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Battle of Dug Springs
Title
Battle of Dug Springs
Description
This sketch, originally published in Harper's Weekly on August 24, 1861, depicts the Battle of Dug Springs (August 2, 1861), near present day Clever, Missouri. Union forces under the command of Nathaniel Lyon were victorious in this first skirmish of the Missouri Campaign of 1861.
Object Type
Image
Date
August 24, 1861
Battle of Pea Ridge
Title
Battle of Pea Ridge
Description
This map of the Battle of Pea Ridge was originally published in Abraham Lincoln: A History, Vol. V, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Object Type
Map
Date
n.d.
Battle of Carthage, Missouri
Title
Battle of Carthage, Missouri
Description
This drawing, based on a sketch made during the battle on July 5, 1861, shows Union troops under Franz Sigel's command firing upon the Confederate position in Carthage, Missouri.
Object Type
Image
Date
August 3, 1861
Camp Blood, near Pilot Knob, Missouri
Title
Camp Blood, near Pilot Knob, Missouri
Description
This sketch by a volunteer correspondent, originally published in Harper’s Weekly on September 21, 1861, depicts Camp Blood, near Pilot Knob, Missouri. Pilot Knob Mountain is shown to the right as it was before heavy ore excavation during and after the Civil War. Camp Blood became Fort Davidson in 1863 when permanent fortification was constructed.
Object Type
Image
Date
September 21, 1861
Battle of Pea Ridge
Title
Battle of Pea Ridge
Description
This illustration of the final advance of Union troops at the Battle of Pea Ridge was originally published in Harper's Weekly on March 8, 1862.
Object Type
Image
Date
March 8, 1862
St. Louis Riot
Title
St. Louis Riot
Description
An illustration by M. Hastings published in Harper's Weekly June 1, 1861 depicting the "Camp Jackson Affair" of May 10, 1861, which resulted in the death of 28 civilians.
Object Type
Image
Date
June 1, 1861