Civil War Battles & Skirmishes in Missouri

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Civil war Battles and Skirmishes in Missouri.

Liberty, Seizure of US Arsenal by Confederates, 20 Apr 1861
Kansas City, Seizure of Property, 04 May 1861
St. Louis, Capture of Camp Jackson, 10 May 1861
St. Louis, Riot at Corner of 5th and Walnut Streets, 10 May 1861
Jefferson City, Capture of, 14 June 1861
Boonville, 17 Jun 1861
Independence, 17 Jun 1861
Camp Cole (Cole Camp, MO), 18 June 1861
Farmington, 04 Jul 1861
Carthage, 05 Jul 1861
Neosho, 05 Jul 1861
Monroe Station, 09 & 11 Jul 1861
Mexico, 15 Jul 1861
Wentzville, Northern Railroad, 15-17 Jul 1861
Millsville, 16 Jul 1861
Fulton, 17 Jul 1861
Martinsburg, 17 Jul 1861
Parkersville, 17-19 Jul 1861
Harrisonville, 18-19 Jul 1861
Martinsburg, 18 Jul 1861
Forsyth, 22 Jul 1861
Aetna, 22 Jul 1861
Blue Mills, 24 Jul 1861
Harrisonville, 25 Jul 1861
Dug Springs, 25 Jul 1861
Lane's Prarie, near Rolla, 26 Jul 1861
McCulla's Store, 27 Jul 1861
Harrisonville, 27 Jul 1861
New Madrid, Occupation of by Confederates, 28 Jul 1861
Edina, 01 Aug 1861
Dug Springs, 02 Aug 1861
McCulla's Store, 03 Aug 1861
Athens, 05 Aug 1861
Wilson's Creek, (Oak Hills, Springfield) 10 Aug 1861
Potosi, 10 Aug 1861
Hamburg, 11 Aug 1861
Brunswick, 17 Aug 1861
Hunnewell and Palmyra, 17 Aug 1861
Klepsford, 19 Aug 1861
Charleston, (Bird's Point) 19-20 Aug 1861
Lookout Station, 20 Aug 1861
Jonesboro, 21-22 Aug 1861
Medoc, 23 Aug 1861
Lexington, 28 Aug 1861
Ball's Mill, 28 Aug 1861
Morse's Mill, 28 Aug 1861
Bennett's Mills, (Bennight's Mills) 01 Sep 1861
Dallas, 02 Sep 1861
Drywood Creek, 02 Sep 1861
Shelbina, 04 Sep 1861
Papinville, 05 Sep 1861
Monticello Bridge, 06 Sep 1861
Lexington, Defense of, 11 Sep 1861
Black River, near Ironton, 12 Sep 1861
Booneville, 13 Sep 1861
Lexington, 13-20 Sep 1861
St. Joseph, Capture of, 13 Sep 1861
Boonville, 13 Sep 1861
Old Randolph, 14 Sep 1861
Liberty, 17 Sep 1861
Morristown, (Merristown) 17 Sep 1861
Blue Mills, 17 Sep 1861
Glasgow, 19 Sep 1861
Osceola, 20 Sep 1861
Lexington, Surrender of, 20 Sep 1861
Papinsville, 21-22 Sep 1861
Elliott's Mills, Camp Crittenden, 22 Sep 1861
Osceola, 22 Sep 1861
Belmont, Hunter's Farm, 26 Sep 1861
Lucas Bend, 26 Sep 1861
Norfolk, Shanghai 27 Sep 1861
Butler, 01 Oct 1861
West Point, 05 Oct 1861
Cameron, Ray County, 12 Oct 1861
Clintonville, 12 Oct 1861
Pomme de Terre, 13 Oct 1861
Beckwith Farm, (12 miles from Bird's Point), 13 Oct 1861
Wet Glaize, 13 Oct 1861
Underwood's Farm, near Bird's Point, 14 Oct 1861
Rush Creek Road, 14 Oct 1861
Linn Creek, 14 Oct 1861
Big River Bridge, near Potosi, 15 Oct 1861
Linn Creek, 16 Oct 1861
Lexington, 16 Oct 1861
Warsaw, 16 Oct 1861
Frederickton, 17-21 Oct 1861
Warrensburg, 18 Oct 1861
Big Hurricane Creek, 19 Oct 1861
Ironton, 21 Oct 1861
Buffalo Mills, 22 Oct 1861
Springfield, 25 Oct 1861
Plattsburg, Clinton County, 27 Oct 1861
Spring Hill, 27 Oct 1861
Renick, Randolph County, 01 Nov 1861
Little Santa Fe, 06 Nov 1861
Belmont, 07 Nov 1861
Little Blue, 11 Nov 1861
Warrensburg, 18 Nov 1861
Palmyra, 18 Nov 1861
Price's Landing, 18 Nov 1861
Butler, 20 Nov 1861
Little Santa Fe, 20 Nov 1861
Warsaw, Destruction of the US Stores, 21 Nov 1861
Lancaster, 24 Nov 1861
Johnstown, 24 Nov 1861
Independence, Little Blue, 26 Nov 1861
Black Walnut Creek, near Sedalia, 29 Nov 1861
Grand River, 30 Nov 1861
Shanghai, 01 Dec 1861
Salem, Dent County, 03 Dec 1861
Dunksburg, near Sedalia, 04 Dec 1861
Union Mills, 09 Dec 1861
Bertrand, 11 Dec 1861
Charleston, 12 Dec 1861
Milford, Shawnee Mound or Blackwater Creek, 18 Dec 1861
Blackwater, 19 Dec 1861
Hudson, 21 Dec 1861
Dayton, 23 Dec 1861
Wadesburg, 24 Dec 1861
Mount Zion Church, Boone County, 28 Dec 1861
Commerce, Descent on, 29 Dec 1861
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Hunnewell, 03 Jan 1862
Calhoun, Green County, 04 Jan 1862
Charlestown, 08 Jan 1862
Silver Creek (Roan's Tan Yard), Randolph County, 08 Jan 1862
Columbus, 09 Jan 1862
Bird's Point, 10 Jan 1862
Occupation of Lebanon, 22 Jan 1862
Knob Noster, 22 Jan 1862
Bloomfield, 06 Feb 1862
Bolivar, 08 Feb 1862
Occupation of Doniphan, -- Feb 1862
Marshfield, 09 Feb 1862
Springfield, 12 & 13 Feb 1862
Crane Creek, 14 Feb 1862
Flat Creek, 15 Feb 1862
Keytesville, 17 Feb 1862
Sugar Creek, 17 Feb 1862
Independence, 18 Feb 1862
West Plains, 19 Feb 1862
Bentonville, 19 Feb 1862
Independence, 23 Feb 1862
Mingo Creek, 24 Feb 1862
New Madrid, 24 Feb 1862
Keytesville, Barry County, 25 Feb 1862
New Madrid, Siege, 28 Feb-April 8 1862
Sykestown, 01 Mar 1862
New Madrid, 02, 03, 05, & 06 Mar 1862
Point Pleasant, 07 Mar 1862
Bows Creek, 07 Mar 1862
Fox Creek, 07 Mar 1862
Big Creek, 09 Mar 1862
Mountain Grove Seminary, 09 Mar 1862
Mountain Grove, 09 Mar 1862
Lexington, Lafayette County, 10 Mar 1862
New Madrid, 11, 12, 13, & 14 Mar 1862
Near Lebanon, 12 Mar 1862
Marshall, 15 & 16 Mar 1862
Riddell's Point, 17 Mar 1862
Point Pleasant, 18 Mar 1862
Leesville, 19 Mar 1862
McKay's Farm, 21 Mar 1862
Little Santa Fe, 22 Mar 1862
Post Oak Creek, 22 Mar 1862
Independence, 22 Mar 1862
Sink Pole Woods, 23 Mar 1862
Carthage, 23 Mar 1862
Monagan Springs, 25 Mar 1862
Post Oak Creek, 26 Mar 1862
Gouge's Mill, 26 Mar 1862
Humansville, Polk Co, 26 Mar 1862
Warrensburg, 26 Mar 1862
Warrensburg, 28 Mar 1862
Blackwater, near Warrensburg, 29 Mar 1862
Clinton, 30 Mar 1862
Pink Hill, 31 Mar 1862
Little Sni, 01 Apr 1862
Putnam's Ferry, near Doniphan, 01 Apr 1862
Walkersville, 02 Apr 1862
Doniphan, 04 Apr 1862
Warrensburg, 08 Apr 1862
Warsaw, 08 Apr 1862
Jackson, 09 Apr 1862
Shiloh, 11 Apr 1862
Little Blue River, 12 Apr 1862
Santa Fe Road, 14 Apr 1862
