. The civil war on the border; . 270 Confederate Army under General Mc-Culloch:First Regt. Arkansas Mtd. Regt. McRaes Battalion Ark. Vols Third Louisiana Vols 197 64 960 Reids Battery 1 First Arkansas Cavalry 48 Third Arkansas Vols no Fifth Arkansas Infantry 14 Fourth Arkansas Infantry Total 19 30 244 885 64 1,242 As already stated, General Lyon marched out ofSpringfield with about four thousand men and ten piecesof artillery in his division to make the attack. ColonelSigel had in his separate brigade one thousand two hun-dred men and one battery of six guns. Generals McCul-loch
. The civil war on the border; . 270 Confederate Army under General Mc-Culloch:First Regt. Arkansas Mtd. Regt. McRaes Battalion Ark. Vols Third Louisiana Vols 197 64 960 Reids Battery 1 First Arkansas Cavalry 48 Third Arkansas Vols no Fifth Arkansas Infantry 14 Fourth Arkansas Infantry Total 19 30 244 885 64 1,242 As already stated, General Lyon marched out ofSpringfield with about four thousand men and ten piecesof artillery in his division to make the attack. ColonelSigel had in his separate brigade one thousand two hun-dred men and one battery of six guns. Generals McCul-loch and Price had, according to official reports, fivethousand three hundred infantry, six thousand mountedtroops, and fifteen pieces of artillery. They also hadseveral thousand irregular horsemen armed with shot-guns and ordinary hunting rifles, such as most of the menof that section used. This irregular force, however, didvery little fighting, and McCulloch claimed that it evenembarrassed the operations of the organized CHAPTER IX. RETREAT FROM SPRINGFIELD TO ROLLA, AND RETROSPECT. When Major Sturgis reached Springfield with hiscommand, he found that Colonels Sigel and Salomonhad arrived there an hour or so before him. A consulta-tion of the principal officers of the command fit for dutywas soon held at the quarters of Major Schofield, Chief ofStaff, for the purpose of deciding the movement thatshould next be made. Major Sturgis resigned his com-mand to Colonel Sigel, and stated his conviction of thenecessity of the army retreating towards Rolla before theConfederate forces could organize for pursuit. Therewas no opposition to this plan, and it was soon decidedthat the troops should leave Springfield the next morningat two oclock. No time could be lost. Colonel Sigelarranged the order of march, and Major Schofield com-menced immediately to get the troops and trains inreadiness to move. There were some three hundredand seventy wagons in the baggage and supply trainsof the
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