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Chapter II: Preparing an Invasion (Part 3)
The second division of Parsons' corps was commanded by Brigadier-General John Sappington Marmaduke. He was born near Arrow Rock, Missouri, March 14, 1833, and studied both at Yale and Harvard before being graduated from West Point in 1857. Resigning his United States commission in 1861, he was first a colonel in the Missouri militia, then lieutenant colonel of the 1st Arkansas Battalion, and colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry. Highly commended for his conduct at Shiloh and Prairie Grove, he was promoted brigadier-general to rank from November 15, 1862. Marmaduke twice raided into Missouri in 1863, and took part in the attack on Helena, Arkansas, in July of that year. During Price's defense of Little Rock in September, Marmaduke was in command of the former's cavalry. He there fought a duel with General L. M. Walker which resulted in the latter's death. His now dismounted cavalry division fielded about 3,900 men.
Marmaduke's first brigade was commanded by Colonel Colton Greene. He was born in South Carolina on July 7, 1833, and moved to Missouri after killimg a man in a duel. By 1857 he was living in St. Louis, where he was involved in politics with the state's Democratic Party and became a partner in a local business. Choosing to support the Confederate cause, Greene saw his first combat during the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In October, 1861, he was appointed colonel in the Missouri State Guard and later led the Confederate 7th District in Missouri after reforming it into a brigade. He participated in the Confederate defeat during the Battle of Pea Ridge and afterwards re-entered Missouri to collect and train a mounted force named the 3rd Missouri Cavalry. After being appointed colonel in the Confederate army in late 1862, Greene fought at Helena, along the Red River and in the Camden Expedition. His brigade of 1,200 men included his own regiment as well as the 4th, 7th, 8th and 10th Missouri Cavalry Regiments and the 14th Missouri Cavalry Battalion.
Colonel Thomas Roe Freeman commanded the second brigade in the division. Freeman was born in Benton, Scott County, Missouri on February 22, 1829 and entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in 1861. He was captured during a skirmish on February 14, 1862 and became a prisoner of war for eight months before being exchanged. In January, 1864, he organized Freeman's Cavalry Regiment with about 800 officers and men before receiving promotion to brigade command. His brigade fielded 2,700 men in his old unit , Fristoe's Missouri Cavalry Regiment and Ford's Missouri Cavalry Battalion.
Accompanying the division was a battery of six guns under Captain Samuel S. Harris.
The final division of Parsons' corps was led by Brigadier-General John Bullock Clark junior. He was born in Fayette, Missouri, January 14, 1831. Clark attended Fayette Academy and the University of Missouri, and after spending two years in California, was graduated from Harvard Law School in 1854. He engaged in the practice of law in Fayette until 1861, when he entered the Confederate army as a lieutenant. Soon made a captain of one of the companies of the 6th Missouri Infantry, he was a major at the battles of Carthage and Springfield, and with rank of colonel, commanded a brigade at Pea Ridge. Thereafter he served for some time under General Hindman, until his services in Missouri and Arkansas were at length rewarded by a commission as brigadier-general, to rank from March 6, 1864. His division counted 2,200 troops after the fighting at Pleasant Hill and Jenkins Ferry.
Clark's old brigade was commanded by Colonel Charles S. Mitchell. He was born in Franklin County, Virginia, on February 25, 1840. His family moved to Saline County, Missouri, in 1850, where he resided at the beginning of the war. Mitchell attended the Kemper Military Academy in Booneville and studied law in St. Louis until he returned home, where he enlisted in the Saline Jackson Guards as part of the Missouri State Guard. On August 8, 1862, he was elected colonel of that would become the 8th Missouri Infantry. He fought with his unit at Prairie Grove, Pleasant Hill and Jenkins Ferry and had recently married the daughter of Arkansas governor H. M. Rector when he was promoted to brigade command. His 800 men strong brigade incorporated the 8th and 9th Missouri Infantry Regiment and Ruffner's Missouri Infantry Battalion.
Colonel Simon Pierce Burns commanded the second brigade in the division. He was born in Logan County, Ohio, on January 1, 1834 and resided in Collin County, Texasm until shortly before the war. In 1861, he entered the Confederate army as a private soldier and was elected lieutenant of Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry, upon the reorganization of his command after the Battle of Oak Hill. Burns was elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment a few days after the Battle of Lexington and was made colonel in 1862. From the time of the Battle of Jenkins Ferry onwards he commanded a brigade of 1,400 men including his own regiment and the 10th , 12th and 16th Missouri Infantry Regiment as well as the 9th Missouri Infantry Battalion.
Clark's infantry was joined by a six-gun-battery under command of Captain Alexander A. Lesueur.
