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210 Missouri Historical Review
Then the brigade swung to the right to join other forces
where the enemy was making a strong drive. In a tug-of-war
engagement of gain and loss the enemy finally gained several
houses, pouring out volley after volley of musketry. General
Brown and his staff rode forward at that time to encourage the
Union men, but a shot from a Confederate house wounded
Brown in the shoulder.
After 5 o'clock, the attack changed to the center of the
Union line. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Z. Cook of the
Iowa eighteenth and five companies arrived as reinforcements,
and before long it became dark and the enemy withdrew.
Dr. Melcher operated on General Brown's shoulder and
restored the use of the arm, perhaps saving the general's
life as well. He later received a personal letter from the
general thanking him for his medical care and for his cooperation in organizing the Quinine Brigade.
Dr. Melcher's usefulness did not end with the battle of
Springfield however, for he served to the end of the Civil war
and later in peace time took charge of the United States
marine hospital in St. Louis as a good doctor, a good organizer,
and a good army man.
MOHONGO'S STORY
If Mohongo, the Osage Indian woman who traveled from
Missouri to Europe in 1827, had kept a diary, her story would
eclipse many of the baffling dramas which emerge from today's
cinema world. Mohongo and five of her tribesmen were taken
to Europe by David Delaunay, a Frenchman who had lived
in St. Louis for twenty-five years, Paul Loise, an interpreter
who had participated in framing the treaty between the United
States and the Great and Little Osage nations in 1818, and
M. Tesson.
In Europe, curious crowds greeted the strangers from
far-off Missouri. They were received at the court of King
Charles X of France and showered with gifts. Misfortunes
came and the adventure of the Missouri Indians turned to
tragedy. After wandering almost three years in Europe as
objects of charity, Mohongo with her infant child who had

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Title	Missouri Historical Review, Volume 36 Issue 2, January 1942
Volume	36
Issue	2
Month	January
Year	1942
Publisher	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Publisher-Electronic	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Rights	Copyright The State Historical Society of Missouri, 2008
ISSN	0026-6581

Title	Page 210
Page Number	210
Article Title	Missouriana
Volume	36
Issue	2
Month	January
Year	1942
Publisher	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Publisher-Electronic	The State Historical Society of Missouri
Rights	Copyright The State Historical Society of Missouri, 2009
ISSN	0026-6582
Transcription	210 Missouri Historical Review Then the brigade swung to the right to join other forces where the enemy was making a strong drive. In a tug-of-war engagement of gain and loss the enemy finally gained several houses, pouring out volley after volley of musketry. General Brown and his staff rode forward at that time to encourage the Union men, but a shot from a Confederate house wounded Brown in the shoulder. After 5 o'clock, the attack changed to the center of the Union line. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Z. Cook of the Iowa eighteenth and five companies arrived as reinforcements, and before long it became dark and the enemy withdrew. Dr. Melcher operated on General Brown's shoulder and restored the use of the arm, perhaps saving the general's life as well. He later received a personal letter from the general thanking him for his medical care and for his cooperation in organizing the Quinine Brigade. Dr. Melcher's usefulness did not end with the battle of Springfield however, for he served to the end of the Civil war and later in peace time took charge of the United States marine hospital in St. Louis as a good doctor, a good organizer, and a good army man. MOHONGO'S STORY If Mohongo, the Osage Indian woman who traveled from Missouri to Europe in 1827, had kept a diary, her story would eclipse many of the baffling dramas which emerge from today's cinema world. Mohongo and five of her tribesmen were taken to Europe by David Delaunay, a Frenchman who had lived in St. Louis for twenty-five years, Paul Loise, an interpreter who had participated in framing the treaty between the United States and the Great and Little Osage nations in 1818, and M. Tesson. In Europe, curious crowds greeted the strangers from far-off Missouri. They were received at the court of King Charles X of France and showered with gifts. Misfortunes came and the adventure of the Missouri Indians turned to tragedy. After wandering almost three years in Europe as objects of charity, Mohongo with her infant child who had

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