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- An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri
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An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek, or Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, August 10, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri
by R. I. (Return Ira) Holcombe, Thomas W. Adams
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8 totalAN ACCOUNT OF THE Battle of Wilson’s Creek, OR OAK HILLS, FOUGHT BETWEEN THE UNION TROOPS, COMMANDED BY GEN. N. LYON, AND THE SOUTHERN, OR CONFEDERATE TROOPS, UNDER COMMAND OF GENS. McCULLOCH AND PRICE, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1861, IN GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI.
BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.
CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS TO THE BATTLE.
CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK—THE UNION OR FEDERAL ACCOUNT.
CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.—Concluded.
CHAPTER IV. PROMINENT REGIMENTS AND OTHER SUBORDINATE COMMANDS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE.
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The "Adams" coauthor is variously identified as "Adams, F. W.," "Adams, Thomas W.," "Adams, W. S.," "Adams, Springfield, Mo., printer," and simply "Adams."
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en
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~3 hours (212K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
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Charlene Taylor, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
Sep 8, 2021
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Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
R. I. (Return Ira) Holcombe
1845–1916
Best known as a regional historian and editor, this late-19th- and early-20th-century writer helped preserve the story of Missouri and Minnesota in detailed local histories. His work has remained useful for readers interested in frontier life, county history, and the people who shaped the Upper Midwest.
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Thomas W. Adams
Known for practical books on language learning and education, this writer focused on helping students make sense of how English and textbooks really work. His books are clear, classroom-minded, and built around real understanding rather than memorization.
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