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Tag Archives: Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Fallen Leaders: Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, Part II
Read Part I here. Following the fateful Planters’ House Hotel meeting in St. Louis on June 11, 1861, the newly-promoted Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon took action immediately to oust the Missouri State Guard and secessionists from the state. At that … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Battle of Wilson's Creek, Fallen Leaders, Fallen-Leaders-21, Nathaniel Lyon
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“Swarming with maggots” – Assistant Surgeon Samuel Melcher and the Care of the Wounded at Wilson’s Creek
As the first major engagement fought west of the Mississippi River, the 1861 Battle of Wilson’s Creek (fought August 10, 1861) was known for being a particularly desperate, hard-fought battle that resulted in nearly 20% casualties on both sides. For … Continue reading
An Iowa Soldier’s First Combat Experience at Wilson’s Creek
Today marks the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, fought on August 10, 1861 along the banks of the Wilson Creek, a mere twelve miles to the southwest of Springfield, Missouri. One of the first major battles of … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Primary Sources, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, First Iowa Infantry, Missouri
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CW & Pop Culture: Steve Earle’s “Ben McCulloch”
I’ve been a longtime Steve Earle fan and I’m here today to share something with you… Steve Earle is cooler than crap. Here’s a guy who cut his teeth in the music business under the tutelage of the great Townes … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Engaging the Civil War Series, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Arkansas, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Ben McCulloch, Civil War in Pop Culture, ECW-Entertaining-History, Missouri, Nathaniel Lyon, pop culture, Sterling Price, Steve Earle, Texas
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Railroads: Lyon’s Life Line
ECW welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak On July 7, 1861, Captain Chester Harding wrote to Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas in Washington, DC, laying out the movements of the Federal Army of the West en route to destroy Confederate General … Continue reading
Sherman’s Visit to the Wilson’s Creek Battlefield in 1885
ECW welcomes back guest author Kristen M. Pawlak Ever since the guns were silenced in the spring of 1865, veterans and civilians alike trek the battlefields of the Civil War to inspire them and understand the carnage and sacrifice that … Continue reading
Artillery: The Pulaski Light Artillery Battery’s Trial by Fire at Wilson’s Creek
ECW welcomes back Kristen Pawlak Before dawn on the morning of August 10, 1861, the men of Capt. William E. Woodruff’s Pulaski Light Artillery Battery prepared their breakfast of green corn foraged from the farm fields in the Wilson’s Creek … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Battles
Tagged artillery, Artillery-18, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Kristen Pawlak, Pulaski Light Artillery
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On The Trail with Sterling Price and John Brown
Recently I was “dragged” on a family trip out to the far west….well, the Civil War far west, Kansas and Arkansas. My friends and family who live in the region promised me “there are some really cool Civil War sites … Continue reading
Posted in Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Politics, Slavery
Tagged Battle of Mine Creek, Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Prairie Grove, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Bleeding Kansas, Earl Van Dorn, John Brown, Nathaniel Lyon, Sterling Price
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Our Apologies
We have been having some technical problems with the site this week. As you probably noticed, we have changed the look of the site due to some of the issues. The problems have prevented us from posting this week. We … Continue reading
