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next day Grant had crossed the river to muster inthe 21st regiment of Illinois infantry, of which hewas soon afterward appointed colonel; and three, days later Sherman was called to Washington tothe colonelcy of the 13th Regular infantry.
On the memorable afternoon when Camp Jack-son surrendered, the governor was sitting in thestate-house at Jefferson City , plotting secessionwith his legislature. At the news of Lyon’sstroke, flashed over the telegraph wires, manycheeks turned pale with chagrin. Fearing that hemight even then be marching on the capital, thegovernor took the precaution to have a railroadbridge burned, while the legislature remained insession all night to consider what had best be done.Shortly afterward a military bill was passed, cloth-ing the governor with quasi-dictatorial powers, invirtue of which he went on diligently organizing asecessionist militia, and appointed to command itGeneral Sterling Price , an active and sterlingenterprising officer , born in Virginia, Pnoe -jj who had served in the Mexican War , and had
§ been governor of Missouri . For a fortnight Price
| seemed to be having everything as he wished,
f After Harney’s return, on May 11, Price inveigled
| him into an arrangement by which he secured for
^ himself the initiative in all the work of calling out
| the military force of the state, while Harney’s at-
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