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CHAPTER X.
THE SOUTHWEST.
DISPOSITION OF SECESSION FORCES.
The period is now near when the Missouri Secessionists received
very efficient assistance from the Confederate States. These appointed
May 13 Ben McCulloch Brigadier General and assigned to his Com-
mand one Louisiana Infantry and one Cavalry Regiment from Texas
and one from Arkansas, and gave him authority to raise two Regi-
ments in the Indian Territory. General N. B. Pearce was near Fort
Smith with 1,500 men of Arkansas Militia.
On leaving Jefferson City June 13 Governor Jackson dispatched
Colton Green to ask assistance from McCulloch, then camping in
Northwest Arkansas. The latter recommended to the Confederate
authorities the granting of this request, and asked leave to occupy
Fort Scott in order to secure the sympathies of the Cherokee Indians.
McCulloch averred later that these Indians were not to be used in the
States: if so, their organization was certainly superfluous in the Terri-
tory. McCulloch also asked that Arkansas should be added to his
Department; but his application met with no favor, and the Con-
federate Secretary of War wrote him: "The position of Missouri as a
Southern State still in the Union, requires much prudence and cir-
cumspection, and it should only be, when necessity and propriety
unite, that active and direct assistance should be afforded by crossing
the boundary and entering the State." As soon, however, as McCul-
loch heard that Governor Jackson and General Price were retreating
towards Northwest Arkansas, he set out for Maysville, and ordered the
troops within reach to follow.
Immediately after the battle of Boonville several thousand Seces-
sionists assembled at Lexington under Generals Rains and Slack.
These troops Price commenced to organize, when the news of Gov-
ernor Jackson's and General Parson's retreat towards Warsaw
reached him. Leaving Rains in command, with instructions to
(278)
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 | civm000005p0278 |
| Description | CHAPTER X. THE SOUTHWEST. DISPOSITION OF SECESSION FORCES. The period is now near when the Missouri Secessionists received very efficient assistance from the Confederate States. These appointed May 13 Ben McCulloch Brigadier General and assigned to his Com- mand one Louisiana Infantry and one Cavalry Regiment from Texas and one from Arkansas, and gave him authority to raise two Regi- ments in the Indian Territory. General N. B. Pearce was near Fort Smith with 1,500 men of Arkansas Militia. On leaving Jefferson City June 13 Governor Jackson dispatched Colton Green to ask assistance from McCulloch, then camping in Northwest Arkansas. The latter recommended to the Confederate authorities the granting of this request, and asked leave to occupy Fort Scott in order to secure the sympathies of the Cherokee Indians. McCulloch averred later that these Indians were not to be used in the States: if so, their organization was certainly superfluous in the Terri- tory. McCulloch also asked that Arkansas should be added to his Department; but his application met with no favor, and the Con- federate Secretary of War wrote him: "The position of Missouri as a Southern State still in the Union, requires much prudence and cir- cumspection, and it should only be, when necessity and propriety unite, that active and direct assistance should be afforded by crossing the boundary and entering the State." As soon, however, as McCul- loch heard that Governor Jackson and General Price were retreating towards Northwest Arkansas, he set out for Maysville, and ordered the troops within reach to follow. Immediately after the battle of Boonville several thousand Seces- sionists assembled at Lexington under Generals Rains and Slack. These troops Price commenced to organize, when the news of Gov- ernor Jackson's and General Parson's retreat towards Warsaw reached him. Leaving Rains in command, with instructions to (278) |
| Source | The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000005p0278.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 |
