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Island Number Ten (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
g Kentucky, without encountering any forcible opposition from her loyal authorities. Requesting Gen. Smith, commanding the Union garrison at Paducah, to make a feint of attacking Columbus from the north-east, Gen. Grant, sending a small force of his own down the Kentucky side of the great river to Ellicott's Mills, twelve miles from Columbus, embarked (Nov. 6th) 2,850 men,mainly Illinoisans, upon four steamboats, convoyed by the gunboats Tyler and Lexington, and dropped down the river to Island No.1, eleven miles above Columbus, where they remained until 7 A. M. of the 7th, when they proceeded to Hunter's Point, some two to three miles above the ferry connecting Columbus with Belmont, where the whole array was debarked on the Missouri shore, formed in line of battle, and pushed forward as rapidly as possible, to overwhelm the somewhat inferior force of Rebels encamped at Belmont. This movement was rather annoyed than checked by a small Rebel detachment promptly thrown forward to imp
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 35
ion with our glorious ensign of the Grizzly Bear! Jackson followed this (August 6th) by a Declaration of Independence, mainly made up of abuse of the Federal Government, and its efforts to maintain its authority in Missouri. Hie thus established his right to take that State out of the Union: By the recognized universal public law of all the earth, war dissolves all political compacts. Our forefathers gave as one of their grounds for asserting their independence that the King of Great Britain had abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection, and waging war upon us. The people and Government of the Northern States of the late Union have acted in the same manner toward Missouri, and have dissolved, by war, the connection heretofore existing between her and them. The General Assembly of Missouri, the recognized political department of her Government, by an act approved May 10th, 1861, entitled, An act to authorize the Governor of the State of Missouri to
Pineville (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
hundred good cannon-charges in honor of this ridiculous performance. After stopping ten days at Neosho, Price, finding that Fremont was in pursuit, retreated to Pineville, in the extreme south-west corner of the State; and, dreading to be pressed further, because many of his Missourians had enlisted expressly for the defense of thand was turned over to him by Fremont. It does not seem that their advices of the Rebels' proximity were well-founded. Pollard asserts that they were then at Pineville, some fifty miles from Springfield; but adds that Gen. Price had made preparations to receive Fremont, determined not to abandon Missouri without a battle. It menemies, without making a determined effort to save them. But now there was no such exigency. We were too strong to be beaten; and might have routed Price near Pineville, chasing the wreck of has army into Arkansas, thus insuring a dispersion of large numbers of the defeated Missourians to their homes; and then 5,000 men, well in
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 35
at Federal charter, framed for and adopted by the people of the United States, and by them recognized and accepted as the supreme law of the en absent for two months,as a Commissioner of Missouri to the Confederate States, and that now I return to the State, to accompany, in my ion, that, by the acts of the people and Government of the United States of America, the political connection heretofore existing between saided to move on a critical post last night. The Treasurer of the United States has here $300,000 entirely unappropriated. I applied to him ye C. Fremont, Major General Commanding. To the President of the United States. Gen. Fremont, in his testimony before the Committee on theons in the State of Missouri who shall take up arms against the United States, or shall be directly proven to have taken active part with theorrespondence, in giving or procuring aid to the enemies of the United States, in disturbing the public tranquillity by creating and circulat
Brookline (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ommissioned officers arrived, and reported that the Colonel's brigade had been totally routed, and all his artillery captured, Col. Sigel himself having been either killed or made prisoner. Most of our men had fired away all their ammunition, and all that could be obtained from the boxes of the killed and wounded. Nothing, therefore, was left to do but to return to Springfield; where 250 Home Guards, with two pieces of artillery, had been left to take care of the train. On reaching the Little York road, we met Lieut. Farrand, with his company of dragoons, and a considerable portion of Col. Sigel's command, with one piece of artillery. At 5 o'clock, P. M., we reached Springfield. Of course, the Confederates claimed the result as a success; and with good reason, since they stood on the defensive and held the field, and could show as trophies five of Sigel's six guns; but there is no pretense, on their part, of having pursued those whom they claimed to have beaten; and McCulloch'
