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The Battle of Carthage, also known as the Engagement near Carthage, took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5, 1861, near Carthage, Missouri. The experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on keeping Missouri within the Union .
The Battle of Carthage State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Carthage, Missouri.The 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) site preserves one of the skirmish sites of the Battle of Carthage which took place in 1861 as one of the first battles of the American Civil War. [3]
American Civil War Benton County Home Guard-600, Missouri State Guard-300 43 KIA, 85 WIA, 25 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Carthage: July 5, 1861 Near Carthage: American Civil War Union-1,100, Missouri State Guard-6,000 244 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Dug Springs: August 2, 1861
Battle of Carthage (disambiguation) 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.
Missouri in the American Civil War; References. Hinze, David C. & Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861 ...
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908. Piston, William Garrett and Richard W. Hatcher III, Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. The University of North Carolina Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-8078-2515-0; Attribution
Altogether, the Missouri State Guard included over 2,000 unarmed men who did not participate in the battle. See also. American Civil War portal; Missouri in the American Civil War; References. Hinze, David C. & Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861 (Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing Company), 1997.
The Battle of Carthage, Missouri: First Trans-Mississippi Conflict of the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-6959-8 .