Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2G. S. Lester, 1878 - United States |
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Page 45
... moved toward Cassville , with the exception of a small force left behind to guard the city . They bivouacked that night on Cave Life of General Nathaniel Lyon . By Ashbel Woodward , M. D. On the 31st of July , Lyon wrote , saying : " I ...
... moved toward Cassville , with the exception of a small force left behind to guard the city . They bivouacked that night on Cave Life of General Nathaniel Lyon . By Ashbel Woodward , M. D. On the 31st of July , Lyon wrote , saying : " I ...
Page 46
... moved forward at an early hour in the morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were ...
... moved forward at an early hour in the morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were ...
Page 47
... moved toward Springfield , expecting to meet Lyon eight miles dis- tant from their camp , where there were strong natural defenses . They . approached the position cautiously , at sunrise , but were disappointed . They pushed forward ...
... moved toward Springfield , expecting to meet Lyon eight miles dis- tant from their camp , where there were strong natural defenses . They . approached the position cautiously , at sunrise , but were disappointed . They pushed forward ...
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... moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no apprehensions of an attack by Lyon with his small force , had not thrown them out ...
... moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no apprehensions of an attack by Lyon with his small force , had not thrown them out ...
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... moved over the country , plundering and destroying . Almost daily , collisions between them and the Home Guards occurred . One of the most severe of these conflicts took place at Charleston , west of Bird's Point , on the 19th , when ...
... moved over the country , plundering and destroying . Almost daily , collisions between them and the Home Guards occurred . One of the most severe of these conflicts took place at Charleston , west of Bird's Point , on the 19th , when ...
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