Wilsons Creek/Oak Hill missed opportunity for the CS?

[Borderruffian]

Originally Posted by Ozark Iron John

You are right. I regret that I let myself get distracted by the unconstitutionality of the actions of that monster Lyons who got what he so Rightly deserved at the Battle of Oak Hill.

Frankly given the time and conflict, Lyons was pretty restrained if you compare it to what transpired in Missouri after his death when the Union forces were unleashed by Fremont.

IMO Lyon was a veteran officer responding to a threat and he did it in a decisive manner.

[Borderruffian]

Originally Posted by Borderruffian

It has always been my understanding (and I could be wrong, it's happened before) that McCullochs troops had been mustered in to CS service as volunteer units in Arkansas prior to his advance into Missouri.

Okay figured I'd clear this up.

In McCullochs Confederate Brigade the following were mustered into Confederate Service

Greers South Kansas-Texas Cavalry
3rd Lousiana Infantry
1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles

The other units, were Arkansas Units were State Troops placed under McCullochs command by the Gov of Arkansas.

The Troops in Pearces Brigade were all Arkansas State Troops not mustered in to Confederate Service as of yet. But had also been placed under McCullochs command.