Diamond Grove, 14 Apr 1862
Montavallo, 14 Apr 1862
Walkersville, 14 Apr 1862
Blackwater, 16 Apr 1862
Warsaw, 17 Apr 1862
Osage near Monagan Springs, 25 Apr 1862
Neosha, 26 Apr 1862
Turnback Creek, 26 Apr 1862
Warsaw, 28 Apr 1862
Licking, 04 May 1862
Horse Creek, 07 May 1862
Bloomfield, 10 May 1862
Chalk Bluffs, 15 May 1862
Butler, Bates County, 15 May 1862
Independence, 16 May 1862
Florida, Salt River, Monroe County, 22 May 1862
Crow's Station, 26 May 1862
Butler, 26 May 1862
Monagan Springs, near Osceola, 27 May 1862
Neosho, 31 May 1862
Rensey's Ferry, 31 May 1862
Waynesville, 31 May 1862
Salt River, near Florida, 31 May 1862
Eleven Points, 01 Jun 1862
Little Blue, Jackson County, 02 Jun 1862
Sedalia, 05 Jun 1862
Deepwater, 11 Jun 1862
Pink Hill, 11 Jun 1862
Cassville, 11 Jun 1862
Eminence, 17 Jun 1862
Warrensburg, 17 Jun 1862
Hambright Station, 18 Jun 1862
Raytown, 23 Jun 1862
Pineville, 23 Jun 1862
Cherry Grove, 26 Jun 1862
Pittman's Ferry, -- Jul 1862
Cherry Grove, 01 Jul 1862
Salem, 06 Jul 1862
Inman's Hollow, 07 Jul 1862
Newark, 07 Jul 1862
Black Run or River, 08 Jul 1862
Pleasant Hill, 08 Jul 1862
Lotspeach Farm, on Sugar Creek near Wadesburg, 09 Jul 1862
Clinton, 09 Jul 1862
Sears' House and Big Creek Bluffs near Pleasant Hill, 11 Jul 1862
Memphis, 18 Jul 1862
Guerilla Campaign in MO, 20 Jul-20 Sep 1862
Tabersville, 20 Jul 1862
Greenville, 20 Jul 1862
Florida, 22 Jul 1862
West Prairie, 23 Jul 1862
Boles' Farm, Monroe County, 23 Jul 1862
Blackwater near Columbus, 23 Jul 1862
Moore's Mills near Fulton, 24 Jul 1862
Bott's Farm, Monroe County, 24 Jul 1862
Santa Fe, 24-25 Jul 1862
Montain Store, 25-26 Jul 1862
Big Piney, 25-26 Jul 1862
Patten, 26 Jul 1862
Greenville, 26 Jul 1862
Brown Springs, 27 Jul 1862
Bollinger's Mils, 28 Jul 1862
Cross Timbers, 28 Jul 1862
Moore's Mills, Fulton County, 28 Jul 1862
Bloomfield, 29 Jul 1862
Moore's Mills, 29 Jul 1862
Arrow Rock, 29 Jul 1862
Clark's Mills, Chariton County, 30 Jul 1862
Grand River, 01 Aug 1862
Whaley's Mills, 01 Aug 1862
Ozark, 01 & 02 Aug 1862
Carrollton, 01 Aug 1862
Newark, 01 Aug 1862
Clear Creek, 02 Aug 1862
Chariton Bridge, Dodge County, 03 Aug 1862
White River, 04 Aug 1862
Gayoso, 04 Aug 1862
Newtonia, 05 Aug 1862
Cravensville, 05 Aug 1862
Kirksville, Adair County, 05 & 06 Aug 1862
Montavallo, 06 & 07 Aug 1862
Rocky Bluff, Platte County, 07 Aug 1862
Panther Creek, 08 Aug 1862
Newtonia, 08 Aug 1862
Walnut Creek, 08 Aug 1862
Pursuit of Poindexter in Mo. and skirmishes at Grand River, Lee's Ford, Chariton River, Walnut Creek, Crompton's Ferry, Switzler's Mills and Yellow Creek, 08-15 Aug 1862
Stockton, Macon County, 09 Aug 1862
Springfield, 09 Aug 1862
Salem, 09 Aug 1862
Sear's Ford, Chariton River, 09 Aug 1862
Linn Creek, 10 Aug 1862
Switzler's Mills, 10 Aug 1862
Grand River, 10-13 Aug 1862
Taberville, 11 Aug 1862
Lone Jack, 11 Aug 1862
Little Compton, Compton's Ferry, Grand River, 11 Aug 1862
Independence, 11 Aug 1862
between Stockton and Humansville, 12 Aug 1862
Stockton, 12 Aug 1862
Van Buren, 12 Aug 1862
Mussel Shoals, Grand River, 13 Aug 1862
near Barry Section, 14 Aug 1862
Lone Jack, 15 & 16 Aug 1862
White Oak Ridge, 18 Aug 1862
Clear Creek, 19 Aug 1862
Union Mills, 20 Aug 1862
Neosho, 21 Aug 1862
Wayman's Mill, 23 Aug 1862
Spring Creek, 23 Aug 1862
Four Miles, 23 Aug 1862
Hickory Grove, 23 Aug 1862
Dallas, 24 Aug 1862
Crooker Creek near Dallas, 24 Aug 1862
Coon Creek near Lamar, 24 Aug 1862
Lamar, 24 Aug 1862
Bloomfield, 24 Aug 1862
Kirksville, 26 Aug 1862
Howard County, 28 Aug 1862
Ashley, 28 Aug 1862
Bloomfield, 29 Aug 1862
near Iberia, 29 Aug 1862
California House, 29 Aug 1862
Little River Bridge, 31 Aug 1862
Neosho, 01 Sep 1862
Spring River, 01 Sep 1862
Putnam, 01 Sep 1862
Neosho, 03 Sep 1862
Prairie Chapel, 04 Sep 1862
Neosho, 05 Sep 1862
Roanoke, 06 Sep 1862
Lancaster, 07 Sep 1862
Big Creek, 09 Sep 1862
Iron County, 11 Sep 1862
Bloomfield, 11 Sep 1862
Newtonia, 13 Sep 1862
Bragg's Farm, near Whalley's Mill, 13 Sep 1862
Strother's Fork of Black River, Iron Co, 13 Sep 1862
Shelburne, 15 Sep 1862
Monroe County, 16 Sep 1862
Hickory Grove, 19 Sep 1862
Mount Vernon, 19 Sep 1862
Shirley's Ford, Spring River, 20 Sep 1862
Cassville, 21 Sep 1862
Sturgeon, 22 Sep 1862
Granby, 24 Sep 1862
Cambridge, 26 Sep 1862
Clear Fork, near Warrensburg, 30 Sep 1862
Scotland and Boone Counties, 30 Sep 1862
Newtonia, 30 Sep 1862
near Columbia, 02 Oct 1862
Jollification, 03 Oct 1862
Monroe County, 04 Oct 1862
Newtonia and Occupation of, 04 Oct 1862
Granby, 04 Oct 1862
Sim's Cove, Cedar Creek, 05 Oct 1862
Camp Cole (Cole Camp, MO), 05 Oct 1862
Newtonia, 05 Oct 1862
Liberty, 06 Oct 1862
Sibley's Landing, 06 Oct 1862
Newtonia, 07 Oct 1862
Fayette, 07 Oct 1862
near New Franklin, 07 Oct 1862
Arrow Rock, 12 Oct 1862
New Franklin, 13 Oct 1862
Syracuse, 14 Oct 1862
Hazel Bottom, 14 Oct 1862
Auxvasse Creek, 16 Oct 1862
Portland, 16 Oct 1862
Shell's Mill, 16 Oct 1862
Lexington, 17 Oct 1862
Island No. Ten, 17 Oct 1862
California House, 18 Oct 1862
near Uniontown, 18 Oct 1862
Auxvois River, 20 Oct 1862
Marshfield, 20 Oct 1862
Van Buren, 22 Oct 1862
Clarkton, 23 Oct 1862
Grand Prarie, 24 Oct 1862
near Pike Creek and Eleven Points Pittsman's Ferry, 27 Oct 1862
Clarkson, 28 Oct 1862
Butler, 29 Oct 1862
Osage, 29 Oct 1862
near Hartsville, -- Nov 1862
Harrisonville, Cass County, 03 Nov 1862
Lamar, 05 Nov 1862
Big Beaver Creek, 07 Nov 1862
Clark's Mills, Douglas County, 07 Nov 1862
Dry Wood, Bastin Mt, 09 Nov 1862
Huntsville, 09 Nov 1862
Yocum Creek, 15 Nov 1862
Pineville, 19 Nov 1862
Beaver Creek, Texas County, 24 Nov 1862
Crawford County, 25 Nov 1862
Jackson and LaFayette Counties, 26-29 Nov 1862
