SAKALSKY'S BATTERY ON BLOODY HILL AT WILSON CREEK

Sakalsky's Battery was at the top of Bloody Hill and held Totten's right flank. Their right flank, however, was in the air because the federal cavalry that was supposed to be protecting it did not show up. This exposed flank was the reason why the federals decided to withdraw from the fight.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

April 15th 2020
THE LION OF MISSOURI As part of the Missouri Compromise in 1820 the State of Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave holding state. Slavery was part of their statehood charter. When the Civil War fetched loose in 1861 Missouri did not have to secede from the union in order to keep its slaves. In the same election that Uncle Abe Lincoln ascended to the Presidency a perfidious bastar ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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