William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Civil War Service
In the later part of the 19th and early 20th centuries, William Cody was one of the most famous people in the world. Nicknamed Buffalo Bill from his time supplying buffalo meat to workers...
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Battle and Siege of Lexington Missouri 1861 Facts and Trivia
Date: September 18th-20th, 1861 Location: Approximately 40 miles east of Kansas City, in Lafayette County, Missouri Approximate Troop Strength: Union 3,500; Missouri State Guard (Confederate) 15,000. Commanders: Colonel James Mulligan (Union), Major General Sterling...
Captain James Totten’s and Lieutenant John V. DuBois’ Artillery Batteries at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
On August 10th, 1861, Union and Confederate forces engaged in the second major battle of the Civil War, when U.S troops under Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon engaged Missouri and Arkansas troops under Generals Sterling...
Lieutenant Colonel John Scott’s Report on the Battle of Blue Mills Landing, Missouri
After defeating Union forces at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, in August 1861, Major General Sterling Price began moving his pro Confederate Missouri State Guard north in an effort to secure control of...
Major General Frederick Steele’s Division In the Assault on Vicksburg May 22nd, 1863
As his army began to arrive at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 18th, 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant decided to attack the city’s defenses immediately. Grant believed that the Confederates were demoralized by recent...
The Battle of Dry Wood Creek
Shortly after the Union defeat at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in August 1861, Confederate General Sterling Price marched his 10,000 man Missouri State Guard north from southwest Missouri toward the Missouri River valley....
Brigadier General Michael K. Lawler’s Brigade at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Following the Union victory at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi on May 16th, 1863, Confederate forces retreated west towards Vicksburg, reaching the Big Black River that night. Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, commander...
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Benteen’s Brigade at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas
After Major General Sterling Price’s ambitious raid through Missouri was stopped with the Union victory at the Battle of Westport Near Kansas City on October 23rd, 1864, the Confederate commander turned his forces south...