Carthage, 27 Nov 1862
Ozark, 02 Dec 1862
Parkersville, 06 Dec 1862
Neosho, 15 Dec 1862
Operations against Marmaduke in Missouri, 31 Dec 1862
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Bolinger County, 14 Jan 1864
Cowskin Bottom, Newton County, 23 Jan 1864
Halcom Island, 02 Feb 1864
Rolling Prarie, 04 Feb 1864
Cape Girardeau, 05 Feb 1864
Macon, 12 Feb 1864
near California House, 12 Feb 1864
near Charleston, 15 Feb 1864
near Headwaters Piney, 18 Feb 1864
Independence, 19 Feb 1864
Lexington, 22 Feb 1864
Poplar Bluff, 27 Feb 1864
Island No. 10, 05 Mar 1864
Oregon County, 19 Mar 1864
Deep Water Township, 27 Mar 1864
near Greenton, 30 Mar 1864
near Bloomfield, 01 Apr 1864
Charlton County, 11 Apr 1864
Hunnewell, 18 Apr 1864
near Charleston, 19-20 Apr 1864
Independence, 23 Apr 1864
Wayne County, 26 Apr 1864
Dayton, 27 Apr 1864
Offett's Knob, 28 Apr 1864
Johnson County, 28-30 Apr 1864
Snia Hills, 29 Apr 1864
Bee Creek, 02 May 1864
Randolph County, 08 May 1864
near Cuba, 13 May 1864
near Dry Wood, 16 May 1864
Clear Creek, 16 May 1864
Lamar, 20 May 1864
Snia Hills, 21 May 1864
Blue River, 21 May 1864
Lane's Prarie, Morris County, 26 May 1864
near Shanghai, 27 May 1864
Pleasant Hill, 28 May 1864
Lamar, Destruction of by Confederate Forces (Guerillas), 28 May 1864
Warrensburg, 28 May 1864
Mill and Honey Creeks, 30-31 May 1864
near Arnoldsville and raid on, 01 Jun 1864
Diamond Grove, 03 Jun 1864
Neosho, 03 Jun 1864
Sykestown, 07 Jun 1864
New Frankfort, 07 Jun 1864
near Breckenridge, 09 Jun 1864
near Saint James, 10 Jun 1864
Ridgeley, 11 Jun 1864
Montevallo, 12 Jun 1864
Calhoun, Raid on, 12 Jun 1864
near Kingsville, 12 Jun 1864
Lexington, LaFayette County, 14 Jun 1864
Melville, Raid on by Guerillas, 14 Jun 1864
near White Hare, 15 Jun 1864
Big North Fork Creek near Preston, 16 Jun 1864
near Columbia, 17 Jun 1864
Laclede, Descent on, 18-19 Jun 1864
near Sedalia and Marshall Road, 26 Jun 1864
near Dunksburg, 27-28 Jun 1864
Fayette, near and at, 01 Jul 1864
Platte City, 03 Jul 1864
Clay County, 04 Jul 1864
Little Blue, Jackson County 06 Jul 1864
Parksville, 07 Jul 1864
near Richmond, 08 Jul 1864
Wellington, 08 Jul 1864
Platte City, 10 Jul 1864
Warder's Church, 10 Jul 1864
Columbus, 12 Jul 1864
Camden Point, 13 Jul 1864
Versailles, 13 Jul 1864
near Fredericksburg, 14 Jul 1864
Bloomfield, 14 Jul 1864
Ozark, 14-15 Jul 1864
Huntsville, 15 Jul 1864
Lindley, Grundy Co, 15 Jul 1864
Johnson County, 16 Jul 1864
Clear Fork near Warrensburg, 16 Jul 1864
Fayette Road, near Huntsville, 16 Jul 1864
Fredericksburg, 17 Jul 1864
Webster, Washington County, 19 Jul 1864
Arrow Rock, 20 Jul 1864
Plattsburg, 21 Jul 1864
Carthage, 21 Jul 1864
Wright County, 22 Jul 1864
near Camden Point, 22 Jul 1864
Union Mills, 22 Jul 1864
Allen, 23 Jul 1864
Liberty, 23 Jul 1864
Big Creek, 23 Jul 1864
Huntsville, 24 Jul 1864
Pleasant Hill, 25 Jul 1864
Shelbina, 26 Jul 1864
Blackwater River, 27 Jul 1864
Chariton Road, near Keytesville, 30 Jul 1864
Union Church, 30 Jul 1864
near Chapel Hill, 30 Jul 1864
near Independence Aug 1864
Diamond Grove Prairie Aug 1864
Rolla, 01 Aug 1864
near Fayette, 03 Aug 1864
Rutledge, 03 Aug 1864
Elk Chute, 04 Aug 1864
McDonald County, 05 Aug 1864
Cowskin, 05-07 Aug 1864
near Enterprise and Buffalo Creek, 07 Aug 1864
Arrow Rock, 07 Aug 1864
Huntsville, 07 Aug 1864
Norris Creek, near Holden, 08 Aug 1864
Hartsville, 11 Aug 1864
near Holden, 12 Aug 1864
Fredericksburg, 12 Aug 1864
Saline County, 13 & 15 Aug 1864
Dripping Springs, 15 Aug 1864
Columbia, 16 Aug 1864
near Lexington, 19 Aug 1864
Rocheport, 20 Aug 1864
Diamond Grove, 21 Aug 1864
Davis Creek, 22 Aug 1864
The Tabs, 22 Aug 1864
Webster, Washington County, Attack by Guerillas, 23 Aug 1864
near Rose Hill, 26 Aug 1864
near Pleasant Hill, 26 Aug 1864
near Rocheport, 28 Aug 1864
Polk County, 28 Aug 1864
Howard County, 28 Aug 1864
Tipton, 01 Sep 1864
near Lone Jack, 01 Sep 1864
near Mt. Vernon, 02 Sep 1864
near Rocheport, 03 Sep 1864
Brunswick, 06 Sep 1864
Centralia, Guerilla attack on R. R. train, 07 Sep 1864
Boone County, 07-08 Sep 1864
near Homersville and Gayoso, 08 Sep 1864
near Warrensburg, 09 Sep 1864
near Roanoke, 10 Sep 1864
Pisgah, 10 Sep 1864
Dover, 10 Sep 1864
Caledonia, 12 Sep 1864
Longwood, 13 Sep 1864
Enterprise, 15 Sep 1864
Columbia, 16 Sep 1864
Thomasville, 18 Sep 1864
near Lexington, 18 Sep 1864
Doniphan, 19 Sep 1864
Dallas County, 19 Sep 1864
Keytesville, Surrender of, 20 Sep 1864
Ponder's Mills, Little Black River, 20 Sep 1864
Sikestown, 22 Sep 1864
near Longwood, 22 Sep 1864
Patterson, 22 Sep 1864
Carthage, 22 Sep 1864
Centralia, 22 Sep 1864
near Rockport, 23 Sep 1864
Blackwater, 23 Sep 1864
Arrow Rock Road, 23 Sep 1864
Price's Invasion of MO, 24 Sep-28 Oct 1864
Jackson, 24 Sep 1864
Fayette, 24 Sep 1864
Farmington, 24 Sep 1864
Hunterville, 25 Sep 1864
Ironton, 26 Sep 1864
Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, 26-27 Sep 1864
Arcadia Valley, 26 Sep 1864
Shut-In Gap, 26 Sep 1864
Massacre on North Railroad 27 Sep 1864
Massacre at Centralia, 27 Sep 1864
Ironton, 27 Sep 1864
Arcadia, 27 Sep 1864
Mineral Point, 27 Sep 1864
Caledonia, 28 Sep 1864
Polk County, 28 Sep 1864
near Centralia, 28 Sep 1864
Leesburg, 29 Sep 1864
Harrison, 29 Sep 1864
Mount Vernon, 30 Sep 1864
Waynesville, 30 Sep 1864
Union, 01 Oct 1864
near Lake Springs, 01 Oct 1864
Franklin (Pacific), 01 Oct 1864
Leesburg or Harrison, 01 Oct 1864
Washington, Occupied by C.S.A., 02 Oct 1864
Miller's Station, 03 Oct 1864
Herman, 03 Oct 1864
near Richwood, 04 Oct 1864
Prince's Place (Shoals), Osage River, Cole County, 06 Oct 1864
Moreau Bottom, near Jefferson City, 07 Oct 1864
