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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
umter, 253. Army called forth, 258-59-77. Exceeding his powers, 278-81. Issuance of blockade proclamation, 281. Conference with citizens of Maryland, 289. Correspondence concerning status of Ken-tucky, 333-35. Benjamin, 139. Loring, General, 374, 391, 392, 395. Louisiana. Admission, 62. Ordinance of secession, 189. Territory, 7. Admission of slaves, 6, 9. Purchase, 8, 60, 154. Lovejoy, —, 66. Lovell, Captain, 271. Lowndes, —, 2. Lyman, Theodore, 62. Lyon, Gen., Nathaniel, 363, 364, 365, 368, 369. Seizure of Camp Jackson, 356. M McClellan, Maj.-Gen. George B., 293, 319, 321, 391,400. McCulloch, General, 351, 368, 369, 371. McDowell, General, 299, 308, 319, 320, 328. McDuffie, —, 431. McGowan, Captain, 251. Macon, Nathaniel, 9. Madison, James, 19, 48, 57, 86, 89, 94, 103, 109, 112, 117, 127, 135, 136, 138-39, 147, 161,219. Advocation of U. S. Constitution, 87, 94, 105-06, 113-14, 144. Remarks on sovereignty, 122. Opposi<
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter III (search)
f when he was soon after relieved, and Captain Nathaniel Lyon succeeded to the command of the departy of pioneers; also the muster-roll of Brigadier-General Lyon's staff, mustered by himself. Accompatrength of each regiment and of the brigade. Lyon had previously been elected brigadier-general o the command of the Department of the West, General Lyon became the commander of that department. ounded. In this affair I was designated by General Lyon to receive the surrender of the commander oional authority therein, being now secured, General Lyon directed his energies toward operations in ore than two or three days was impossible. General Lyon's force was rapidly diminishing, and would the southwest by two or three different roads, Lyon moved out, August 1, on the Cassville road, hadin the early part of 1862, but the inclosure to Lyon is wanting. The original letter, with the rechich had again come into his possession. General Lyon's answer to this letter, given below, the o[31 more...]
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter V (search)
f national patriotism. Every possible effort should be made to allay this bitter party strife in that State. In reply, September 30, I expressed the following opinion: . . . I feel compelled to say that I believe you are not altogether right in your information about the factions in Missouri. If the so-called claybank faction are not altogether friendly to the President and administration, I have not been able to discover it. The men who now sustain me are the same who rallied round Lyon and sustained the government in the dark days of 1861, while the leaders of the present charcoal faction stood back until the danger was past. I believe I have carried out my instructions as literally as possible, yet I have received a reasonable support from one faction and the most violent opposition from the other. I am willing to pledge my official position that those who support me now will support me in the execution of any policy the President may order. They are the real friends of
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter VI (search)
nnot be returned to their masters or discharged from the service. It cannot be denied that Genl. Schofield's whole influence has been in favor of emancipation. He did all in his power to secure the passage of an ordinance of emancipation by the late State Convention. The leaders of the present charcoal faction, who now war on Genl. Schofield, are not the men who sustained the government at the beginning of the war. The men who now support Genl. S. are the identical ones who stood around Lyon and sustained the government in the dark days of 1861. They are the true friends of the government; men who stand between the rebels on one side and the radical revolutionists on the other; the men who maintain the Constitution, uphold the laws, and advocate justice to all men. If sustained by the President, they will rally to their standard all the best men of the State, of all parties. Secession is dead in Missouri. As a party the secessionists are utterly without influence. The degr
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XVIII (search)
apparent cause. In my first battle,—that of Wilson's Creek,—where I was a staff officer under a soldier of great experience, ability, and unsurpassed courage,—General Lyon,—I felt for a long time no sense of responsibility whatever. I had only to convey his orders to the troops. Yet the absorption of my mind in the discharge of this simple duty, and in watching the progress of the battle, was so complete that I absolutely had no thought whatever of self. Even after Lyon had been twice wounded, both of our horses killed, the troops on our left given way in disorder, leaving us standing in the line, only a few feet to the left of Totten's battery, under ty as his senior staff officer, and spontaneously said: No, general; let us try it again. I was so much absorbed in the battle itself at that time, and even after Lyon's death, that it did not occur to me that wounds and death, even of the commanding general himself, were of any consequence except as they might influence the pro
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
dship with, 7, 8 Boonville, Mo., S. joins Gen. Lyon at, 35; battle of, 37 Border Guards, in Mnt of the West, the, Harney commanding, 32, 33; Lyon succeeds Harney in command, 33, 35; Fremont com from his records, 39, 40; correspondence with Lyon, Aug. 6, 9, 1861, 39-41; charged with sacrificing Lyon, 40; organizes army in Missouri, 48; his character and personality, 48-50; plans for the Armntration of Thomas's troops, 201 Lyon, Brig.-Gen., Nathaniel, succeeds Harney in command of Depa 425 Price, Maj.-Gen., Sterling, defeated by Lyon at Boonville, 37 Proctor, Redfield, Secretar, 35; adjutant-general and chief of staff to Gen. Lyon, 35, 37; battle of Wilson's Creek, 35, 39; 4ia, 36, 37; joins Lyon at Boonville, 37; drafts Lyon's letter to Fremont, Aug. 9, 1861, 40, 41; betwrgis, 38; battle of Wilson's Creek, 42, 43, 47; Lyon's confidence in, 43; takes over command from St with Lyon and Sigel, 38; assumes command after Lyon's death, 45-48; relinquishes command to Sigel, [6 more...]
