As Curtis began his advance toward Springfield, the weather and terrain compounded the logistical problems his troops were facing. Curtis was fortunate to have an experienced quartermaster, Captain Phillip Sheridan, who would ensure provisions kept up with the army. A long supply line would present its own problems and risks, added to by the challenges of foraging in the rugged Ozark region. The army would have to travel light, and Curtis issued a detailed list of what soldiers should carry, applying the same limits to the wagons. The railroad ended at Rolla, a hundred miles away from Springfield, and Curtis would rely on wagons to transport supplies beyond that point. Curtis in command of the Army of the Southwest, a force of about 12,000 men.
His hope was that a winter campaign would catch the rebels off guard, and on December 25,1861, Halleck placed Brigadier General Samuel R. Halleck, a determined strategist, believed that time was of the essence, and that Union forces should strike a blow against the western Confederacy at once. Louis, the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard under Sterling Price firmly held its ground near Springfield, in the southwest corner of the state. Halleck commander of the Department of Missouri. On November 19, President Lincoln appointed Major General Henry W. Minter turned eighteen two days before the regiment left Springfield. On November 13 the regiment left Springfield, arriving in Rolla on November 19. Louis on August 23 for Jefferson City, then it was on to Springfield. The regiment had been on the march since leaving St. Coler, was first attached to the Department of Missouri, and later to the Army of the Southwest under Brigadier General Samuel R. The 25th Illinois, under the command of Colonel William N. James Noah’s compassionate and calm nature had been a place of refuge for Minter and his younger siblings after their mother’s death, and it was a constant he still relied on. While he worried about his own welfare, Minter was more concerned about his brother’s. Parting ways with James Noah had been difficult.
James Noah mustered in four days earlier with the 8th Illinois Infantry Regiment, and assigned to Company K. On August 5, 1861, Minter mustered in with the 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was assigned to Company I. Minter’s eldest brother, James Noah, was working nearby at the farm of their aunt and uncle when he enlisted, and Minter enlisted a few days later. The McNaught farm was prosperous and lively and had been a favorite stopping place for the lawyers of the 8th Judicial Circuit, which included Abraham Lincoln. After the death of Minter’s mother in March of 1854, Minter and his siblings spent a great deal of time with their mother’s sister, Nancy (Franklin), who was married to George McNaught.
Beyond their political views, the two families were tied to Lincoln by friendship. It was logic it was pathos it was enthusiasm it was justice, equity, truth, and right set ablaze by the divine fires of a soul maddened by the wrong it was hard, heavy, knotty, gnarly, backed with wrath.” Those who experienced this moment in history included Minter’s uncle, George McNaught, and likely other members of the Bray and Franklin families.
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William Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner, was present and shared his impression, “ His speech was full of fire and energy and force. The delegates and supporters who had crowded into the third floor of Major’s Hall were spellbound by Lincoln’s eloquence, but unfortunately there is no written record of the speech. Our Minter Franklin Bray was twelve years old and living with his father and younger siblings in Martin Township on the outskirts of Bloomington, Illinois when Abraham Lincoln delivered his “Lost Speech” during the first Republican State Convention in downtown Bloomington on May 29, 1856. ”Eugene B Payne, Captain, 37th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The rebel yell was nowhere in comparison. “ That beautiful charge I shall never forget with banners streaming, with drums beating, and our long line of blue coats advancing upon the double quick, with their deadly bayonets gleaming in the sunlight, and every man and officer yelling at the top of his lungs.
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