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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861, August (search)
nch he had been driven. In this attempt he was repeatedly foiled. At about nine o'clock, as the enemy came on again, Gen. Lyon, who had received three wounds, put himself at tire lead of the Iowa First to lead a charge with the bayonet, when he received a rifle ball in the breast and fell dead. His fall, however, was not generally known. Major Sturgis assumed the command, and the battle went on.--Meantime, Plan of the battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. this diagram was drawn by Frederick William Reeder, of Company C, First United States Cavalry, who participated in the battle. Explanation of diagram. A--Capt. Totten's Battery. B--Section of Capt. Totten's Battery. C--Capt. Dubois's Battery. D--Corn-field — hotly contested. E--Log house — hotly contested. F--Ambulances for sick. G--Second Missouri Volunteers. H--Second Kansas Volunteers. I--*Spot where Gen. Lyon fell. K--Masked rebel batteries. L--First Kansas, First Missouri, First Iowa-Capt. Steele
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, February (search)
February 3. A fight took place at Mingo Swamp, Missouri, between a detachment of Union troops under the command of Major Reeder, and a numerous gang of rebel guerrillas under the leadership of Dan McGee, resulting in a complete rout of the latter. McGee and eight of his men were killed, and twenty wounded.--(Doc. 117.) A successful reconnoissance was this day made to Liberty, Auburn, and Lebanon. Tenn., by a body of National troops under the command of General J. J. Reynolds. They obtained important information concerning the position and operations of the rebel forces; ascertained that the inhabitants of many portions of Tennessee hitherto unvisited by National troops, were loyal to the Union ; obtained large material results in the capture of supplies, and in destroying rebel means of support; broke up a rebel camp, dispersing the rebels in all directions; had several skirmishes with guerrillas, routing them on each occasion with great slaughter. Fort Donelson, Te