æt ðə tˈaɪm, kˈɜːnəl dˈʌɡləz ˈeɪtʃ. kˈuːpɚɹ ænd hɪz ˈɪndiən bɹɪɡˈeɪd wɜː stˈeɪʃənd nˌɪɹ nuːtˈoʊniə, mɪzˈʊɹɹi, pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ tə mˈuːv tə spɹˈɪŋfiːld, mɪzˈʊɹɹi.
At the time, Colonel Douglas H. Cooper and his Indian Brigade were stationed near Newtonia, Missouri, preparing to move to Springfield, Missouri.