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'The eeegy 81 WU9oogss Cgee2s -
TNelS y the 49, nesr. oevssa-
o. rsssps. ~
IN. battle q wllscs cpsk. susgAs
about twelve niles soue Vest of 0psl6G
6sld, Min-us1. Augso 10. 1851. VI
the Arst sostous enSouEtSr II ~ w.
err campaign, aad q n ~ -
dSdns md spirsssd sGr~s2 Il a y
a. army q oshsral Lyoa ssa1g9
O. o1sk koasand msa. 1ost
volunoesrs. salisssd ope ~
tern a shFUs moaths, Will osFml4
already expired. The e~soob9ogDo~4
under rricS and MCCullocA. ao0oou01
twenty thousand aaA sdvanM1 opon
IL forcss a Lyoa ed 0igsl M "a
~ proud Arrogance q 06DUeo1 vto.
Sury. For The purpose a 11D1oogQoQng
~ EN- The vanity a tAe1s UnGdssos
0sasral Lyon persuae u ~ rave vol.
unsssrs 70 stand b Mn and deliver one
falling blow upoa Ne enemy. The
lW1hDMmA.1 n4D1 10 and RrQyaa
fatal 10 tho hsroso Nso"FsY. TIC Union
-JbusoAs Naeiy ssr
hibition Of pluck prevented the vfsitors
from vigorously following up their ad-
Y0UlWXNs 0UI ~ NvttNht bfoth Bht
western Missouri VA conducted 'cis-
urely and without further mishap.
The fate Of poor Lyon. after pershing
on the field 81 honor. was most Pecu-
liar. soon after he fell his body VA
placed In an ambulance by oue Of his
aids, IN be taken 20 Springfield. Per-
sons who later got charge oi the am.
bulAnce. o knowing the precious
character Of their freight. removed the
dead man to give place 10 n or two
wounded.
Some hours then elapsed. and Gen.
eral Price had possession of the field.
when q cap,ured surgeon oi the Union
army (Dr. Melcher) pointed u the de-
serted body II General Lyon, and be
was commissioned to have II tenderly
removed and placed In charge Of his
friends In Springfield. II reached
Springfield just ~ the ~retreating army
vas leaving the town, and VA taken
60 the house previously occupied ~ bis
headquarters. There IL Was kindly tab.
en- In charge of by Mrs. Mary Phelps.
and q widow lady named Beal. The
confedera,es placed . guard ., their
disposal. and the two angels ~ mercy
prepared the body Tor the grave. b.
TeAson Of the confusion and excitement
attending the earlier events of the war,
the grave. which wAs ordered dug ai
the farm Of Mrs. Phelps. some nins
miles out OF town. Vas opened, and
when the body Chen incAsed In . cot
I'm Of walnut. Enclosed In Q boz Of tin
VA brought 10 ths farm. the grounds
were occupied by m encampmrnt al
confederate troops. Mrs.. Phelps 90
cordingly hsd IL deposited In Q frui'
house under . lot of straw. Severn
days later II wN consigned 10 . grave
and two weeks after that u was calle<
for and taken east by . brother Of N,
General. In Ametsliic caskct With which
he Wa provided. The walnut cofkI
Vas hen utilized Tor the burial Of Cap
tain Grants. b union soldier, Who "a
found dead on the field. three week
after the battle.
Mrs Governor Phelps. Who figure,
On hoporably In this episode of the var
|. died In February. of the present year
: A. . recognition Of her meritorious sct
on this and other occasions, Congress
~ the Close 81 the var voted her e2S.
600. She visited the coast . leo year
ago October. 1870. aad while stop
ping ss Portland. Oregon. narrated sh'
full and authentic Particular embrac
ed In this article Yrascssoo Ait