165 YEARS AGO: Despite the recent loss of Lexington and the scattering of his forces, John C. Fremont reports that his troops are somehow “gathering around the enemy” in Missouri.
Tag: Sterling Price
The Fall of Lexington
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Sterling Price’s pro-secessionist Missouri State Guards capture a Federal force and a key commercial town in their effort to expel the Federals from their state.
A Deadly Drift of Lead
165 YEARS AGO: The pro-secessionist Missouri State Guards advance northward and threaten Lexington, a key commercial town on the Missouri River.
Missouri Must Now Take Her Position
165 YEARS AGO: Demoralized Federal troops begin a long retreat out of southwestern Missouri after their defeat at Wilson’s Creek.
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Federals not only suffer a second major defeat within a month, but they lose an army commander as well.
I Will Gladly Give My Life for a Victory
165 YEARS AGO: Opposing forces inadvertently advance upon each other in southwestern Missouri, setting the stage for a battle.