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Engagement at Fredericktown, also known as the Battle of Fredericktown, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on October 21, 1861, in Madison County, Missouri. The Union victory consolidated control of southeastern Missouri .
September 16, 2024. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, located near Republic, Missouri, preserves the site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Fought on August 10, 1861, the battle was the first major American Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River. In the battle, a Confederate army commanded by Benjamin McCulloch and Sterling Price ...
Operations about Ironton and Fredericktown, Mo., October 12–21, 1861. Engagement at Fredericktown-Ironton February 21. Duty in southeast Missouri until March 1862. Ordered to Pilot Knob, then marched to Reeve's Station March 23–27. Moved to Pocahontas, Ark., April 5–11, then to Jacksonport May 3, and to Batesville March 24.
Price's Missouri Expedition (August 29 – December 2, 1864), also known as Price's Raid or Price's Missouri Raid, was an unsuccessful Confederate cavalry raid through Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. Led by Confederate Major General Sterling Price, the campaign aimed to recapture ...
Lexington Garrison-3,500 Missouri State Guard-15,000 800 KIA, 1,000 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Blue Mills Landing: September 17, 1861 Clay County: American Civil War Union-600, Missouri State Guard-3,500 126 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Fredericktown: October 21, 1861 Madison ...
Fredericktown is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Missouri, United States, [5] in the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois Mountains. The population was 4,429 at the 2020 census, [6] up from 3,985 in 2010. The city is surrounded on three sides (east, west, and south) by the easternmost parcel of the Mark Twain National Forest.
Location within Missouri. 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. In August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops ...
The 11th Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Missouri, and mustered in for three years on August 6, 1861. [2] In its early history, the regiment was known as the "Missouri Rifles". [1] Moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, August 16, 1861.