Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-09
war rLocaI,ties in m,.,our,.

Localities in Missouri are becoming so note
worthy by everyday events of the war that we
give some special descriptions and distances
There are three railroad routes leaving st. Louis
for the interior of Missouri which do not cross
the Missouri River.
The Iron Mountain Railroad in the mineral
region, takes course toward the south west part
of the State, being completed eighty seven miles,
to Pilot Knob
The Pacific (Mo) Railroad takes course
northwest, striking the south bank of the Mis-
souri, at Franklin, thrty-seven miles from ST.
Louis. Here the south west Branch diverges to-
ward the southwest part ofthe State, and is COM
pleted to Roila. seventy six miles from st. Louis
The main route leaving Franklin pursues the
south bank of the Missouri eighty eight miles be-
yond Franklin, to Jefferson City, which point is
one hundred and twenty five miles from ST. Lous
Jefferson City, the Missouri river, is the
Capital of the State, distant by water from st.
Louis one hundred and fifty,fv miles. Sedalia
is sixty -four miles beyond and is the present ter
minus of the Pacific Railroad, which is to be
completed to Kansas City, OH the Missouri River.
Sedalia, where the cars reach. is between
Georgetown and Warrensburg. Both these points
are of present special interest as it is reported
that Price and Mccullough, and perhaps Hardee,
with united forces-some say forty thousand
are between these towns.
Georgetown, the capital of Pettis county, is
situated on an extensive plain and near Muddy
Creek the west bank of Lamine river; it is thir-
ty-seven miles W. S. W. of Bonneville and near
Sedalia station ,one hundred and eighty miles from
st. Louis
Warrensburg is the capital of johnson county.
on Black river, near the mouth of Postoak
creek ninety eight miles W. by N. from Jeffer-
son City. 1t bears about the same distance to
Lexington northwest of il as Georgetown bears
to Bonneville, which is northeast
Lexington, on the south bank of the Missouri
river capital of Lafayette county. is one hun
cred and twenty miles by the road from Jeffer-
son City.
Glasgow is below, in Howard county, on the
north bank of the Missouri, seventy-two miles by
land northwest of Jefferson City.
Bonneville is further down on the Missouri
river. being forty eight miles northwest of JEFF
fersoI City. .rf
Above Lexington, about five miles from the
Missouri river, is Liberty, capital of Clay county
Westport and Kansas City, the latter three
quarters of mile below the mouth of Kansas
river, are near the boundary line of Missouri and
Kansas.
Independence is about fourteen miles this side
| of Kansas City.
The North Missouri Railroad crosses the Mis-
souri, river at st. Charles and at Sturgeon l30
miles from ST. Louis, approaches within twenty
miles of the Missouri river at Glasgow; it pro-
ceeds directly north, intersectiDg the east and
west Railroad from Hannibal to st. Joseph at
Hudson. Distance from Hannibal to ST. Joseph,
2O6 miles; from St. Louis to Hudson, 16S miles
from st. Louis to st. Joseph. 3O4 miles. Atchi-
son City, On the Missouri river, is % miles below
ST. Joseph, and Leavenworth 90 miles below
Atchison City.
Chillicothe, in Livingston county, is on the
Hannibal Railroad, point nearest Lexington by
that route.
Richmond, Capital of Ray county, miles
north of Lexington, is where ex Councilman H.
A Edwards was missed from the Groesbeck reg
iment; perhaps he was taken prisoner. The en-
emy, at Lexington, learning of the arrival of re-
Inducements of Gen. Sturgis from Chillicotbe,
seized the ferry boat and sailed out toward Rich
mond to cut off the aid to Mulligan Sturgis by
forced marches was compelled to retreat up the
river to Kansas City.