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Missouri (United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
h their available forces, with the least possible delay. General E. B. Brown and General Clinton B. Fisk, commanding districts in central and north Missouri, were also directed to bring forward to Jefferson City all the State militia that could be spared from their respective districts. General Price moved forward and attacked the capital, but as he was closely pursued by the Federal forces from St. Louis he was soon driven off, and continued his march westward up the south side of the Missouri River. His next objects were understood to be the capture of Kansas City, and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and more particularly the invasion and desolation of Kansas. He conscripted and pressed into service every man and youth found at home able to bear arms. As this statement has been questioned, I quote the following documents from Colonel R. J. Hinton's Invasion of Missouri and Kansas in 1864 : notice. Headquarters, Lexington, Missouri, October 14th [1864]. I hereby notify the
Red River (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
should converge toward Shreveport, Louisiana. The Federal columns under Steele left Little Rock and Fort Smith the latter part of March, moved toward the southern part of the State, and after some fighting and manoeuvring drove General Price's forces from Camden, Arkadelphia, and Washington. In the midst of these successful operations, Steele received information that Banks's army had been defeated and was retreating On learning the defeat and consequent retreat of General Banks on Red River . . . General Steele determined to fall back to the Arkansas River. [Report of General U. S. Grant. Appendix to Memoirs, p. 592.] [see p. 354], and that Price had received reenforcements from Kirby Smith of 8000 infantry and. a complement of artillery, and would at once assume the offensive. Not feeling strong enough to fight the combined Confederate forces, Steele determined to fall back upon Little Rock. He had scarcely commenced his retrograde movement when Smith and Price began to
Fort Gibson (Oklahoma, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
rt Smith. Price was so badly beaten that he made no effort to pursue the Federal forces north of Saline River. After the battle of Jenkins's Ferry, instead of making preparations to attack the Federal forces at Little Rock and Fort Smith, Price commenced organizing his forces for an expedition into Missouri, to be led by him in person. The Confederate troops under Cooper, Maxey, and Gano, in the Indian Territory and western Arkansas, were to make demonstrations against Fort Smith and Fort Gibson, and the line of communication between those points and Kansas, while another part of the Confederate army was to threaten Little Rock. Price's army for the invasion of Missouri numbered some 15,000 This follows Steele's report, but Colonel Snead, of Price's staff, places the force at 12,000, of whom only 8000 were armed, and 14 guns.--editors. men and 20 pieces of artillery before crossing the Arkansas River, and consisted of three divisions, commanded by Generals Fagan, Marmaduke, a
Linn (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
uthward down the line road. After the battle near Westport the cavalry of Curtis and Pleasonton kept up the pursuit and was constantly engaged in skirmishing with the Confederate rear column until the Southern forces arrived at the Marais des Cygnes River. Here Price was obliged to make a stand to get his artillery and trains across the river. After being driven from this position he formed a line of battle on the 25th., a few miles south of the Marais des Cygnes, near Mine Creek, in Linn County, Kansas, placing his artillery, supported by a large force, on a high mound in the prairie. The Federal cavalry coming up charged his position with great gallantry, broke his line, captured nearly all his artillery, ten pieces, and a large number of prisoners, among them Generals Marmaduke and Cabell and many other officers of lower rank. In his retreat from this position Price was closely pursued by the Federal cavalry, his rear-guard being almost constantly under fire. His army encamped
Cairo, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
toward St. Louis, Ewing, in order to defend Pilot Knob, drew in the detachments of his command stationed at different points in south-east Missouri. As the Federal forces around and in the vicinity of St. Louis were considered inadequate to defend the city against the reported strength of Price's veteran army, on the request of Rosecrans General A. J. Smith's veteran division of the Army of the Tennessee, 4500 strong, passing up the Mississippi River to join Sherman's army, was detained at Cairo to assist in checking the advance of the Confederate army. Price arrived before Pilot Knob in the afternoon of September 26th, and skirmished until night with detachments of Federal cavalry, which had been thrown out to meet his advance. Ewing had 1051 men at that post, which were only enough to man the works. Having got his troops and artillery all up, Price opened the attack on the fort at daylight on the 27th, and kept it up all day with great resolution. But Ewing's well-served art
Baxter Springs (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
