NATIONAL ARMY ENCAMPMENT NEAR ROLLA

Kk LESLIES ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER Frs 1 1862 THE WAR IN MISSOURI ENCAMPMENT OF THE NATIONAL ARMY NEAR RULLAFROM A SKETCH BY OUR SPECIAL ARTIST WITH GEN HALLECKS COMMAND THE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT NEAR ROLLA MO Tux city of Rolla has been famous since the death of the heroic Lyon when the scattered forces of that glorious but disastrous day under the guidance of Gen Sie made this their first secure resting place. Our illustrations on this page are particularly interesting as they take in the last encampment of the National army showing the positions of hief divisions of Ger hboth Siegel and Wy mans name brated in our paper Rolla is on the direct route of the railroad from St Louis to Springfield being about mid way between those cities Itis about 60 miles from Pilot Knob and 50 miles from Jefferson City Its position on the railroad had given it a great start in prosperity which the present rebellion has entirely crushed. The citizens of the once thriving city of Rolla will curse the day when they were led to follow the Secession flag. Our Artist says The high rolling country around Rolla is admirably adapted for acamping ground Fine.