Episode 43: SGT William H. Tunnard and the 3rd Louisiana at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek

At the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, 10 August 1861, SGT William H. Tunnard and the 3^rd Louisiana advanced north against an artillery battery which opened upon them only to run into a Battalion of US Infantry. After being repulsed, the regiment hastened south to face a Union Brigade marching from the south.

Sources used for this episode:

Tunnard, William H. A Southern Record. The History of the Third Regiment Louisiana Infantry. Baton Rouge, 1866. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t8kd1r57h&seq=9.

Scott, Robert N. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser. 1, vol. 3. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079597021&view=1up&seq=3.