Chapter II: Preparing an Invasion (Part 3)
The second division of Parsons' corps was commanded by Brigadier-General John Sappington Marmaduke. He was born near Arrow Rock, Missouri, March 14, 1833, and studied both at Yale and Harvard before being graduated from West Point in 1857. Resigning his United States commission in 1861, he was first a colonel in the Missouri militia, then lieutenant colonel of the 1st Arkansas Battalion, and colonel of the 3rd Confederate Infantry. Highly commended for his conduct at Shiloh and Prairie Grove, he was promoted brigadier-general to rank from November 15, 1862. Marmaduke twice raided into Missouri in 1863, and took part in the attack on Helena, Arkansas, in July of that year. During Price's defense of Little Rock in September, Marmaduke was in command of the former's cavalry. He there fought a duel with General L. M. Walker which resulted in the latter's death. His now dismounted cavalry division fielded about 3,900 men.
Marmaduke's first brigade was commanded by Colonel Colton Greene. He was born in South Carolina on July 7, 1833, and moved to Missouri after killimg a man in a duel. By 1857 he was living in St. Louis, where he was involved in politics with the state's Democratic Party and became a partner in a local business. Choosing to support the Confederate cause, Greene saw his first combat during the Battle of Wilson's Creek. In October, 1861, he was appointed colonel in the Missouri State Guard and later led the Confederate 7th District in Missouri after reforming it into a brigade. He participated in the Confederate defeat during the Battle of Pea Ridge and afterwards re-entered Missouri to collect and train a mounted force named the 3rd Missouri Cavalry. After being appointed colonel in the Confederate army in late 1862, Greene fought at Helena, along the Red River and in the Camden Expedition. His brigade of 1,200 men included his own regiment as well as the 4th, 7th, 8th and 10th Missouri Cavalry Regiments and the 14th Missouri Cavalry Battalion.
Colonel Thomas Roe Freeman commanded the second brigade in the division. Freeman was born in Benton, Scott County, Missouri on February 22, 1829 and entered Confederate service as a lieutenant in 1861. He was captured during a skirmish on February 14, 1862 and became a prisoner of war for eight months before being exchanged. In January, 1864, he organized Freeman's Cavalry Regiment with about 800 officers and men before receiving promotion to brigade command. His brigade fielded 2,700 men in his old unit , Fristoe's Missouri Cavalry Regiment and Ford's Missouri Cavalry Battalion.
Accompanying the division was a battery of six guns under Captain Samuel S. Harris.
The final division of Parsons' corps was led by Brigadier-General John Bullock Clark junior. He was born in Fayette, Missouri, January 14, 1831. Clark attended Fayette Academy and the University of Missouri, and after spending two years in California, was graduated from Harvard Law School in 1854. He engaged in the practice of law in Fayette until 1861, when he entered the Confederate army as a lieutenant. Soon made a captain of one of the companies of the 6th Missouri Infantry, he was a major at the battles of Carthage and Springfield, and with rank of colonel, commanded a brigade at Pea Ridge. Thereafter he served for some time under General Hindman, until his services in Missouri and Arkansas were at length rewarded by a commission as brigadier-general, to rank from March 6, 1864. His division counted 2,200 troops after the fighting at Pleasant Hill and Jenkins Ferry.
Clark's old brigade was commanded by Colonel Charles S. Mitchell. He was born in Franklin County, Virginia, on February 25, 1840. His family moved to Saline County, Missouri, in 1850, where he resided at the beginning of the war. Mitchell attended the Kemper Military Academy in Booneville and studied law in St. Louis until he returned home, where he enlisted in the Saline Jackson Guards as part of the Missouri State Guard. On August 8, 1862, he was elected colonel of that would become the 8th Missouri Infantry. He fought with his unit at Prairie Grove, Pleasant Hill and Jenkins Ferry and had recently married the daughter of Arkansas governor H. M. Rector when he was promoted to brigade command. His 800 men strong brigade incorporated the 8th and 9th Missouri Infantry Regiment and Ruffner's Missouri Infantry Battalion.
Colonel Simon Pierce Burns commanded the second brigade in the division. He was born in Logan County, Ohio, on January 1, 1834 and resided in Collin County, Texasm until shortly before the war. In 1861, he entered the Confederate army as a private soldier and was elected lieutenant of Company A, 11th Missouri Infantry, upon the reorganization of his command after the Battle of Oak Hill. Burns was elected lieutenant colonel of the regiment a few days after the Battle of Lexington and was made colonel in 1862. From the time of the Battle of Jenkins Ferry onwards he commanded a brigade of 1,400 men including his own regiment and the 10th , 12th and 16th Missouri Infantry Regiment as well as the 9th Missouri Infantry Battalion.
Clark's infantry was joined by a six-gun-battery under command of Captain Alexander A. Lesueur.
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