for some hours had the advantage, but Jackson’ssuperiority in cavalry enabled him to gig-el's fightthreaten Sigel’s baggage-train in his at Carthage ,rear and thus compel him to retreat. During thenight Jackson was reinforced not onty by Price,but also by several thousand troops from Arkan-sas, Texas, and Louisiana under the noted Texan ranger, McCulloch. Sigel’s position thus becameperilous, but he effected his escape in a skilfulretreat which won him higher encomiums thanhis subsequent career ever justified; henceforth to“ fight mit Sigel ” became a favourite war-cry ofenthusiastic Germans throughout the country. 1
On July 9 the incapable Fremont was appointedto command the Department of the West, withdisastrous results, the first of which fell upon thedevoted Lyon and his little army. When on the13th Lyon arrived at Springfield and joined hisforces to those of Sigel, it was found that theirunited strength was unequal to maintaining thatposition. The enemy, in retreating into the south-western corner of the state, had retreated uponreinforcements, and was now growing strongerdaily. Presently the news of Bull Run embold-ened the secessionists all over Missouri , and therebel army, commanded by Benjamin McCulloch,increased till it numbered 12,000 men. Lyon hadbarely 6000 to oppose to this force, and in face