Battle of Wilson's Creek
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The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Sprin
The soldier in our Civil War a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861 1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor,
The battle as depicted on a mural in the Missouri State Capitol
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, USA
Col. Franz Sigel, USA
Sterling Price
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Sterling Price was an American politician and military officer who was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, fighting in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil
Battle of Wilson's Creek
…1861, near Springfield, Missouri. In August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approached Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, camped at Springfield. On August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Col. Franz…
Price in uniform c. 1862
Price in uniform, c. 1861
The strategic situation in the west in 1864
Price's grave at Bellefontaine Cemetery