Gen. Price’s division was composed of the following subdivisions:—
| Division. | Infantry. | Cavalry. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen. J. S. Rains’ | 1,306 | 1,200 | 2,506 |
| Gen. W. Y. Slack’s | 659 | 234 | 884 |
| Gen. J. H. McBride’s | —— | —— | 605 |
| Gen. M. M. Parsons’ | 256 | 406 | 662 |
| Gen. John B. Clark’s (sr.) | 376 | 250 | 626 |
| 3,193 | 2,090 | 5,283 | |
| And Bledsoe’s and Guibor’s batteries, probably | 150 | ||
| Grand total of Price’s Missourians.[13] | 5,433 | ||
July 30, at Cassville, Gen. McCulloch reported his force and that of Gen. Pearce, as numbering in aggregate 5,700, “nearly all well armed.” (Rebellion Records, vol. 3, series I, p. 622). Gen. Pearce loaned the Missourians six hundred stand of arms. Afterwards, McCulloch received Greer’s South Kansas Texas cavalry of 1,100 men, and one or two independent companies from Arkansas, making his and Pearce’s forces combined, number about 7,000 men. In round numbers the Southern troops numbered about 12,000 at the battle of Wilson’s Creek; the Federal or Union forces, 5,000.
THE FEDERAL LOSS.
As officially reported, and on file at this day, was as follows:
| Command. | Killed. | Wounded. | Missing. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Kansas Volunteers, | 77 | 187 | 20 |
| Second Kansas Volunteers, | 5 | 59 | 6 |
| First Missouri Volunteers, | 76 | 208 | 11 |
| First Iowa Volunteers, | 13 | 138 | 4 |
| Capt. Plummer’s Battalion, | 19 | 52 | 9 |
| Company D, 1st Cavalry, Capt. Elliott, | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Capt. Steele’s Battalion, | 15 | 44 | 2 |
| Capt. Carr’s Company, | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Capt. Wood’s Company Kansas Rangers, | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Capt. Wright’s Dade County Home Guard, | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Capt. Totten’s Battery, | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Capt. Dubois’ Battery, | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Col. Sigel’s Regiment, 3d Missouri, | 13 | 15 | 27 |
| Col. Salomon’s Regiment, 5th Missouri, | 13 | 38 | 15 |
| Total | 235 | 754 | 102 |
Of the wounded forty-eight are known to have died of their injuries afterward, making the actual loss in killed 283.
The principal Federal officers killed were Gen. Lyon; Capt. Carey Gratz, 1st Missouri; Capt. A. L. Mason, 1st Iowa.
Wounded.—Gen. Sweeney; Col. Deitzler, 1st Kansas, (twice); Col. Mitchell, 2d Kansas; Lieut. Col. Merritt, 1st Iowa; Lieut. Col. Andrews, 1st Missouri; Adjt. Waldron, 1st Iowa; Capt. Plummer, of the regulars.