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Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry lexington
Lexington （Mo.), siege of After the drawn battle at Wilson's Creek, in 1861, General McCulloch found his assumption of authority so offensive to the Missourians that he left the State. General Price called upon the Confederates to fill up his shattered ranks. They responded with alacrity, and at the middle of August he moverender. The loss of this post was severely felt, and Fremont, resolving to retrieve it, at once put in motion 20,000 men to drive Price and his followers out of Missouri. The National loss in men was forty killed and 120 wounded; the Confederates lost twenty-five killed and seventy-five wounded. Mulligan and his officers were heore the arrival of Mulligan at Lexington, Governor Jackson and his legislature had held a session there, and had deposited $800,000 in gold coin in the bank. They quitted it so precipitately that they left this money and the seal behind, which fell into Battle of Lexington, Mo. Mulligan's hands. These treasures Price recovere
Missouri (United States) (search for this): entry lexington
resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks were captured, after fierce struggles, but the defence was bravely maintained throughout the day. Price was anxious, for he knew that there was a large Union force near under Col. J. C. Davis, and Gen. John Pope was coming down from the country northward of the Missouri River. Mulligan was hopeful, for he expected some of these troops every moment. Day after day and night after night his men worked to strengthen the position, and Price's 20,000 men were kept at bay. Finally, on the 17th, the Confederates were reinforced, and their number was swelled to 25,000. Then Price cut off the communication of the garrison with the town, their chief source of water supply. The next day he took possession of the town, closed up the garrison, and began a vigorous sieg
Wilson's Creek (Missouri, United States) (search for this): entry lexington
Lexington （Mo.), siege of After the drawn battle at Wilson's Creek, in 1861, General McCulloch found his assumption of authority so offensive to the Missourians that he left the State. General Price called upon the Confederates to fill up his shattered ranks. They responded with alacrity, and at the middle of August he moved northward, in the direction of Lexington. It occupied an important position, and was garrisoned with less than 3,000 troops, under Col. James A. Mulligan. His troops had only forty rounds of cartridges each, six small brass cannon, and two howitzers. The latter were useless, because there were no shells. On the morning of Sept. 11 Price appeared at a point 3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks were capt
Hugh McCulloch (search for this): entry lexington
Lexington （Mo.), siege of After the drawn battle at Wilson's Creek, in 1861, General McCulloch found his assumption of authority so offensive to the Missourians that he left the State. General Price called upon the Confederates to fill up his shattered ranks. They responded with alacrity, and at the middle of August he moved northward, in the direction of Lexington. It occupied an important position, and was garrisoned with less than 3,000 troops, under Col. James A. Mulligan. His troops had only forty rounds of cartridges each, six small brass cannon, and two howitzers. The latter were useless, because there were no shells. On the morning of Sept. 11 Price appeared at a point 3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks were cap
James A. Mulligan (search for this): entry lexington
was garrisoned with less than 3,000 troops, under Col. James A. Mulligan. His troops had only forty rounds of cartridges e3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks werg down from the country northward of the Missouri River. Mulligan was hopeful, for he expected some of these troops every mrison, and began a vigorous siege. For seventy-two hours Mulligan and his little band sustained it, amid burning sun-heat bderates lost twenty-five killed and seventy-five wounded. Mulligan and his officers were held prisoners of war; the men wereworth of commissary stores. A week before the arrival of Mulligan at Lexington, Governor Jackson and his legislature had heis money and the seal behind, which fell into Battle of Lexington, Mo. Mulligan's hands. These treasures Price recovered.
Jefferson C. Davis (search for this): entry lexington
appeared at a point 3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks were captured, after fierce struggles, but the defence was bravely maintained throughout the day. Price was anxious, for he knew that there was a large Union force near under Col. J. C. Davis, and Gen. John Pope was coming down from the country northward of the Missouri River. Mulligan was hopeful, for he expected some of these troops every moment. Day after day and night after night his men worked to strengthen the position, and Price's 20,000 men were kept at bay. Finally, on the 17th, the Confederates were reinforced, and their number was swelled to 25,000. Then Price cut off the communication of the garrison with the town, their chief source of water supply. The next
Henry Price (search for this): entry lexington
hority so offensive to the Missourians that he left the State. General Price called upon the Confederates to fill up his shattered ranks. T useless, because there were no shells. On the morning of Sept. 11 Price appeared at a point 3 miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinfthe overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonadgles, but the defence was bravely maintained throughout the day. Price was anxious, for he knew that there was a large Union force near unnd night after night his men worked to strengthen the position, and Price's 20,000 men were kept at bay. Finally, on the 17th, the Confederatresolving to retrieve it, at once put in motion 20,000 men to drive Price and his followers out of Missouri. The National loss in men was fothat they left this money and the seal behind, which fell into Battle of Lexington, Mo. Mulligan's hands. These treasures Price recovered.
John Pope (search for this): entry lexington
miles from Lexington. Hourly expecting reinforcements, Mulligan resolved to defy the overwhelming force of the enemy with the means at his command. Price moved forward, drove in the National pickets, and opened a cannonade on Mulligan's hastily constructed works. Very soon some outworks were captured, after fierce struggles, but the defence was bravely maintained throughout the day. Price was anxious, for he knew that there was a large Union force near under Col. J. C. Davis, and Gen. John Pope was coming down from the country northward of the Missouri River. Mulligan was hopeful, for he expected some of these troops every moment. Day after day and night after night his men worked to strengthen the position, and Price's 20,000 men were kept at bay. Finally, on the 17th, the Confederates were reinforced, and their number was swelled to 25,000. Then Price cut off the communication of the garrison with the town, their chief source of water supply. The next day he took possessi
J. C. Fremont (search for this): entry lexington
,000. Then Price cut off the communication of the garrison with the town, their chief source of water supply. The next day he took possession of the town, closed up the garrison, and began a vigorous siege. For seventy-two hours Mulligan and his little band sustained it, amid burning sun-heat by day and suffocating smoke at all times, until ammunition and provisions were exhausted, and on the morning of the 20th he was compelled to surrender. The loss of this post was severely felt, and Fremont, resolving to retrieve it, at once put in motion 20,000 men to drive Price and his followers out of Missouri. The National loss in men was forty killed and 120 wounded; the Confederates lost twenty-five killed and seventy-five wounded. Mulligan and his officers were held prisoners of war; the men were paroled. The spoils were six cannon, two mortars, 3,000 muskets, 750 horses, wagons, teams, etc., and $100,000 worth of commissary stores. A week before the arrival of Mulligan at Lexingt
Andrew Jackson (search for this): entry lexington
at by day and suffocating smoke at all times, until ammunition and provisions were exhausted, and on the morning of the 20th he was compelled to surrender. The loss of this post was severely felt, and Fremont, resolving to retrieve it, at once put in motion 20,000 men to drive Price and his followers out of Missouri. The National loss in men was forty killed and 120 wounded; the Confederates lost twenty-five killed and seventy-five wounded. Mulligan and his officers were held prisoners of war; the men were paroled. The spoils were six cannon, two mortars, 3,000 muskets, 750 horses, wagons, teams, etc., and $100,000 worth of commissary stores. A week before the arrival of Mulligan at Lexington, Governor Jackson and his legislature had held a session there, and had deposited $800,000 in gold coin in the bank. They quitted it so precipitately that they left this money and the seal behind, which fell into Battle of Lexington, Mo. Mulligan's hands. These treasures Price recovered.
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