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Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 356 10 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 317 5 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 305 9 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 224 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 223 3 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 202 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 II. 172 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 155 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 149 1 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The first year of the War in Missouri. (search)
that the capture of the camp caused ex-Governor Sterling Price, President of the State Convention, as this was made known to the Governor and General Price, they ordered the militia to be gotten in h-west to intercept the retreat of Jackson and Price if they should undertake to effect a junction ng this plan, had first attempted to intercept Price. Failing in that, he had now, with more boldnr who commanded them, refused to attack unless Price and Pearce would confer upon him the chief command. Price had been a brigadier-general in Mexico, when McCulloch was but a captain of scouts, anat, to get from him certain supplies which General Price greatly needed, particularly caps for the plan was magnificent — to capture or disperse Price's army; march to Little Rock and occupy the plhem safely over. After crossing the Osage, Price marched quickly to Neosho, where the General At of March. After a hurried consultation with Price and McCulloch, he decided to instantly attack [52 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., In command in Missouri. (search)
irardeau; Hardee, with 5000, upon Ironton; and Price, with an estimated force of 25,000, upon Lyon,under Lyon, and a greatly superior force under Price and McCulloch. I was informed that General Lye inevitable the loss of Lexington, upon which Price advanced after his victory at Wilson's Creek. ber I left St. Louis to take the field against Price. The army numbered 38,000 men. To complete thnd in the beginning of October I moved against Price. Transportation and, consequently, supplies wsult. Had I possessed means of transport when Price moved on Lexington I should have compelled him was in Springfield with 21,000 effective men. Price had terminated his retreat, and his movements hole State of Missouri was a battle-field, General Price and myself had been engaged in arranging tthe direction of Cassville, at which place General Price had his headquarters with his reserves. Oom the enemy, the ground to be selected by General Price and myself Official Records, III., 748.-J.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Wilson's Creek, and the death of Lyon. (search)
the others in detail. A lively skirmish with Price's advance-guard, under Rains, took place at Duyon's advance driving Rains over Bloody Hill. Price's line as formed to confront the main attack bPearce's brigade) were conducted to the aid of Price, raising his force to 4239, exclusive of Greerloch. On the west side of the stream, Old Pap Price, with his sturdy Missourians, men who in many Wilson's Creek, selected by Lyon for attack. Price's command consisted of five bodies of Missourid and gave warning of the attack, of which General Price was informed just as he was about to breakts timely arrival and gallant attack bore back Price's overwhelming numbers and saved the flank. M's regular infantry was added to its support. Price's troops had fought with great bravery and detng up fresh troops, having accomplished which, Price made a determined advance along nearly the whof the enemy and proceeded to reconnoiter. General Price and Major Emmett MacDonald (who had sworn [1 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Arkansas troops in the battle of Wilson's Creek. (search)
mmediate charge of the commanding general; General Price's command of Missouri State Guards, with Bher in advance of the center of the camp. General Price occupied a position immediately west, and tarily expected, through spies sent out by General Price, as McCulloch relied upon the native Miss divisions, under the separate commands of General Price, Adjutant-General McIntosh, and myself. Tsed to General Lyon had not done so well. General Price and his Missouri troops had borne the brun Next day the enemy evacuated Springfield, and Price, with his Missouri troops, occupied it, and hained at Springfield until the beginning of General Price's march upon Lexington, on the 25th of Auganized and desirous of joining the army of General Price in south-west Missouri. To break this blosent out a small force which burnt a bridge in Price's path. Price then crossed to the Independencrtillery. These came up in the afternoon, and Price then advanced toward Lexington, and drove Mull[11 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 8.25 (search)
burg, 34 miles distant, and that the rebel General Price was in full pursuit with an army of 10,000th a glass we could see them as they came, General Price riding up and down the lines, urging his mmessenger to Mulligan being intercepted by General Price, the latter, on the 19th, dispatched a for of truce. With the flag came a note from General Price, asking why the firing had ceased. I retue 1st Illinois Cavalry, and on the part of General Price by me. We met inside of the Union lines. had taken with me, to announce the fact to General Price and to ask when he would accept the surrent, and offered to surrender their swords. General Price (next to whom I was sitting) replied instahe siege from the town. They journeyed in General Price's private carriage, and (Mrs. Mulligan say every dollar of the gold was delivered to General Price, but $15,000 in notes of the bank was missing. Governor Jackson and General Price ordered all the money to be restored to the bank, but on t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The Pea Ridge campaign. (search)
