CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS TO THE BATTLE 5 FIRST FEDERAL TROOPS 6 “SIGEL IS COMING!” 6 GEN. SWEENEY COMES TO SPRINGFIELD 7 SIGEL DEPARTS FOR CARTHAGE 7 GEN. LYON ENTERS THE COUNTY 8 SWEENEY’S EXPEDITION TO FORSYTH 9 CONFEDERATE MILITARY OPERATIONS 9 THE FIGHT AT DUG SPRINGS 11 GEN. LYON FALLS BACK 12 THE SOUTHERN FORCES UNDER PRICE AND M’CULLOCH ENTER GREENE COUNTY—A GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT 15 CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK—THE UNION OR FEDERAL ACCOUNT 17 GEN. LYON IN SPRINGFIELD 17 PRELIMINARIES OF THE FINAL STRUGGLE 19 A FALSE ALARM 22 A MESSENGER FROM FREMONT—NO HOPE! 23 CONFEDERATE MILITARY MOVEMENTS PRECEDING THE BATTLE 24 GEN. LYON MARCHES OUT TO BATTLE 26 THE MARCH BEGUN—ROUTE OF GEN. LYON 28 COL. SIGEL’S ADVANCE 29 LYON OPENS THE BATTLE 31 DEATH OF GEN. LYON 35 STILL THE BATTLE GOES ON 37 THE LAST GRAND CHARGE OF PRICE’S MEN 37 RETREAT 39 SIGEL’S PART IN THE FIGHT 40 DR. S. H. MELCHER’S ACCOUNT 46 CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF WILSON’S CREEK.—Concluded 51 THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STORY 51 THE PART TAKEN BY M’CULLOCH’S ARMY 51 THE FEDERAL ATTACK 52 THE FIGHT AGAINST LYON 54 M’CULLOCH COMES TO THE RESCUE 55 THE BEGINNING OF THE END 58 VICTORY! 58 M’CULLOCH’S DESTRUCTION OF SIGEL 59 AFTER THE FAMOUS VICTORY 61 COMPARATIVE STRENGTH AND LOSSES OF THE TWO ARMIES 62 FEDERAL STRENGTH 62