SPRINGFIELD, MO
\spɹˈɪŋfiːld], \spɹˈɪŋfiːld], \s_p_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ_f_iː_l_d]\
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Occupied by Brown with 2400 Federal militia in 1862-63. Marmaduke, commanding 4000 Confederates, appeared suddenly January 8, 1863, from Arkansas, and fell upon Brown's outposts. The latter's five earthworks were speedily destroyed. Brown fought gallantly from ten o'clock till dark. Marmaduke then withdrew, having lost over 200 men. Brown's loss was even more severe. He himself lost his right arm.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.