Joseph O. “Jo” Shelby’s Confederate “Iron Brigade” enters Missouri and conducts the longest raid of the war.
Category: Missouri
The Burnt District
Thomas Ewing, commanding the Federal District of the Border between Missouri and Kansas, issues repressive orders that threaten to escalate the bitter partisan war in the region even further.
Marmaduke’s Raid: Hartville
John S. Marmaduke’s Confederates clash with Federals during their raid on Federal supply depots in southwestern Missouri.
Marmaduke’s Raid: Springfield
John S. Marmaduke leads a Confederate force from Little Rock, Arkansas, to raid Federal supply depots in southwestern Missouri.
The Newtonia Engagement
Confederates try to re-enter Missouri from Arkansas, and a fierce skirmish results.
The Fall of Island Number Ten
Federal army and navy forces capture a key stronghold on the Mississippi River.