Trans-Mississippi Theater Of The American Civil War timeline
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Battle of Cotton Plant
The Battle of Cotton Plant (also known as the Battle of Hill's Plantation or the Battle of Cache River) occurred on July 7, 1862 in Woodruff... Read more
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Battle of Apache Pass - Union Soldiers Fight Apache Warriors
The Battle of Apache Pass was fought at Apache Pass in Arizona, United States, between Apache warriors and the California Column as it marched from... Read more
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Battle of Moore's Mill
The Battle of Moore’s Mill was an American Civil War battle that took place in northeast Missouri on July 28, 1862 along Auxvasse Creek near modern... Read more
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Battle of Kirksville
The Battle of Kirksville was a battle in the American Civil War, fought near the town of Kirksville, Missouri, on August 6, 1862. The Union victory... Read more
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Battle of Compton's Ferry - Confederate Recruiting Efforts Suppressed
The Battle of Compton's Ferry (also known as Little Compton Ferry) was an action during the American Civil War, occurring August 11, 1862, along... Read more
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First Battle of Independence, MO - Confederate Dominance near Kansas City Strengthened
Description: On August 11, 1862, Col. J.T. Hughes’s Confederate force, including William Quantrill, attacked Independence, at dawn, in two columns... Read more
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Battle of Lone Jack
The Battle of Lone Jack was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on August 15 – August 16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle... Read more
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First Battle of Newtonia - Confederate Artillery Bombards Union Forces
The First Battle of Newtonia was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on September 30, 1862 in Newton County, Missouri. Following the... Read more
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First Battle of Galveston
The First Battle of Galveston was a naval engagement fought on October 4, 1862 near the city of Galveston, Texas between forces from the Union Navy... Read more
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Battle of Old Fort Wayne
Description: Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt and his troops attacked Col. Douglas H. Cooper and his Confederate command on Beatties Prairie near Old Fort... Read more
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Skirmish at Island Mound
The Skirmish at Island Mound was a skirmish of the American Civil War, occurring from October 27 to October 29, 1862, in Bates County, Missouri.... Read more
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Battle of Clark's Mill
Description: Having received reports that Confederate troops were in the area, Capt. Hiram E. Barstow, Union commander at Clark’s Mill, sent a... Read more
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Battle of Cane Hill
The Battle of Cane Hill was fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas. Union troops under Brig. Gen.... Read more
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Battle of Prairie Grove - Union Secures Northwest Arkansas
The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially... Read more
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Second Battle of Galveston
Description: Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder, who became the Confederate commander of military forces in Texas on November 29, 1862, gave the recapture... Read more
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Second Battle of Springfield
The Second Battle of Springfield was a battle in the American Civil War fought January 8, 1863, in Springfield, Missouri. It is sometimes known as... Read more
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Battle of Hartville
Description: John S. Marmaduke led a Confederate raid into Missouri in early January 1863. This movement was two-pronged. Col. Joseph C. Porter led... Read more
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Battle of Cape Girardeau - General Marmaduke's Second Missouri Raid Brought to an End
Description: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke sought to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil, with his combined force of about 2,000 men, at Bloomfield,... Read more
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Battle of Chalk Bluff - Marmaduke Abandons Offensive
Description: Union Brig. Gen. William Vandever pursued Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke to Chalk Bluff, where the Confederates hoped to cross the St.... Read more
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Battle of Cabin Creek - Union Forces Maintain Indian Territory Presence
Description: Col. James M. Williams of the First Kansas Colored Infantry led a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma... Read more
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Battle of Honey Springs
Description: Union and Confederate troops had frequently skirmished in the vicinity of Honey Springs Depot. The Union commander in the area, Maj.... Read more
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Second Battle of Sabine Pass
The Second Battle of Sabine Pass took place on September 8, 1863, and was the result of a Union expedition into Confederate-controlled Texas during... Read more
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Battle of Bayou Forche - Little Rock Falls to Union Troops
Description: On September 10, 1863, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele, Army of Arkansas commander, sent Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson’s cavalry division across... Read more
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Battle of Baxter Springs - Quantrill's Raiders Massacre Union Black Troops
Description: After conducting many raids in Kansas, including the massacre at Lawrence, Quantrill decided to winter in Texas. Along with other... Read more
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Battle of Pine Bluff
Description: At 8:00 am, October 25, Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s... Read more
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