Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . al, Jefferson City, with threethousand hastily collected troops, drove Jackson from thecity, and, pursuing, defeated him at Boonesville. The wavering loyalty of Missouri was stiffened by thisenergetic action, and the State was saved. Not only rapidbut indefatigable, Lyon waited only to put his hasty forceIn marching order to set forth for Springfield. Two deeprivers lay in his way, but notwithstanding, he marched twohundred miles in eleven days, accomplishing the last fiftymiles in the incredible time of twenty-four ho
Connecticut as a colony and as a state; or, One of the original thirteen; . al, Jefferson City, with threethousand hastily collected troops, drove Jackson from thecity, and, pursuing, defeated him at Boonesville. The wavering loyalty of Missouri was stiffened by thisenergetic action, and the State was saved. Not only rapidbut indefatigable, Lyon waited only to put his hasty forceIn marching order to set forth for Springfield. Two deeprivers lay in his way, but notwithstanding, he marched twohundred miles in eleven days, accomplishing the last fiftymiles in the incredible time of twenty-four hours. GeneralFremont was placed in command of the Union army in Mis-souri, and failed, for reasons much discussed since, to rein-force Lyon in his peril. Price and McCuUough gathered alarge army, and threatened Lyons daily shrinking force. Thelonged-for help, which might have saved thousands of lives inafter years, did not come; outnumbered but not dismayed, heplanned a night attack on the enemys camp at WilsonsCreek, and there, with five thousand against their twenty- 62.
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