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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 23: the War in Missouri.-doings of the Confederate Congress. --Affairs in Baltimore.--Piracies. (search)
ate Congress. --Affairs in Baltimore.--Piracies. Treasonable work in Missouri, 538. Bird's Point fortified Generals Pillow, Polk, and Pope, 539. General Lyon's expedition to the Interior o, by sending a regiment of Missouri volunteers, under Colonel Shuttner, to occupy and fortify Bird's Point opposite. See map on page 472. That point is a few feet higher than Cairo, and a battery upon it perfectly commanded the entire ground Camp of the Missouri Volunteers on Bird's Point. occupied by the National troops at the latter place. Captain Benham, of the Engineers, See page 497 Pillow, who was collecting a large force in Western Tennessee for the capture of Cairo, made Bird's Point the most important objective in his plan. Pillow worked diligently for the accomplishment to the Government the control of the important points of St. Louis, Hannibal, St. Joseph, and Bird's Point, as bases of operations, with railways and rivers for transportation. On the 1st of July the