and Brown, in an exciting chase of upward of two hundred miles, and until his command lost all cohesion in the mountainous regions of Arkansas. Thus western Missouri was not only relieved for the remainder of the year 1863 of Shelby's raiding force, but also of Quantrill's murderous band of guerrillas, who, on the 20th of August, had burned the city of Lawrence, Kansas, and murdered 150 of her citizens in cold blood; and on the 6th of October had killed some 80 of Blunt's escort at Baxter Springs, Kansas, most of whom were first wounded and fell into his hands. During the winter of 1863-64 the forces of Generals Steele and Blunt held the Arkansas River as a Federal line of advance. The winter was so cold that no important aggressive operations were attempted. During this period of inactivity, however, Steele was making preparations for a vigorous spring campaign. It was decided that the column under General Banks and the columns under General Steele from Little Rock and Fort Sm
Independence, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
Smith, could come up and attack Price in the rear. On the afternoon of October 20th Price's advance under Shelby came within sight of Lexington on the south side of the city. Sharp fighting at once commenced between the opposing forces, and lasted until night, when Blunt, having ascertained the strength of the enemy, fell back to Little Blue River, a few miles east of Independence, to form a new line of battle. As this stream was fordable at different points above and below where the Independence and Lexington road crossed it, Blunt's forces, under Colonel Thomas Moonlight, were obliged, on the 21st, to abandon the position taken up behind it after an engagement with Shelby's division, lasting several hours, and fall back behind the Big Blue River, a few miles west of Independence. Here a new line of battle was formed with all Curtis's available troops, including most of the Kansas State militia, who had consented to cross the State line into Missouri. Curtis and Blunt determine
Milton (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
with a force of about two thousand men from Kansas City to join General Brown, and picked up some ong the eastern border of the State south of Kansas City, and urged Governor Carney, of Kansas, to cf the Big Blue back upon the State line and Kansas City, Pleasonton's cavalry came up and attacked the west side of the Big Blue, just south of Westport. Pleasonton's cavalry encamped that night arg Blue. Curtis's forces were encamped from Kansas City to Westport and along the State line west oWestport and along the State line west of Westport. At daylight on the 23d the columns of Pleasonton began to move west, and those of CurWestport. At daylight on the 23d the columns of Pleasonton began to move west, and those of Curtis to move south, and in a short time afterward they became warmly engaged with the Confederates, wline of battle two and a half miles south of Westport. The opposing armies fought over an area of rd down the line road. After the battle near Westport the cavalry of Curtis and Pleasonton kept up empt to make a stand. His line of march from Westport to Newtonia was strewn with the debris of a r
Shreveport (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
ounded and fell into his hands. During the winter of 1863-64 the forces of Generals Steele and Blunt held the Arkansas River as a Federal line of advance. The winter was so cold that no important aggressive operations were attempted. During this period of inactivity, however, Steele was making preparations for a vigorous spring campaign. It was decided that the column under General Banks and the columns under General Steele from Little Rock and Fort Smith should converge toward Shreveport, Louisiana. The Federal columns under Steele left Little Rock and Fort Smith the latter part of March, moved toward the southern part of the State, and after some fighting and manoeuvring drove General Price's forces from Camden, Arkadelphia, and Washington. In the midst of these successful operations, Steele received information that Banks's army had been defeated and was retreating On learning the defeat and consequent retreat of General Banks on Red River . . . General Steele determin
Lexington, Lafayette County (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 6.50
d into service every man and youth found at home able to bear arms. As this statement has been questioned, I quote the following documents from Colonel R. J. Hinton's Invasion of Missouri and Kansas in 1864 : notice. Headquarters, Lexington, Missouri, October 14th [1864]. I hereby notify the citizens of Lexington and vicinity that I am here now for the purpose of enlisting all those who are subject to military duty, and organizing them into companies, battalions, etc., with authority from Major-General Price. All those subject to duty will report to me at the Court House immediately. L. L. Bedinger, Captain and Recruiting Officer. General order. headquarters, Shelby's Brigade, Lexington, Missouri, October 14th [1864]. . . . . . . . . . . . II. All male white citizens between the ages of 17 and 50 are ordered to report to headquarters at the Court House within 24 hours after issuing this order. . . . . . . . . . . . Geo. S. Rathbun, Captain, Commanding Det
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