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

CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK—THE UNION OR FEDERAL

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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 BATTLE 24 GEN. LYON MARCHES OUT TO BATTLE 26 THE MARCH BEGUN—ROUTE OF GEN. LYON 28 COL. SIGEL’S ADVANCE 29 LYON OPENS THE BATTLE 31 DEATH OF GEN. LYON 35 STILL THE BATTLE GOES ON 37 THE LAST GRAND CHARGE OF PRICE’S MEN 37 RETREAT 39 SIGEL’S PART IN THE FIGHT 40 DR. S. H. MELCHER’S ACCOUNT 46