Tyler's Mills, Big River, 07 Oct 1864
near Jefferson City, 08 Oct 1864
Barry County, 08 Oct 1864
California, 09 Oct 1864
Boonsville, 09 & 11-12 Oct 1864
Russellville, 09 Oct 1864
Pemiscot County, 10-12 Oct 1864
Brunswick, 11 Oct 1864
near Booneville, 11-12 Oct 1864
Danville, 14 Oct 1864
near Glasgow, 14 Oct 1864
Paris, Surrender of, 15 Glasgow, 15 Oct 1864
Sedalia, 15 Oct 1864
Ridgeley, Capture of By Guerillas, 16 Oct 1864
near Lexington, 17 Oct 1864
Smithville, Burning of, 17 Oct 1864
Carrollton, Surrender of by Union Forces, 17 Oct 1864
Barry County, 18 Oct 1864
Lexington, 19 Oct 1864
near Montevallo, 19 Oct 1864
Dover, 20 Oct 1864
Little Blue, 21 Oct 1864
Lexington, 21 Oct 1864
Independence, 22 Oct 1864
Big Blue, 22 Oct 1864
Byrams Ford, 22 Oct 1864
State Line, 22 Oct 1864
Westport, 23 Oct 1864
Big Blue, 23 Oct 1864
Coldwater Grove, Osage, 24 Oct 1864
Charlot, or Marmiton, 25 Oct 1864
Clinton, 25 Oct 1864
Glasgow, 26 Oct 1864
Albany, 26 Oct 1864
Independence, 26 Oct 1864
Carthage, 26 Oct 1864
Pilot Knob, 26 Oct 1864
West Point, 26 Oct 1864
Leesburg, 28 Oct 1864
Newtonia, 28 Oct 1864
Dry Wood, 29 Oct 1864
Pendleton, 29 Oct 1864
near Warrenton, 29 Oct 1864
Upshaw's Farm, 29 Oct 1864
Cane Creek, 29-30 Oct 1864
Franklin (Pacific), 30 Oct 1864
Newtonia, 30 Oct 1864
Big Blue, 31 Oct 1864
Rolla, 01 Nov 1864
Lone Jack, 01 Nov 1864
Big Piney, near Waynesville, 01 Nov 1864
near Lebanon, 01 Nov 1864
Greenton, 01 Nov 1864
near Quincy, 01 Nov 1864
Hermitage, 02 Nov 1864
Vera Cruz, 03 Nov 1864
Charleston, 05 Nov 1864
Sikestown, 06 Nov 1864
near Licking, 09 Nov 1864
Neosho, 10 Nov 1864
near Centreville, 13 Nov 1864
Fayette, 18 Nov 1864
Reeve's Mill, 19 Nov 1864
Osage, 26 Nov 1864
near Fulton, 28 Nov 1864
Big Piney, 02 Dec 1864
near New Madrid, 03 Dec 1864
Mosselle Bridge near Franklin (Pacific), 07 Dec 1864
Tuscumbia, 08 Dec 1864
Cypress Swamp, near Cape Girardeau, 14 Dec 1864
Little River, 18 Dec 1864
near Carruthersville, 30 Dec 1864
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McCartney's Mills, on Big Piney, -- Jan 1865
Texas County, 9-11 Jan 1865
near Glasgow, 10 Jan 1865
near Lexington, 11 Jan 1865
LaFayette County, 30 Jan 1865
near Columbia, 12 Feb 1865
Macon, 12 Feb 1865
Mississippi County, 13 Feb 1865
Centre Creek, 20 Feb 1865
Switzler's Mills, 24 Feb 1865
near Sturgeon, 27 Feb 1865
near Bloomfield, 03 Mar 1865
Dunklin County, 04 Mar 1865
Bloomfield, 07 Mar 1865
Little Blue River, 11 Mar 1865
near Lone Jack, 12 Mar 1865
near Greenton, 19-23 Mar 1865
near Rolla, 24 Mar 1865
Bull Creek, 28 Mar 1865
Southwest Mo, 29 Mar 1865
McKenzie's Creek, near Patterson, 15 Apr 1865
near Linn Creek, 22 Apr 1865
Mouth Big Gravels, 22 Apr 1865
Spring Valley, 23 Apr 1865
near Miami, 24 Apr 1865
Linn Creek, 25 Apr 1865
near James Creek, 27 Apr 1865
Missouri River near Booneville, 03 May 1865
near Pleasant Hill, 03 May 1865
Star House, near Lexington, 04 May 1865
Perche Hills, 05 May 1865
near Readsville, 08 May 1865
Little Piney, 14 May 1865
Blackwater near Longwood, 20 May 1865
Valley Mines, 22 May 1865
near Waynesville, 23 May 1865
near Rocheport, 24 May 1865
Chariton County, 27 May 1865
Switzler's Mills, 27 May 1865
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By the summer of 1864 Confederate army had suffered bitter, large scale defeats in the east, and the death of the Confederacy appeared near. West of the Mississippi, there were no great Union armies. The state was defended with mostly inexperienced State Militia forces. 'I've Confederacy desperately needed a victory to boost the morale of its supporters. An invasion of Missouri made sense. Southern sympathy was strong and an invading Confederate army might expect local support. The arsenal in St. Louis would provide badly needed arms and ammunition. After taking St. Louis the Confederate army could move on Jefferson City, and if successful, restore Thomas C. Reynolds, the Confederate Governor-in-exile. Most important, it was hoped that this offensive would help relieve the burden on Confederate armies in the East by forcing the Union to transfer troops to the West.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif Maj. General Sterling Price was selected to lead the invasion of Missouri. His army was composed of three divisions of cavalry totalling eight brigades plus several unattached regiments and battalions. One division, commanded by Maj. General James F. Fagan contained approximately 5,100 men and four cannons. A second division, commanded by Maj. General John S. Marmaduke, had approximately 3,800 men and six cannons. Brig. General Joseph 0. Shelby commanded the third division with approximately 3,800 men and four cannons. Price's army was, however, composed largely of untested soldiers, many equipped with inferior weapons. At least one fourth of his soldiers had no weapons. These he hoped to equip with weapons from the Union arsenal once St. Louis fell. On September 16, 1864, Price brought his army together at Pocahontas, Arkansas. Advancing in three columns, Price's army arrived in the vicinity of Fredericktown by September 25.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gifActing on information that Union reinforcements had been transferred to St. Louis, Price changed his plan of a direct attack on the city. He decided, instead, to attack Fort Davidson near Pilot Knob assuming that the garrison could be easily taken. Shelby's division was ordered to destroy track and bridges on the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad north of the ort to prevent rapid reinforcement from St. Louis. He then ordered Fagan's Division, followed by Marmaduke 's, to march westward to Pilot Knob.