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Lyon in Command. 277
southward and a westward move with only a few Infantry Companies
looked rather adventurous. Still field officers of the First Reserve
offered to lead the detachment, but requested that it should be formed
from companies of the Second Volunteers, who were better prepared
and equipped for field service. It seems Colonel Boernstein did not
wish to part with his own Companies, and no westward movement
from Jefferson City was made at the time. The Companies of the
First Reserve were ordered back to St. Louis on June 25, and the
Fifth Reserve, Colonel Charles A. Stifel, and four Companies of the
Seventh Volunteers, Colonel John D. Stevenson, proceeded to relieve
Lyon at Boonville, and arrived there on the 27th. By this time Major
John M. Schofield had completed his mustering service in St. Louis
and repaired to his Regiment, the First Volunteers, at Boonville.
Lyon immediately appointed him his Assistant Adjutant General, in
which position his valuable activity continued till after the battle of
Wilson's Creek. It had been the intention of Lyon to move South-
ward from Boonville before this date, but the time necessary for secur-
ing transportation, accumulating provisions, posting troops for hold-
ing the Missouri River line, delayed his start even beyond the date
when the Southwest Column had passed Springfield and points
farther west. Colonel Stevenson was placed in command of the
Missouri River line from Kansas City to the Mississippi, with head-
quarters at Boonville. He was to establish Posts also at Lexington
and Jefferson City, each Post to have six Companies of Infantry and
one field piece. These were to furnish detachments for operation in
their vicinity, and the patroling boats on the river were to be armed
also with a 24-pound Howitzer. Only boats in service of the Govern-
ment were allowed on the river between Herman and Kansas City,
and all skiffs, boats and ferries were taken possession of and securely
moored. Colonel Boernstein was relieved at Jefferson City for the
purpose of reorganizing the Second Volun-teers at St. Louis for the
"Three Years" Service.
The arrangement of attaching Missouri to the Department of the
Ohio, credited to the advice of General Scott, Edward Bates and Gov-
ernor Gamble, was not satisfactory to St. Louis people, and Francis P.
Blair sought to effect a change at Washington, stating that McClellan
himself was opposed and had said that all he could do was to let
Lyon follow up his own plans. All these various tendencies finally
resulted in the organization of the Western Department, under Major
General John C. Fremont.
Object Description
| Title | The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861, an historical sketch |
| Author | Rombauer, Robert J. (Robert Julius), 1830-1925 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Missouri -- Militia |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
475 p. : front., illus. (maps, plans) pl., ports. ; 24 cm. St. Louis, Mo. : Press of Nixon-Jones prtg. co., 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1909 |
| Date.Digital | 2004? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civm000005p0277 |
| Description | Lyon in Command. 277 southward and a westward move with only a few Infantry Companies looked rather adventurous. Still field officers of the First Reserve offered to lead the detachment, but requested that it should be formed from companies of the Second Volunteers, who were better prepared and equipped for field service. It seems Colonel Boernstein did not wish to part with his own Companies, and no westward movement from Jefferson City was made at the time. The Companies of the First Reserve were ordered back to St. Louis on June 25, and the Fifth Reserve, Colonel Charles A. Stifel, and four Companies of the Seventh Volunteers, Colonel John D. Stevenson, proceeded to relieve Lyon at Boonville, and arrived there on the 27th. By this time Major John M. Schofield had completed his mustering service in St. Louis and repaired to his Regiment, the First Volunteers, at Boonville. Lyon immediately appointed him his Assistant Adjutant General, in which position his valuable activity continued till after the battle of Wilson's Creek. It had been the intention of Lyon to move South- ward from Boonville before this date, but the time necessary for secur- ing transportation, accumulating provisions, posting troops for hold- ing the Missouri River line, delayed his start even beyond the date when the Southwest Column had passed Springfield and points farther west. Colonel Stevenson was placed in command of the Missouri River line from Kansas City to the Mississippi, with head- quarters at Boonville. He was to establish Posts also at Lexington and Jefferson City, each Post to have six Companies of Infantry and one field piece. These were to furnish detachments for operation in their vicinity, and the patroling boats on the river were to be armed also with a 24-pound Howitzer. Only boats in service of the Govern- ment were allowed on the river between Herman and Kansas City, and all skiffs, boats and ferries were taken possession of and securely moored. Colonel Boernstein was relieved at Jefferson City for the purpose of reorganizing the Second Volun-teers at St. Louis for the "Three Years" Service. The arrangement of attaching Missouri to the Department of the Ohio, credited to the advice of General Scott, Edward Bates and Gov- ernor Gamble, was not satisfactory to St. Louis people, and Francis P. Blair sought to effect a change at Washington, stating that McClellan himself was opposed and had said that all he could do was to let Lyon follow up his own plans. All these various tendencies finally resulted in the organization of the Western Department, under Major General John C. Fremont. |
| Source | The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000005p0277.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
