At the outbreak of war, he joined the Confederate forces under General Thomas Green, and fought at the Battle of Lexington before being sent back by General Sterling Price to recruit in Northeast Missouri with Joseph C. Porter in the spring of 1862.
He joined the Confederate forces under General Thomas Green. This was at the outbreak of war. He fought at the Battle of Lexington before. This was at the outbreak of war. He was being sent back by General Sterling Price to recruit in Northeast Missouri with Joseph C. Porter in the spring of 1862. This was at the outbreak of war.