An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri

Gen. Lyon in Springfield—His entreaties to Gen. Fremont for Reinforcements—Lyon Loses His Temper—Preliminaries to the Final Conflict—Slight Skirmishes—Proposals to Retreat—Gen....

_Confederate Commands._—The 3d Louisiana Infantry—1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles—2d Arkansas Mounted Rifles—McRea’s Arkansas Battalion—3d Arkansas Infantry—4th Arkansas Infantry—6t...

The Southern Side of the Story—The Part Taken by McCulloch’s Army—Preparations for a March on Springfield—A Light Rain Interferes—The Federal Attack—A Complete Surprise—McCulloc...

The Situation in Southwest Missouri After the Firing on Ft. Sumpter—The First Federal Troops in the Country—“Sigel is Coming!”—Gen. Sweeney Comes to Springfield—Sigel Departs fo...

THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STORY 51 THE PART TAKEN BY M’CULLOCH’S ARMY 51 THE FEDERAL ATTACK 52 THE FIGHT AGAINST LYON 54 M’CULLOCH COMES TO THE RESCUE 55 THE BEGINNING OF THE END...

ACCOUNT 17 GEN. LYON IN SPRINGFIELD 17 PRELIMINARIES OF THE FINAL STRUGGLE 19 A FALSE ALARM 22 A MESSENGER FROM FREMONT—NO HOPE! 23 CONFEDERATE MILITARY MOVEMENTS PRECEDING THE...

FIRST FEDERAL TROOPS 6 “SIGEL IS COMING!” 6 GEN. SWEENEY COMES TO SPRINGFIELD 7 SIGEL DEPARTS FOR CARTHAGE 7 GEN. LYON ENTERS THE COUNTY 8 SWEENEY’S EXPEDITION TO FORSYTH 9 CONF...