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bird's Point, (search)
ro, was fortified early in 1861 by the National troops. It was on the west. side of the Mississippi River, a few feet higher than Cairo, so that a battery upon it would completely command that place. The Confederates were anxious to secure this point, and to that end General Pillow, who was collecting Confederate troops in western Tennessee. worked with great energy. When Governor Jackson, of Missouri. raised the standard of revolt at Jefferson City, with Sterling Price as military commander, General Lyon, in command of the department, moved more vigorously in the work already begun in the fortification of Bird's Point. His attention had been called to the importance of the spot by Captain Benham, of the engineers, who constructed the works. They were made so strong that they could defy any force the Confederates might bring against them. With these opposite points so fortified, the Nationals controlled a great portion of the navigation of the Mississippi River. See Missouri.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Booneville, battle of. (search)
Booneville, battle of. Governor Jackson, of Missouri, a Confederate sympathizer, had abandoned Jefferson City, which was immediately occupied by General Lyon. Before the Confederate forces could concentrate about Booneville, 50) miles above Jefferson City, Lyon moved upon Booneville, and, with 2,000 men, defeated Marmaduke, who offered little resistance, in twenty minutes, on June 17, 1861. This compelled the Confederate detachments to move to the southern border of the State. Booneville, battle of. Governor Jackson, of Missouri, a Confederate sympathizer, had abandoned Jefferson City, which was immediately occupied by General Lyon. Before the Confederate forces could concentrate about Booneville, 50) miles above Jefferson City, Lyon moved upon Booneville, and, with 2,000 men, defeated Marmaduke, who offered little resistance, in twenty minutes, on June 17, 1861. This compelled the Confederate detachments to move to the southern border of the State.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Burr, Aaron, 1716- (search)
urr's scheme, whatever it may have been, with ardor. After remaining there some time, Burr pressed forward, and at Louisville overtook Matthew Lyon (q. v.), with whom he had voyaged in company in the earlier part of the journey. He accompanied Lyon to his home on the Cumberland River, whence he journeyed to Nashville on horseback; had a public reception (May 28, 1805), in which Andrew Jackson participated; and, furnished with a boat by that gentleman, returned to Lyon's. Then he resumed his Lyon's. Then he resumed his voyage in his own ark, and met Wilkinson at Fort Massac, nearly opposite the mouth of the Cumberland. Some soldiers were about to depart thence for New Orleans, and Wilkinson procured a barge from one of the officers for Burr's accommodation in a voyage to that city. There he found the inhabitants in a state of great excitement. The introduction of English forms of law proceedings, and the slight participation of the people in public affairs, had produced much discontent, especially among the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Carthage, battle of (search)
Carthage, battle of In the summer of 1861 General Lyon sent Col. Franz Sigel in pursuit of the Confederates under Governor Price in southeastern Missouri. His force consisted of nearly 1,000 loyal Missourians (of his own and Salomon's regiments) with two batteries of artillery of four field-pieces each—in all about 1,500 men. Though the Confederates were reported to be more than 4,000 in number, Sigel diligently sought them. On the morning of July 5, 1861, he encountered large numbers of n perfect order, to the heights near Carthage, having been engaged in a running fight nearly all the way. The Confederates pressed him sorely, and he continued the retreat (being outnumbered three to one) to Springfield, where he was joined by General Lyon (July 13), who took the chief command of the combined forces. This junction was timely, for the combined forces of Generals McCulloch, Rains, and others had joined those of Price, making the number of Confederates in that region about 20,00
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