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif Receiving reports that Shelby's force had been seen near Farmington, Brig. General Thomas Ewing, Jr. was sent from St. Louis to Pilot Knob to determine if Price's entire army might he in the area. He was to evacuate and destroy Fort Davidson if he found he was threatened by Price's whole army. Ewing, accompanied by five companies of the 14th Iowa Infantry Volunteers, reached Pilot Knob on September 26 and assumed command of the fort. With the arrival of the Iowa volunteers, about 1300 men were available for the defense of Fort Davidson. These included Missouri cavalry and infantry units and approximately 150 black and white civilian volunteers from the area.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif As Shelby's Division left to destroy tracks and bridges on the Iron Mountain Railroad on September 26, a brigade of Fagan's Division rode toward Pilot Knob on the Fredericktown road. The brigade passed through the undefended Shut-ins gap at the southeast end of the Arcadia Valley and advanced toward Arcadia and Ironton. Union and Confederate troops clashed in the streets o f`lronton until a Union cavalry charge pushed the rebels back to the Shut-Ins gap. Throughout the night Confederate forces moved through the gap until Fagan's entire division had entered the valley Marmaduke's Division was camped less than ten miles from Pilot Knob. By 1:00 a.m., General Ewing concluded that he faced Price's army but he decided to stay and fight, rather than destroy the fort and retreat.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif Tuesday, September 27 dawned cool and misty. By then the Confederate battle line extended three quarters of a mile across the valley just south of` Ironton. The Confederates attacked at dawn. A rebel cannon ball struck the courthouse. The Union infantry retreated to the Ironton Gap where soldiers were placed along the southern base of Shepherd Mountain, on the western slope of Pilot Knob and across the Ironton Gap. Union troops repelled several frontal attacks. Later in the morning General Price arrived. Confederate troops had gained control of the slopes of both Shepherd and Pilot Knob Mountains facing the fort. Price planned an assault on the fort from four sides, supported by fire from two cannons placed on Shepherd Mountain.
http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif The attack began at 2:00 p. m. Union soldiers in the fort survived charge after charge by the Confederate force before nightfall ended the fighting. http://www.rosecity.net/civilwar/space.gif Realizing Fort Davidson would probably not be able to withstand an artillery shelling followed by a frontal assault, General Ewing decided to evacuate the fort during the night. Covering the draw bridge with tents and blankets to muffle the sound of the wheels of the guns and the horses' feet, the entire Union force slipped out of the fort, leaving behind a detail to destroy the fort. Gun powder was dumped out and the detail commander tossed lighted torches into the magazine. At approximately 3:30 a.m. the magazine exploded with a blast that was felt twenty miles away. A reenactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob is held every three years.
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Wilson's Creek
At Springfield, Union Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon divided his Army of the West into two columns. About 5:00 am, they struck the unprepared rebels camped along Wilson's Creek about 12 miles southwest of the town. The Federals pushed them back through the morning. Lyon's column drove the enemy before them until they themselves reached the defensible high ground of "Bloody Hill," where they halted to meet rebel countercharges and to await the second column under Sigel.
Sigel's advance, despite early successes, bogged down before stubborn Confederate resistance south of Skegg's Branch. In the end, Sigel had to withdraw his men but had no way to get word to Lyon.
On "Bloody Hill," the third major Confederates ended after Federal Gen. Lyon was killed while leading a countercharge. The rebels broke off the attack around 11 am, but Maj. Samuel D. Sturgis knew that his Union force was both exhausted and nearly out of ammunition and ordered a retreat to Springfield. Disorganized and ill-quiipped, the Confederates did not pursue.
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Newtonia
Confederate forces concentrated at Newtonia had chased away Union scouts on Sept. 29. In addition to two brigades of Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt's division of the Union Army of the Frontier, other Federal troops had encountered rebels at nearby Granby which had lead mines.
The next morning, Union troops returned to Newtonia and, by 7 am, had engaged the rebels who began calling in reinforcement, many of them recent recruits. The Federals gave way and retreated in haste just as some of their reinforcements helped to renew the attack, particularly threatening the enemy right flank. But newly arrived Confederates eventually forced the Federals to retire again. Union gunners posted artillery in the roadway to halt the pursuit which continued until after dark. As Confederate gunners observed the Union artillery fire for location, they fired back, creating panic. The Union retreat turned into a rout as some ran all the way to Sarcoxie, more than ten miles away.
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Kansas Forts in the civil war

