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Title: 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, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 Mottelay, Paul Fleury, b. 1841, ed Campbell-Copeland, T. (Thomas), ed Beath, Robert B. (Robert Burns), 1839-1914 Vandervoort, Paul. History of the Grand Army of the Republic Avery, I. W. (Isaac Wheeler), 1837-1897. History of the Confederate Veterans' Association Davis, A. P. History of the Sons of Veterans Merrill, Frank P. History of the Sons of Veterans
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Navy Grand Army of the Republic United Confederate Veterans Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Publisher: New York Atlanta : Stanley Bradley Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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SIEUK 01? LEXL.NGTON, MO- SEPTEMBER 17th, ISth, 1»ih AND 20th, 1861, RESULTING IN THE SURRENDER OF THE FEDERAL FORCES, 2,640 STRONG, UNDER COLONIAL JAliES A. MULLIGAN, TO GENERAL STERLING PRICE. WHO COMMAND TilE CONFEDERATE FORCES, 24,000 STRONG. J3i THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR. It seemed idle for the Federals to count anylonger upon outside aid. They were down tonear the Inst of their carefully nursed provisionsand ammunition. The position, on this account,as well as from the scarcity of water, seemed unten-able ; but Mulligans determined answer, If yonivnnt us, you must take us, came, nevertheless. The Homo Guards, who hod long before becomediscouraged, raised a white flag upon hearing this;but .Mulligan immediately ordered Captain McDer-mott to proceed with the Detroit Jackson Guard totJike it down. The fight went on more fiercely than ever ondie pan of thu Confederates, until, by two oclock,their linen wero within a few rods of the Federalworks. Further resistance was deemed imp

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