Identifier: abrahamlincolnba03newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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had virtually two representativesin the Cabinet. Francis P. Blair, Jr., brotherof Montgomery, therefore found no great dif-ficulty in having the command of the arsenalgiven to Captain Nathaniel Lyon, not only adevoted soldier, but a man of thorough anti-slavery convictions. Lyon was eager to forestallthe secession conspiracy by extensive prepar-ation and swift repression; but the depart- ment commander, General Harney, and theordnance officer, Major Hagner, whom Lyonhad displaced, both of more slow and cautioustemper, and reflecting the local political con-servatism, thwartetl and hampered Lyon andBlair, who from the beginning felt and actedin concert. No great difficulty grew out ofthis antagonism till the Presidents call fortroops; then it created discussion, delay, wantof cooperation. Blair could not get his volun-teers mustered into service, and GovernorYates of Illinois could get no arms. The Pres-ident finally grew impatient. Harney wasrelieved and called to Washington, and Lyon
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MAJOR-GENERAL FRANCIS 1. BLAIR, JK (^KOM A PMOTOt^RArH BY BRADV.) directed to muster-in and ami the four Mis-souri regiments of volunteers with all expe-dition, and to send the extra arms to Spring-field, Illinois, while three Illinois regimentswere ordered to St. Louis to assist in guard-ing the arsenal. These orders were issued in Washington onApril 20. By this time St. Louis, like thewhole Union, was seething with excitement,except that public opinion was more evenlydivided than elsewhere. There were Unionspeeches and rebel speeches; cheers for Lin- 64 ABRAHAM LFXCOLX. coin and cheers for Davis; Union flagsand rebel flags; Union headquarters andrebel headquarters. With this also therewas mingled a certain antipathy of na-tionality, all the Ciermans being deter-mined Lnionists. The antagonism quick-ly grew into armed organizations. TheUnionists were mustered, armed, anddrilled at the arsenal as United Statesvolunteers. On the other hand GovernorJackson, having decided on revolution,

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