CAMP EWING/CAMP LOOKOUT/FORT ULYSSES COMPLEX
Lawrence was not well defended in the early part of the Civil War. The August 21, 1863, raid by William Clarke Quantrill, which left much destruction and about 180 Lawrence boys and men dead, changed that.
By early 1864 soldiers were permanently camped on the top and slopes of Mount Oread, to Lawrence's southwest. It seems the camp was originally named Camp Ewing.1
Soon a battery of cannon was placed at the top of Mount Oread and this was named Camp Lookout. In the spring of 1864 many of the soldiers in the camps were ill. They were kept at the German Methodist church in Lawrence, which for a time was used as a hospital.2
About August 1864 construction of a fort on top of Mount Oread was begun. Sometimes this fort was called Fort Ulysses. As of December 1864 this fort remained only partially built, although it contained some government storehouses. It is not known whether the fort was completed. The garrison there was probably removed at the end of the Civil War or soon thereafter.
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FORT BAXTER
Fort Baxter, in southeast Cherokee County, was located in the very corner of southeast Kansas. It was located in what was known as the Cherokee Neutral Lands and was the only Kansas fort assaulted by Confederate forces. At one point the Confederate government claimed authority over the Neutral Lands and both Union and Confederate troops operated in the area.

Fort Baxter, officially known as Fort Blair, was started as a military camp in the spring of 1862, when some Indian regiments were organized at the location. The camp was put under the control of Fort Scott and white troops were sent there.

