. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ents, and as soon as his main bodycame up, completed the investment of the place. On the 20th he caused anumber of hemp-bales saturated with water to be rolled to the front andconverted them into movable breastworks, behind which his men advancedunharmed against the enemy. Colonel Mulligan was forced to surrender thenext day. Prices loss was 25 killed and 72 wounded. Fremont reported tothe War Department that the Union loss was 39 kiUed and 120 Missom-ians captured abo
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ents, and as soon as his main bodycame up, completed the investment of the place. On the 20th he caused anumber of hemp-bales saturated with water to be rolled to the front andconverted them into movable breastworks, behind which his men advancedunharmed against the enemy. Colonel Mulligan was forced to surrender thenext day. Prices loss was 25 killed and 72 wounded. Fremont reported tothe War Department that the Union loss was 39 kiUed and 120 Missom-ians captured about 3500 prisoners, five pieces of artillery, twomortars, 3000 stand of small-arms, a large number of sabers, about 750horses, many sets of cavalry equipments, ammunition, many wagons andteams, more than $100,000 worth of commissary stores, and a large amountof other property. Price also recovered $900,000 that had been taken by theenemy from the Bank at Lexington, and restored it to the Bank. His forceamounted to about 18,000 men. Mulligans to about 3600. VOL. I. 18 274 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE IVAK IN lu order to obtain the cooperation of the Confederate armies, the Governorand General Price sent me to Kichmond, after the captui-e of Lexington, as aspecial commissioner to explain to President Davis the condition of affairs inMissouri, and to negotiate a treaty of alliance with the Confederate States,inasmuch as Missouii had not seceded nor been admitted into the their direction I went by way ofMcCullochs headquarters, in orderto make one more effort to seciu-ehis cooperation, and failing in that,to get from him certain supplieswhich General Price greatly needed,particularly caps for the musketswhich we had captured at Lexing-ton. To all my entreaties McCullochreplied that Price had gone to theMissouri against his advice; that themovement was unwise and would re-sult in disaster, and that he wouldnot endanger his own army by goingto his assistance; and th
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