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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 116 0 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 40 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 28 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. 22 0 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 20 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 18 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 16 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 16 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 14 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 12 0 Browse Search
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s, separated by two or three days march, and so liable to be attacked and beaten in succession. Yet, presuming the rebel leaders to understand their business, it is hardly possible to avoid such attacks before effecting a concentration; while to protect Kansas on the west, St. Joseph and the line of the North Missouri Railroad on the north, and Booneville and Jefferson City on the east, might seem to preclude the necessary concentration at all. We judge, however, that the control of the Missouri river and the railroad aforesaid are advantages to the Unionists which cannot fail to be improved. Gen. Fremont is, with regard to military operations of magnitude, and untried commander. His fitness to lead thousands is now to be established or disproved. Success is the world's test of merit; and, should he now be beaten by the rebels, he will be judged a pretender and a charlatan. He may have less than half so many men as he confronts — his may be the greenest recruits, while the ene