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 III. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.—Concluded 51

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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 58 VICTORY! 58 M’CULLOCH’S DESTRUCTION OF SIGEL 59 AFTER THE FAMOUS VICTORY 61 COMPARATIVE STRENGTH AND LOSSES OF THE TWO ARMIES 62 FEDERAL STRENGTH 62 CONFEDERATE STRENGTH 63 THE FEDERAL LOSS 64 CONFEDERATE LOSS—PRICE’S ARMY 64 DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD 66 THE HOME GUARDS AT SPRINGFIELD 67 THE RETREAT FROM SPRINGFIELD 68 CARE OF THE UNION WOUNDED 69 THE ARMY SETS OUT 69 THE CONFEDERATES ENTER SPRINGFIELD 70 PROCLAMATION OF GEN. M’CULLOCH 71 GEN. M’CULLOCH’S ORDER 72 GEN. PRICE’S PROCLAMATION 73 JOY AND CONGRATULATIONS 74