed were in full flight, found them about one thousand strong, well posted and ready for battle, partly in an open field and partly in the woods, only a mile from the village, with four iron 18-pounders in position. Schofield opened the battle with his heavy guns. A general engagement ensued, and, after two hours hard fighting, the Confederates fled, hotly pursued by the Indiana cavalry for twenty miles. The Confederate Colonel Lowe was killed early in the action. Their loss was large — how large is not known. The loss of the Nation
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 20: events West of the Mississippi and in Middle Tennessee. (search)
esently. Since the autumn of 1861, General J. M. Schofield, Lyon's second at the battle of Wilsocted into a separate military district, with Schofield at its head. He was vigilant and active; bunt points in the State. To meet the danger, Schofield obtained authority from the Governor to orgawas very difficult to keep them in check. Schofield's army of volunteers and militia was scattere him, but failed. Totten was directed by Schofield to strike Hughes before he could join Coffeyrs. So threatening was this gathering, that Schofield took the field in person, and General Curtis. in command of the District of Missouri. Schofield had at this time, at and near Springfield, o chased about thirty miles into Arkansas. Schofield moved cautiously on, keeping his communicati County. Blunt was sent after Cooper, while Schofield, with his main army, made a forced march oveoward Fort Gibson, in the Indian Territory. Schofield did not even get sight of the foe at Huntsvi[2 more...]