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Page 21
... arms . Then the Virginia militia- men and volunteers streamed in , to the number of over four thousand . They were a mere conglomera- tion of semi - independent units , mostly composed of raw recruits under officers who themselves knew ...
... arms . Then the Virginia militia- men and volunteers streamed in , to the number of over four thousand . They were a mere conglomera- tion of semi - independent units , mostly composed of raw recruits under officers who themselves knew ...
Page 25
... were too quick for him . Blair organized the Home Guards , whom Lyon armed from the arsenal . Lyon then sent all the surplus arms and stores across the river into Illinois , while he occupied the most com- THE CLASH : 1861 25.
... were too quick for him . Blair organized the Home Guards , whom Lyon armed from the arsenal . Lyon then sent all the surplus arms and stores across the river into Illinois , while he occupied the most com- THE CLASH : 1861 25.
Page 28
... arms , munitions , and morale . By turning the Governor out of Jefferson City , the State capital , he had deprived the Confederates of the prestige and convenience of an acknowledged headquarters . X Now , by defeating him at Boonville ...
... arms , munitions , and morale . By turning the Governor out of Jefferson City , the State capital , he had deprived the Confederates of the prestige and convenience of an acknowledged headquarters . X Now , by defeating him at Boonville ...
Page 32
... arms he won by proclama- tions ; so much so , in fact , that Words not Deeds might well have been his motto . He began with a bombastic address to the inhabitants and ended with another to his troops , whom he congratulated on having ...
... arms he won by proclama- tions ; so much so , in fact , that Words not Deeds might well have been his motto . He began with a bombastic address to the inhabitants and ended with another to his troops , whom he congratulated on having ...
Page 38
... arms or you are all dead men ! " Whereupon they all threw down their arms ; and his troopers led them off . Patter- son , badly served by his very raw staff , reported Jackson's little vanguard as being precisely ten times stronger than ...
... arms or you are all dead men ! " Whereupon they all threw down their arms ; and his troopers led them off . Patter- son , badly served by his very raw staff , reported Jackson's little vanguard as being precisely ten times stronger than ...
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