. The civil war on the border; . the function of commanding officer. As most ofthe Confederate force was dismounted, that part of itwhich was mounted pursued the retreating Federal de-tachment only a short distance northeast of town. Colonel Richardson lost all his wagons and teams andcamp equipage, and reported a loss of eight men woundedand two missing. Stand Watie reported a loss of onlyone man killed. The Federal detachment continued theretreat to Mount Vernon. Colonel Richardson managedto save himself by taking to the woods afoot. He did SKIRMISHES A T NEOSHO. 287 not get back to his comm
. The civil war on the border; . the function of commanding officer. As most ofthe Confederate force was dismounted, that part of itwhich was mounted pursued the retreating Federal de-tachment only a short distance northeast of town. Colonel Richardson lost all his wagons and teams andcamp equipage, and reported a loss of eight men woundedand two missing. Stand Watie reported a loss of onlyone man killed. The Federal detachment continued theretreat to Mount Vernon. Colonel Richardson managedto save himself by taking to the woods afoot. He did SKIRMISHES A T NEOSHO. 287 not get back to his command for several days after thisaction. He made his way to the residence of a , a Union man, who lived on Diamond GrovePrairie, about ten miles north of Neosho, and who kepthim concealed in his house until he was able to traveland return to Springfield. Though the Confederates weremuch elated by their successful movement, they hastilygathered up the property they captured and retreated inthe direction of Cowskin •^^Ti^ ^ W^^m CHAPTER XXI. ENGAGEMENTS AT SEARS FARM AND BIG CREEK ON CLEAR CREEK. Of the numerous skirmishes and engagements betweenthe Federal forces and Confederate guerillas along theborder, the engagement of a detachment of Missouri andIowa cavalry, under Major James O. Gower, with Quan-trills band at Sears farm and at Big Creek Bluffs, threemiles northwest of Pleasant Hill in Cass County, on themorning of July nth, was perhaps the fiercest. On the8th of July, Major Gower commanding a battalion of theFirst Iowa Cavalry and two companies of Missouri En-rolled Militia stationed at Clinton in Henry County,received information through several Union citizens thatQuantrill had brought his band from Jackson County,and was encamped on Sugar Creek in Bogard Townshipin the western part of Henry County, some fifteen milesnorthwest of Clinton. Lieutenants R. M. Reynolds andJohn A. Bishop were at once sent out with a detail ofninety men from t
Size: 2340px × 1068px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidcivilwaronborder00brit
