Even a remove to another quarter did not answer my purpose, and I finished my notes after reaching the rear.
It is not my intention to give the details of the battle--the movements of each regiment, battalion, or battery, as it performed its part in the work.

The official record will be sought by those who desire the purely military history.

It is to be regretted that the official report of the engagement at Wilson Creek displays the great hostility of its author toward a fellow-soldier.

In the early campaigns in Missouri, many officers of the regular army vied with the Rebels in their hatred of "the Dutch." This feeling was not confined to Missouri alone, but was apparent in the East as well as in the West.

As the war progressed the hostility diminished, but it was never entirely laid aside.
The duration of the battle was about four and a half hours.