America's Civil War Source
A resource for those interested in the study of America's Civil War
Friday
August 9, 1861
Confederate and Union Forces are Moving in Missouri

Union forces under Brigidier Nathanial Lyon are on the move in Missouri near Springfield, Missouri.
Confederate forces under General Sterling Price and General Ben McCulloch are moving towards the Union
forces. The Union forces number 5, 400 and the Confederate forces number 11, 000. Both groups are made
up of raw troops.