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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 836 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 690 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 I. 532 0 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 480 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 406 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 350 0 Browse Search
Wiley Britton, Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border 1863. 332 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 322 0 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 310 0 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 294 0 Browse Search
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sked whether the President had power to proclaim martial law, to have answered that he could do so "to preserve the Constitution." As the papers say he is now in Missouri, it is fair to infer that General Fremont has availed himself of his advice, in issuing the atrocious proclamation to which his name is appended, and which, so fen with arms in their hands, taken up for the purpose of defending their native soil against invasion. This is exactly what Fremont threatens to the citizens of Missouri. There was this excuse for the Duke of Brunswick; he was an absolute monarch, and a General in the service of an absolute monarch. He had been taught to be hav had upon France. It will arouse the whole population. It will confirm the wavering, and drive the most resolute Union men into our ranks. His declaring free the negroes of all "rebels," (as the tools of power habitually call all patriots,) will alienate the whole native population, not only of Missouri but of Kentucky also.
Fighting Among the Indians. --The Brownsville (N. T.) Advertiser publishes a letter from Major Baker, agent of the Otoes and Missouri Indians, dated August 10th, which gives an account of a terrible fight among the Indians on the plains: The Otoes and Pawnees were hunting buffalo on the Saline Fork, with every prospect of killing all they wanted, when the combined tribes of Sioux, Kiowas, Cheyennes, Arrapahoes and Camanches attacked the Pawnees with a superior force. The Pawnees immediately called on the Otoes, who were encamped near by and in full view, for assistance. Not with standing the Otoes had formed an alliance with the Pawnees for their mutual protection, the Otoes refused to help them. The Otoes witnessed the fight for about six hours, during which time the Pawnees sent four or five messengers to them, begging their assistance, that they were being cut to pieces by vastly superior numbers, that their head chief and leading brave were killed. One of the Otoes w
wisdom of their representatives. S. P. Chase,Secretary of the Treasury. Fremont's proclamation of martial law in Missouri. The telegraph has already informed us that Gen. Fremont, of the Federal army, had proclaimed martial law throughout the State of Missouri. We append the proclamation in full: Headquarters Western Department, St. Louis, August 30. Circumstances, in my judgment, of sufficient urgency, render it necessary that the Commanding General of this Department so the persons and property of loyal citizens, I do hereby extend and declare established martial law throughout the State of Missouri. The lines of the army of occupation in this State are for the present declared to extend from Leavenworth, byied by court martial, and if found guilty will be shot. The property, real and personal, of all persons in the State of Missouri, who shall take up arms against the United States or who shall be directly proven to have taken active part with th
Rumor from Missouri. St. Louis, Sept. 31 --It is stated that the Confederates are concentrating at the terminal of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, where they intend to make a stand.