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Civil war hospital camp marshal4/28/2023 Almost the entire county comprised a grand military camp and its outposts. The first day of January, 1862, saw Greene county under complete Confederate domination. Greene County's Part in the Battle of Pea Ridge - Casualties in and the Part Borne by Phelps' Regiment and the 24 th Missouri Infantry -The Spring Time Comes - The Sword and the Plow - Miscellaneous Re-Opening of the Circuit and County Courts - Proceedings of Both - Matters in April and May - Shocking Tragedy in Springfield - Two Officers and One Woman Killed - The General Hospital at Springfield - Runaway Negroes - Apprehension of Fugitive Slaves - Deaths During 1862ฤก862-MILITARY OPERATIONS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Organization of the Missouri State Militia - The 14 th M. Price Retreats - End of Confederate Rule in Greene County - A Skirmish - Exit the Stars and Bars - Enter the Stars and Stripes - Curtis' Army Appears in Full Force, with Sigel at the Head - Effects of the Confederate Occupation - The "Rebels" Not Very Tidy Housekeepers - Order Restored in Springfield - Business Resumed, Religious Services Conducted, a Newspaper Established, The Streets "Policed," etc. ![]() ![]() Campbell's Company - The Soldiers in Camp - Gen. The Confederates Hold Undisputed Possession of the County - There is But One Cause and "Pap" Price is its Exponent - "Missouri Scrip," the Only Circulating Medium, and the "Volume of Currency Kept Equal to the Demands of Trade" - Re-Organization of Price's Army - Capt.
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