Battle Of Lexington MO Civil War

On Sept. 12, 1861, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price arrived with advanced proportions of his Missouri State Guard. The size of Price's army was approximately 15,000. Awaiting him were 3,500 Union soldiers commanded by Col. James Mulligan of the Illinois Irish Brigade. His troops had been preparing for conflict by building a complex maze of pits and double-row trenches. Mulligan received orders to hold Lexington at all hazards. Although he knew Price had superior numbers and ammunition, Mulligan was confident that he would receive the reinforcements he had requested. To Price's ultimatum for surrender, Mulligan responded, "If you want us, you must take us…"
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