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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
had thought himself menaced by this force, and had sent in great haste for Pope's division, which had been kept back by the difficulties of the route, as well as that of Hunter. At the same time, he had ordered Grant to make some strong demonstrations in front of Cairo, on the left bank of the Ohio, for the purpose of preventing the Confederate general Polk from sending reinforcements to Price from Columbus across the Mississippi. Pope having at last arrived, Fremont resolved, on the 3d of November, to march upon Wilson's Creek, and give battle to Price, whom he had expected to find on the very ground where Lyon had perished three months before. This was a serious mistake, for the Missouri general was then quietly established at Cassville. In the midst of these preparations he received intelligence that the President had recalled him and appointed General Hunter in his place. Being too imaginative to make a good administrative officer, he had allowed malpractices to be committed