. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . NED lu DESTROY I lit; UNITED STATES FLOTILLA IN TOE PQTOA1AU THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR-. if \w§m THE SOLDi^R IN OUR CIVIL WAR. ri3 BATTLE OF WILSONS CHEEK (OAK HILL). The battle of Wilsons Crock—or, as tlic Confederates called it, the buttle of Oak Hill—was, next lo that if Bull Run, the most important engagement
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . NED lu DESTROY I lit; UNITED STATES FLOTILLA IN TOE PQTOA1AU THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR-. if \w§m THE SOLDi^R IN OUR CIVIL WAR. ri3 BATTLE OF WILSONS CHEEK (OAK HILL). The battle of Wilsons Crock—or, as tlic Confederates called it, the buttle of Oak Hill—was, next lo that if Bull Run, the most important engagement of the year. It took place August lOtli, at a [mint on Wilsons Creek, distant ubotit nine miles south of Springfield, Ma General Nathaniel Lyon, who hadalready achieved signal victories overthe confederate forces which wereunder Colonel J. S. Marmaduke, atBonneville, June ISth, and under Gen-eral 0. J. Itiins, at Dug Springs, Au-gust yd, had been stationed at Spring-field since the Oth of August. The .al , lands ndcr then iu charge of General T. W. Swee-ney, Colonel Franz Sigel and MajorS. D. Sturgis, all of lvhom h»d alreadyfigured in engagements that had prac-tically helped to narrow down theOonfeJorate hold in Southern Mis- Lyoua position at Springfield wasone of imminent peril, since he hadbut fi,200 men all told, and ic-inforcc-ments could not ho spare
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