Apparently, life at the camp was easy and at times very dull. One soldier wrote in June 1862, "Here we camp, with nothing to do but eat, drink, swim, sleep and read--the latter only when we are fortunate enough to procure newspapers or books.

Such tranquility was not to remain throughout the war. In August 1863 fortifications were built. Historian William E. Connelley, in his book Quantrill and the Border Wars, described the fort, "The fort consisted of some log cabins with a total frontage of about a hundred feet, facing east--towards Spring River." All four sides of the fort were enclosed. The walls, four feet high, consisted of earth embankments thrown up against logs. Apparently, the cooking camp was always located two hundred feet south of the fort, on the north bank of a stream, and near some large springs after which the town of Baxter Springs was named. Baxter Springs was founded after the Civil War.

On October 4, 1863, Lieut. James B. Pond arrived from Fort Scott to take command of Fort Baxter. The fort at that time was manned by more than 155 men, of which at least seventy were black troops. Pond, whose tent was located two hundred yards west of the fort, decided the fort was too small to accommodate everyone and needed to be enlarged. On October 5, he ordered the west wall of the fort to be removed, so the men could extend the walls to include his tent.

The next morning a foraging party of sixty men and all the wagon teams were sent out of the fort. Pond was left in charge of twenty-five white and seventy black soldiers.

Meanwhile, 400 guerrillas under William Clarke Quantrill were on their way to Texas, where they intended to spend the winter. That morning they captured a Federal wagon train and learned about the location of Fort Baxter from the prisoners, who were murdered after giving this information. The guerrillas headed for the fort and attacked at noon. What resulted is commonly called the Baxter Springs Massacre.

The garrison was eating lunch at the cooking camp and was cut off from the fort by the mounted guerrillas. Pond was in his tent and was also cut off. His quick and decisive actions were said to have saved his men. He ordered the unarmed men to charge through the guerrillas and into the fort. Most did as Pond ordered, but some ran southwest and hid in the tall grass there; some of these were captured and killed. Others were killed in their attempts to get to the fort.

When Pond got to the fort he turned a small howitzer there on the guerrillas and fired. In the desperate battle just fought Pond's men successfully defended the fort and sustained only a small loss.

The guerrillas meanwhile met a wagon train and a body of mounted troops, about 100 in strength, under the command of Maj. Gen. James Blunt. The troops happened to be passing through and were a very short distance north of the fort when they met Quantrill's men.

At first Blunt's men thought the guerrillas were an honor guard sent to meet them. When they realized the other group was the enemy, Blunt tried to organize a battle line. Quantrill then attacked and the troops scattered in disorder. One officer broke through Quantrill's men and reached Fort Baxter to tell Pond about the turn of events to the north. Blunt escaped, but many of his men were killed in the attack, many of these in a ravine their horses could not jump. The majority of Blunt's men, however, were killed after being captured.

Immediately after destroying Blunt's force, the guerrillas plundered the supply wagons. They found weapons, much food, and whiskey. They ate much and many, including Quantrill, got drunk.

During this time two messengers were sent to the fort to inquire about prisoners. Two of Quantrill's leaders, George Todd and William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, wanted to attack Fort Baxter again, but Quantrill was more concerned about carrying away his wounded men. No attack was made and the guerrillas headed south into Indian Territory about 5 P.M.

The Federals were badly defeated; eighty-five of Blunt's men were killed or died from their wounds; eight were wounded. Six of Pond's men were killed and ten were wounded. The guerrilla casualties were probably twenty to thirty killed and at least three wounded. All the Union and guerrilla dead were buried near the fort. Blunt was dismissed from command for a time, being blamed for the terrible defeat he suffered.

Probably at or after the end of the Civil War, Fort Baxter was abandoned.
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FORT BELMONT
Fort Belmont, in Woodson County, was built near the town of Belmont to protect the settlers there from Border Ruffians and Indian attacks. The fort consisted of three or four officer cabins, a redoubt about a quarter of a mile to the north, and a parade ground a mile to the east.

The redoubt was an earthwork and log structure. Various sources give the structure different sizes and shapes. They report it to be either circular or oval shaped and measured 100 to 200 feet across. Historian Daniel C. Fitzgerald, who has visited the remains of the redoubt, reports it to be rectangular, 150 feet by 60 feet across. The earthworks were the base of the structure. J. H. Gregory, an area settler who helped build the fort, years later said log pens were built and filled with dirt. On top of the earthworks were four layers of logs. The fort wall was fairly high. Also, a house was built in the center of the redoubt.