Sarcoxie (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
cavalry force in his front. This was easily routed by bringing all his guns to bear upon it; when he continued his retreat to Carthage, and through that town to Sarcoxie, some fifteen miles eastward. It was well, indeed, that he did so; for Jackson's force was augmented, during that night and next morning, by the arrival of Pricce of our three-months' men, prevented his receiving any. At length, hearing that the enemy were advancing in two strong columns, from Cassville on the south and Sarcoxie on the west, to overwhelm him, he resolved to strike the former before it could unite with the latter. He accordingly left Springfield, August 1st, with 5,500 fspeedily routed and dispersed. The Rebels, under McCulloch, thereupon recoiled, and, moving westward, formed a junction with their weaker column, advancing from Sarcoxie to strike Springfield from the west. Lyon thereupon retraced his steps to Springfield. The Rebels, now commanded by Price, their best General, advanced slowly
Warrensburg (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
d Fort Scott, on the edge of Kansas, which was found evacuated. Thence, advancing north by east unopposed, he reached Warrensburg on the 10th of September, and, on the 11th, drew up before Lexington. A young city of five or six thousand inhabitath, of Mulligan's arrival at Lexington; and another dispatch on the same day informed him that Price was reported near Warrensburg with 5,000 to 15,000 men; also that Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, commanding, at Jefferson City, a district which included Lexi Washington City: Reliable information from the vicinity of Price's column shows his present force to be 11,000 at Warrensburg and 4,000 at Georgetown, with pickets extending toward Syracuse. Green is making for Booneville, with a probable forcolonels. Lexington and its vicinity being strongly Rebel, Maj. White abandoned it on the 17th, and moved southerly by Warrensburg and Warsaw to the front, which they struck at Pomme de Terre river, fifty-one miles north of Springfield. Still push
Paducah (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ent, and confronted at nearly every point by formidable and often superior numbers of Rebels, a total of 55,693 men; whereof over 11,000 occupied Fort Holt and Paducah, Ky., warding off the menaced advance of the Rebels in force on Cairo and St. Louis; some 10,000 more held Cairo and important points in its vicinity; while Gen. Po extending toward Syracuse. Green is making for Booneville, with a probable force of 3,000. Withdrawal of force from this part of Missouri risks the State; from Paducah, loses Western Kentucky. As the best, have ordered two regiments from this city, two front Kentucky, and will make up the remainder from the new force being raisabsorbing and annexing Kentucky, without encountering any forcible opposition from her loyal authorities. Requesting Gen. Smith, commanding the Union garrison at Paducah, to make a feint of attacking Columbus from the north-east, Gen. Grant, sending a small force of his own down the Kentucky side of the great river to Ellicott's M
Boonville (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
flight of Jackson from Jefferson City fight at Booneville camp Cole State Convention Jackson's Broclamatast as possible, and send it with all dispatch to Booneville and Lexington, two thriving young cities on the M, started westward with their followers, reaching Booneville on the 18th of June. Price, being sick, kept on on the 16th, he reached Rockport, nearly opposite Booneville, next morning, and espied the Rebel encampment juean time, ordered Col. Stephenson's regiment from Booneville, and Col. Montgomery from Kansas, to march to theumn, and went so far as to remove the garrison of Booneville in order to send him aid. During the first days os extending toward Syracuse. Green is making for Booneville, with a probable force of 3,000. Withdrawal of finus of the Pacific Railroad, nearly due south of Booneville, where he spent some time in organizing and equip that Price would not strike at Jefferson City or Booneville, which he seemed to threaten, but would take the
Texas (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
n to Sarcoxie, some fifteen miles eastward. It was well, indeed, that he did so; for Jackson's force was augmented, during that night and next morning, by the arrival of Price from the southward, bringing to his aid several thousand Arkansas and Texas troops, under Gens. Ben. McCulloch and Pearce. Our loss in the affair of Carthage was 13 killed and 31 wounded--not one of them abandoned to the enemy; while the Rebels reported their loss at 40 to 50 killed and 125 to 150 wounded. Sigel, now ouBeyond doubt, the Rebel army was considerably larger than ours — probably about two to one. It embodied not only the mass of the Missouri Rebels under Gen. Price, as well as those of Arkansas under McCulloch, but a considerable force, also, from Texas, with one regiment from Louisiana. Among its losses were Col. Weightman, commanding a brigade of Missourians, while Gens. Slack and Clark were severely, and Gen. Price slightly wounded. Yet the preponderance of losses was undoubtedly on our sid
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