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George C. Burmeister diary, 1861
1861-06-19
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Wed. 19. Our regiment left Rennick about 7 o'clock A.M. on foot, en route to Boonville, where a battle was fought between 2,000 U.S. troops under command of Gen. Lyon, and 4,000 State troops under Gov. Jackson, in which the latter were completely routed, although our side lost but 3 men, the other over a hundred, our troops captured several cannon, 5 steamers, plenty of provisions arms &cet. the governor retreated to Lexington Mo. where he intends to erect fortifications, and concentrate the state, Arkansas and Tennesee troops. We arrived at Bunkerhill at dusk, a distance of 13 miles from Rennick, which we traveled under very excessive heat, some of the men gave out. Our rations are pretty short, which is pretty hard on our men. We were every where on the road greeted with the greatest enthusiasm by the inhabitants, all kinds of reports reached us stating that the country was filled with secession troops, just ahead of us, but we never had the good fortune of seeing a single traitor, every body was or at least pretended to be in favor of the whole union. We stopped here at Bunkerhill, during the night, and I for one slept soundly on the tents in the wagon. The soldiers are grumbling very much on account of the hard fare, which they receive, but for all that are exceedingly anxious to face the enemy, who would certainly suffer in their hands.
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Wed. 19. Our regiment left Rennick about 7 o'clock A.M. on foot, en route to Boonville, where a battle was fought between 2,000 U.S. troops under command of Gen. Lyon, and 4,000 State troops under Gov. Jackson, in which the latter were completely routed, although our side lost but 3 men, the other over a hundred, our troops captured several cannon, 5 steamers, plenty of provisions arms &cet. the governor retreated to Lexington Mo. where he intends to erect fortifications, and concentrate the state, Arkansas and Tennesee troops. We arrived at Bunkerhill at dusk, a distance of 13 miles from Rennick, which we traveled under very excessive heat, some of the men gave out. Our rations are pretty short, which is pretty hard on our men. We were every where on the road greeted with the greatest enthusiasm by the inhabitants, all kinds of reports reached us stating that the country was filled with secession troops, just ahead of us, but we never had the good fortune of seeing a single traitor, every body was or at least pretended to be in favor of the whole union. We stopped here at Bunkerhill, during the night, and I for one slept soundly on the tents in the wagon. The soldiers are grumbling very much on account of the hard fare, which they receive, but for all that are exceedingly anxious to face the enemy, who would certainly suffer in their hands.
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