attle west of the Mississippi River, and until Price's invasion of 1864 the last effort of the Soutch, who had taken separate positions, the one (Price) near Pineville in the south-western corner of861, and the secessionists had mostly followed Price. The streets, formerly lined with the finest r a short engagement, the left wing had driven Price's rear-guard out of the place. From this timest took possession of Springfield, he wrote to Price from his headquarters at Pocahontas, stating iived on the evening of the 5th. On this march Price's troops were leading, followed by the divisio, which movement he commenced soon after dark, Price's division leading. He expected to reach the 's Iowa regiment his march was so impeded that Price's division did not gain the Telegraph road untut that McCulloch's troops would join those of Price, and by a united effort try to overwhelm our rn, after the defeat of McCulloch, Van Dorn and Price had settled down on our line of communication [30 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The opposing forces at Pea Ridge, Ark. (search)
; m, 18 = 82. Total loss in the Union Army (revised returns): 203 killed, 980 wounded, and 201 captured or missing,--total, 1384. Composition and losses of the Confederate army. Major-General Earl Van Dorn. Missouri State Guard, Major-General Sterling Price. Confederate volunteers: Escort, Cearnal's Battalion Cavalry, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Cearnal (w). First Brigade, Col. Henry Little: 1st Cavalry, Col. Elijah Gates; 1st Infantry, Col. John Q. Burbridge; 2d Infantry, Col. Benjamin A. Rives (mh of the opposing forces. The effective force of the Union Army did not exceed 10,500 infantry and cavalry, with 49 pieces of artillery. (See Official Records, VIII., p. 196.) The effective strength of the Confederate Army was as follows: Price's command, 6818, with 8 batteries of artillery ( Official Records, VIII., p. 305); McCulloch's command, 8384, with 4 batteries of 18 pieces ( Official Records, VIII., p. 763); and Pike's command, 1,000 ( Official Records, VIII., p. 288), making a
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., Composition and losses of the Confederate army. (search)
Composition and losses of the Confederate army. Major-General Earl Van Dorn. Missouri State Guard, Major-General Sterling Price. Confederate volunteers: Escort, Cearnal's Battalion Cavalry, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Cearnal (w). First Brigade, Col. Henry Little: 1st Cavalry, Col. Elijah Gates; 1st Infantry, Col. John Q. Burbridge; 2d Infantry, Col. Benjamin A. Rives (m w), Lieut.-Col. J. A. Pritchard; 1st Battery, Capt. William Wade; 2d Battery, Capt. S. Churchill Clark (k), Lieut. James L. Farris. Second Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William Y. Slack (m w), Col. Thomas H. Rosser: Battalion Infantry, Col. John T. Hughes; Battalion Infantry, Major R. S. Bevier; Battalion Infantry, Col. Thomas H. Rosser; Battalion Cavalry, Col. G. W. Riggins; Light Battery, Capt. Wm. Lucas.. Brigade loss: k, 5; w, 37--42. Third Brigade, Col. Colton Greene. Brigade loss: k, 6; w, 59 = 65. State troops, Second Division, Brig.-Gen. Martin E. Green. Third Division, Col. John B. Clark, Jr.: 1st Infantry, Major Rucker (w
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., General Polk and the battle of Belmont. (search)
stration was to cover an effort to be made to drive General Jeff. Thompson from south-east Missouri; and at the same time to check the sending of reinforcements to Price. In accordance with this general plan, on the 4th and 6th Grant moved Colonels R. J. Oglesby, W. H. L. Wallace, and J. B. Plummer in the direction of the town of re force numbered not more than 1,500 men, then encamped far down toward Arkansas. Nor could he think that the plea of preventing the sending of reenforcements to Price was genuine, as he knew that there were no troops then (nor were there likely to be any) in motion to join Price. On the other hand, having for some weeks had evePrice. On the other hand, having for some weeks had every reason to expect a determined effort on Grant's part to dislodge him, he naturally supposed that the looked — for attack was at hand. The force at his disposal, including the garrison of Columbus, was then about 10,000 men of all arms. At Belmont, opposite Columbus, Polk had established a camp of observation, which was then
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 12.46 (search)
g.-W. P. J. imperial in extent, and his powers and discretion as large as the theory of the Confederate Government permitted. He lacked nothing except men, munitions of war, and the means of obtaining them. He had the right to ask for anything, and the State Executives had the power to withhold everything. the Mississippi River divided his department into two distinct theaters of war. West of the River, Fremont held Missouri with a force of from 60,000 to 80,000 Federals, confronted by Price and McCulloch in the extreme southwest corner of the State with 6000 men, and by Hardee, in north-eastern Arkansas, with about as many raw recruits down with camp diseases and unable to move. East of the Mississippi, the northern boundary of Tennessee was barely in his possession, and was held under sufferance from an enemy who, for various reasons, hesitated to advance. The Mississippi opened the way to a ruinous naval invasion unless it could be defended and held. Grant was at Cairo an