American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-12
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ever, was shortly atterward supe 9 :.
Ell by Capt. Lyon, who had beer
promoted Br'gadifr General. Or
the 1lth OF June, 1861, a conference.
Was lie d at the Plan'e.'s House in
this city, between Governor jackson
and General Price, IN the one hand
and General Lyon and others on the
other, with the UstenSible view I,
he preservation of the peace. it,
result was unsatisfactory to the
State authorities, who at once re-
turned to jefferson City and made
reparations to resist what wer,
allied the encr0achments Ut the
rational power. Gathering many 81
the archives of the Government anu
,'ollectinga as many men, horses, equip
ments, &c.. az possible, Gov. Jack
~ accompanied 10y Gen. Pr.ce, fee!
he capital, the latter issuing u pre-.
'iamation calling upon the m-n o.
VI sSouri t" fly to the standard of the
State. Gen. Lyon dui ky pursued.
t. his troops, and overlook the
State militia at Boonvilie, whel,
(June 1S) the first battle of the wal
occurred, Gen. Price WAS no, present
IN person. We believe. he having pro
cccded to the neighhorhoud of Fay
tie, and only joining his forces after
,he defeat. He was pursued by Col.
.;ranz Sigel, whom he encountered
1t Carthage, July 9th, and, after
IN eng cement OF two hOnrS, sue
eeded in opening his obstructed
route and continuing his flight to-
ward the southern counties of the
State. Here he collected 4 large
nrce, which was soon after so
strengthened by Gen. Ben McCul-
,mgl'S forces that Gen. Price was
enabled to offer Lyon battle at Spring.
ield, aud succeeded in defeating
him. He advanced farther north in.
to Missouri, gaining strength daily,
and GA Sept. 18th began the siege of
Lexington by a brisk bombardment
OF that city. This place and its gar,
rison of $500 men were, after three
day. fighting, captured on Sept. Goth.
This was the last triumph of Gen.
Prices Missouri campaign of 1861.
- soon after he was forced to retreat
Ol Gen. Fremont, and was subse.
quentIy driven ont OF the State by
Curtis and Halleck.
Daring this time Price was not
regularly in the Confederate service.
On his expulsion from Missouri he
WAS entered on the list as Major Gen.
erdl u I'd placed in command of divi,
sion of troops. This division, with
that Of Van Dorm. was transferred
in April, 1862, from Arkansas to
Corinth, Miss, and partici. ated.
May 9th, 1862, in the battle of Farm.
imgt. II. He retreated with the rest
Ot Beauregard's forces from Corinth,
and remained at TupeIo, Miss, until
he following September, when his
division, and that OF Van Dorm were
moved to luka Here portion d
General Grants fr".rS, under RoS,
Grams, attocteA d DIT, aied them
after hard fight The Southern
loss left on the field being one thOu>.
and four hundred AMI tlirty.tlr-c
II ell. October 4, 1862, Price and
Van Dorm attacked RoSecrans il
Corinth and met with signal repuls-.
He labOred under this trouble for
many months. being idle for thr
greater part OF 1868. February &,
1864, he again assumed command ut
the Department of Ark nSas, rrllev-
ing General Holmes. In the follow
ing mouth (ApriI l9O, he attacked
a I'd captured 81 foraging train of two
hundred wagons belonging to Gener,
a Strele's command, near Camden,
In Au.ust, Price was relieved b\
Gen. Magrn,ier of the 20 nmanl o
he District of Arkansas, and brga
his last and most memorable inva
sion of Missouri. The Incidents O'
Ills disastrous raid are yet fresh ia
he minds of the people, and need u"
ecord. The invasion
VAS ended by a single blow dealt
Price at Npwtouia, by Gems. Blunt
md Sanborn, and Price was glad to
etreat. Gems. Marmaiuke and
jabrll were captured, and the rebel
rmy badly dispersed. Price retired
o ARKANSAS, where he collected the
of his corps together, but
here was nothing afterwards at all
brilliant in his career, and the above, ,
Ie believe, includes the main features /
f his military history. That he wds ,
General of great ability no one can /;
Oubt, vet it does not appear that he
'as properly appreciated at Rich :,
noud, owing, perhaps, to Jefferson .
)dviS' avOwed distrust of officers '
no could not boast military edu. !,
alton.
There WAS no commander in the :.
outl so popular with his troops and i
re people az G n. Price. There was !,
ways something in his character !.
hi h attracted to him the affection
those by whom he was surround.
i. In person he was dignified and q
Dldierly. His face was lighted up .
nth benevOlence and kindness, for. il
18th all the mistakes of his lite, hp A
adj good, warm, impuisive, gener- "
MS heart. Disappearing of so much q
his conductive have reference D
Pre- only to his course during the II
Art is with unaffected sOrrow II
q record the death of one who pos >,
-ssed so many good and noble Quail V