September 20, 1861
- Lexington finally fell to Confederate forces. Along with 1,600 prisoners, the Confederates also found $1 million – the Union forces payroll. Frémont’s perceived failure to help the Union defenders at Lexington badly counted against him in Washington DC.
A Chronological History of the Civil War in America1
- Surrender of Col. Mulligan at Lexington, Mo., after four days’ struggle with 2,500 men against 26,000 rebels under Gen. Price.
- Skirmish near Tuscumbia, Mo.
- A Chronological History of the Civil War in America by Richard Swainson Fisher, New York, Johnson and Ward, 1863