. Popular history of the civil war . ersons were killed inthe riot. Great credit is due to the loyal German regiment, who,under Colonel Franz Sigel, assisted in this capture. The next day General William S. Harney returned, andissued a proclamation to the people, assuring them of theirsafety and of his protection, if they obeyed the law% and keptthe peace. For the skill and promptness with which Captain Lyonconducted the affair at St. Louis, he was promoted to therank of brigadier-general of volunteers. Very soon, also,owing to some bungling upon General Harneys part, he wasrelieved; and Gener
. Popular history of the civil war . ersons were killed inthe riot. Great credit is due to the loyal German regiment, who,under Colonel Franz Sigel, assisted in this capture. The next day General William S. Harney returned, andissued a proclamation to the people, assuring them of theirsafety and of his protection, if they obeyed the law% and keptthe peace. For the skill and promptness with which Captain Lyonconducted the affair at St. Louis, he was promoted to therank of brigadier-general of volunteers. Very soon, also,owing to some bungling upon General Harneys part, he wasrelieved; and General Lyon was placed in command of thedepartment of St. Louis. This brought things to a governor and the rebel major-general, Sterling E. Price,who now commanded the militia, offered to make the Stateneutral; that is, not to take either side. To this end theyproposed that the United States troops leave the State, andthat the Home Guards should disband, putting every thing,of course, in the power of the governor. But General. i86r.] Clouds. 83 Lyons plan was quite a different one. He urged that theMissouri State troops should disband, and that the Govern-ment should not be hampered by any promises. The result was what might have been expected. Withall haste, away sped these two traitors, Jackson and Price,with their troops, to Jefferson City, burning bridges behindthem. General Lyon was in no less haste to follow. Twodays afterward he was on their track, with fifteen hundredmen. He did not care for bridges; as he went by boatup the Missouri River, where he hoped to find Pricewaiting for him, at Jefferson City. He was disappointed,however, for the rebels had already pushed on to hoisting the national flag over the State-House, Gen-eral Lyon started again in pursuit of Boonville the two forces met at last, but General ? Price evidently did not expect the Unionists so soon. Asharp skirmish took place, in which the rebels were beatenand scattered,
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