WILSON'S CREEK, MO
\wˈɪlsənz kɹˈiːk], \wˈɪlsənz kɹˈiːk], \w_ˈɪ_l_s_ə_n_z k_ɹ_ˈiː_k]\
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The Federal leaders Lyon and Sigel, were here defeated with great loss by MeCulloch and his Missouri and Arkansas volunteers, August 10, 1861. Lyon was killed and Sigel was compelled to retreat to Springfield. Lyon had come upon the confederates by night, hoping to surprise them. The plan was well executed, but the disparity of force was too great, his army numbering only some 5000 men, while that of McCulloch was considerably over 12000. In the fight the federals lost over 1200 men, and the Confederates, though victorious, likewise sustained heavy casualties.
By John Franklin Jameson
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