John S. Marmaduke’s Confederates clash with Federals during their raid on Federal supply depots in southwestern Missouri.
Category: 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.
Preparing to Attack Island Number Ten
John Pope readies his Federal army to capture strategic Island Number 10 on the Mississippi River with naval support.
The Fall of New Madrid
Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.