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Gen Lyon marching to engage Gen McCullough at Wilson's Creek

Gen Lyon marching to engage Gen McCullough at Wilson's Creek

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SPRINGFIELD, MO—Multiple reports that Union General Nathaniel Lyon is marching his 5,400 men from Springfield to Wilson’s Creek to engage Gen. Ben McCullough’s 11,000 Confederate troops.

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