Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.
Category: Missouri
The Confederate Exit from Missouri
Federal forces push Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guards out of their home state, where they join a new army and prepare to counterattack.
Severe Punishments are the Only Remedies
Henry W. Halleck issues General Orders as part of his Federal program to suppress alleged disloyalty in Missouri.
The Blackwater Creek Engagement
Federals under John Pope overwhelm a force of Missouri State Guards and demoralize secessionists in the western part of the state.
All My Ends Have Been My Country’s
Sterling Price sends another message to Jefferson Davis asking him to provide more support for their secessionist cause in Missouri.
The Battle of Belmont
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal army narrowly escapes destruction in southwestern Missouri but gains important battle experience.