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The Battle of Carthage, Missouri, was the first full-scale land battle of the Civil War. Governor Claiborne Jackson's rebel Missouri State Guard made its way toward southwest Missouri near where Confederate volunteers collected in Arkansas, while Colonel Franz Sigel's Union force occupied Springfield with orders to intercept and block the rebels from reaching the Confederates. The two armies collided near Carthage on July 5, 1861. The battle lasted for ten hours, spread over several miles, and included six separate engagements before the Union army withdrew under the cover of darkness. The New York Times called it "the first serious conflict between the United States troops and the rebels." This book describes the events leading up to the battle, the battle itself, and the aftermath.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Rebellion and Reprisal
1. Crisis in the Making
2. Trouble in Southwest Missouri
3. Federal Occupation of Springfield
4. Rebel Rendezvous at Roup's Point
Signs of
5. Lyon and the Great Comet
6. Generals at Opposite Ends
7. Union Blockade at Neosho
8. Closing Forces
9. Carthage, Blossom on the Prairie
10. Slavery in Jasper County
11. On the Brink of Battle
The Battle of Carthage
12. First Contact
13. The Advance
14. State Guard Order of Battle
15. Itching for a Fight
16. Sigel's Nationals
17. Shotguns and Cannons
18. The Cannonade
19. Rebel Cavalry on Both Flanks
20. Standoff at Dry Fork Creek
21. Charge at Buck Branch
22. Spring River Crossing
23. Melee in Carthage
24. Chase Up the Sarcoxie Road
After the Battle
25. A Late Supper
26. Uncertain Victory
27. Hell on Retreat
Postscript
Appendix: A Story of Casualties
Notes
Bibliography
Index
