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The battle site was established as Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Park on April 22, 1960, [10] and was re-designated a National Battlefield on December 16, 1970. [11] The battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. [12]
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield , Missouri .
The following Confederate States Army units [1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. Though identified with the Confederates, the Missouri State Guard were technically an independent army, as Missouri had not yet seceded, and were not folded into ...
On 10 August 1861 in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 5,400 Union soldiers with 16 guns under Nathaniel Lyon attacked 10,175 Confederate troops with 15 guns led by Sterling Price, Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, and McCulloch. [5] Lyon's attack was a complete surprise.
The following Union Army units [1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
Battle of Wilson's Creek order of battle: Union This article includes an American Civil War orders of battle-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield for Park Day April 6, sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust, offered a chance for local community groups and individual volunteers to make a difference ...
Republic, Missouri: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. Official Military History of Kansas Regiments During the War for the Suppression of the Great Rebellion. Leavenworth, Kansas: W. S. Burke. 1870. Piston, William Garrett; Hatcher, Richard W. (2000). Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill ...