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5 days ago · The Battle of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River – forming the border between Missouri and Tennessee – during the American Civil War, lasting from February 28 to April 8, 1862.
- Union victory
2 days ago · In 1862 the armed forces of the United States undertook the first massive campaigns to defeat the southern Confederacy. Better organization, training, and leadership would be displayed on both sides as the combat became more intense.
5 days ago · The battle lasted almost three hours before McNeil’s forces secured the town, “capturing numerous prisoners, and driving away the remaining Confederates.” From the Report of Col. John McNeil, Second Missouri Cavalry (Militia): The artillery opened, throwing shot and shell into the cornfields, gardens, and houses where the enemy were ...
4 days ago · December 18, 1861 in Milford, Missouri - On December 18, a large Union force, commanded by Brig. Gen. John Pope, surprised a poorly led force of Confederate regulars and militia near Milford at the Shawnee Mound. The Federals captured just over 1,300 Confederate troops.
3 days ago · Steven J. Tucker passed away peacefully in his home in Fairbury on Aug. 6, 2024, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born to Ethel and Tim Tucker on March 6, 1948, in Omaha, NE. He ...
4 days ago · These troops started moving to Liberty. At the same time, Union Lt. Col. John Scott led a small force (500 men of the 3rd Iowa Infantry, about 70 Missouri Home Guards, and one 6-pound smoothbore cannon) from guarding the railroad at Cameron on 15 September, towards Liberty.
6 days ago · December 28, 1861 in Mount Zion Church, Missouri. Brig. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss led a Union force of 5 mounted companies and 2 companies of Birge's sharpshooters into Boone County to protect the North Missouri Railroad and overawe secessionist sentiment there.