Fort Belmont was manned by companies C and G of the Kansas 16th Regiment (all local militia). Capt. Joseph Gunby was the commander. These militia were older men and they were trained at the fort. All of them lived in their homes, although some officers apparently lived in the officer quarters.

Also, a Federal agency for the Osage and Creek Indians was located at Fort Belmont. The agency was discontinued sometime prior to October 1864. On October 30 of that year Gov. Thomas Carney relieved the milita from duty. At that time the use of Fort Belmont ceased. The town of Belmont was soon abandoned and the fort fell into disrepair. It stood until at least 1871.
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FORT BLAIR/FORT HENNING/FORT INSLEY COMPLEX
In the spring or early summer of 1864 work was begun on a complex of forts and earthworks to protect some of the roads leading into the town of Fort Scott. Three forts (Forts Blair, Henning, and Insley) were constructed by the end of the summer. They undoubtedly were used to guard Fort Scott when Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price passed through the area in October 1864 near the end of his raid into Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.

These forts were blockhouses armed with heavy artillery and they were surrounded by earthworks. Apparently a large blockhouse was built in the center of the complex. When completed the complex, located east of town and covering two acres of land, was formidable, although it was said to lack a supply of water.

Fort Insley, the largest fort, defended the northwestern approaches to town. Fort Blair, the second largest fort, covered the southern roads into town.

If the forts, under the jurisdiction of the post of Fort Scott, saw combat, it was limited to either firing on bushwhackers who threatened travelers until the end of the Civil War or being fired upon by such bushwhackers.
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FORT BROOKS
Fort Brooks, in northeastern Cloud County and located near what is now Clyde, was built in August or September 1864 on the left bank of the Republican River. Since it was built on the farm owned and occupied by George Brooks, it was named for the latter. Brooks was an ensign in the Shirley County Militia. Capt. I. M. Schooley was the fort's commander.

Fort Brooks was a log blockhouse and it served as the area headquarters for the defense against Indian attacks.
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FORT CLIFTON
In August 1862 the settlers living in what are now southwestern Washington, northwestern Clay, and northeastern Cloud counties erected a small fort near the old townsite of Clifton. Fort Clifton served as a defense against Indians and was occupied until spring 1863.

The exact location of Fort Clifton is unknown. It may have been near Fort Brooks, which was near what is now Clyde, Kansas, in Cloud County.
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FORT ELLSWORTH
In June or August 1864 the 7th Iowa Cavalry picked a spot on the left bank of the Smoky River and established a blockhouse fort there. The troops had been sent by Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, the department commander, to establish a fort to protect the remote frontier settlements springing up in the area.

The fort was named for 2nd Lieut. Allen Ellsworth, commander of the troops establishing the post, and was renamed Fort Harker in 1866.

The fort's mission was to protect the settlers from Indians, but apparently until the end of the Civil War no Indians were seen in the area.

Two soldiers, in letters published in Fort Riley's Soldier's Letter, described conditions at Fort Ellsworth. M. Wisner, whose company arrived at the fort on January 19, 1865, wrote two letters. In the first he said the weather was very cold and that the men planned to build shelters in which to live. It was so cold, Wisner wrote, that his ink had frozen and he had trouble keeping his feet warm. He said buffalo meat was plentiful and he liked its taste. The soldiers, he added, were behaving well and had not stolen from the area's farmers.

In Wisner's second letter he wrote that on January 31, less than two weeks after his arrival, he and his company departed on foot for Fort Larned. However, the men had dug holes into the ground and installed mud chimneys in these improvised quarters. Wisner noted these "coyote" holes had been comfortable.

The second soldier, identified only as "T," wrote that the buffalo meat was tough, but that the troops hunted for game some distance in all directions from the fort. Also, he corresponded, the troops were in good health, despite the lack of a doctor or medicine at the post.
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FORT MONTGOMERY
Fort Montgomery was built in or near Eureka, in central Greenwood County, in 1860 or 1861. It was named for James Montgomery, a free-state leader. It was built by the local citizens to protect themselves from attacks by Osage Indians and proslavery forces.

Fort Montgomery was solidly built. It was a large rectangular building with a thatch roof. Inside was a wooden floor constructed of rough planks. Gunholes were built into the fort's walls. These holes were normally covered, but could be uncovered in the event of an attack. Around the sides were layered green logs covered with dirt. These were layered up to the level of the gunholes.

Outside was a small cannon mounted on a swivel. The cannon could be swiveled to fire a four-pound ball or grape shot in any direction. The cannon was surrounded by either a stockade or a breastwork.

Leander Bemis, a local farmer, commanded the fort until 1868. It was manned by local militia and government scouts. Its main duty was Indian scouting. It also served for a time as the local school. In 1861 Eureka's school burned and teacher Annie Clutter taught at the fort.

Late in the Civil War Fort Montgomery was readied for a guerrilla attack that never came. In 1868 regular troops occupied the fort for a short time. After they left the fort's log breastworks were dismantled and used for firewood. Apparently the fort's use ceased at that time.
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FORT RILEY
Forts Riley and Leavenworth are the only active military bases in Kansas dating from the Civil War. Established as Camp Center in May 1853, Fort Riley received its present name only one month later. The name change was to honor Maj. Gen. Bennett Riley, a Mexican War hero.

The fort was established to protect settlers and travelers against Indians. A number of trails passed through the area.

When the Civil War broke out, Nathaniel Lyon commanded the post. Lyon was transferred to Missouri and was killed in the Battle of Wilson's Creek in August 1861. While at Fort Riley he was a harsh disciplinarian who inflicted severe punishments. He also had an almost fanatical devotion to the Union and he was disliked by his soldiers.

The outbreak of war gave Fort Riley a new duty: keeping the area secure for the Union. A number of Junction City's citizens either supported the south or were opposed to conducting a war to bring the south back into the Union. The southern element of town was vocal during the early part of the War and objected to having the U.S. flag displayed in town. Capt. J. R. McClure responded to this element by raising the American flag in the town square and making a fiery speech supporting the Union.

The post was manned mainly by volunteers rather than professional soldiers during the Civil War. The fort seemed to be well developed by the Civil War period. A soldier stationed there wrote to The Fort Scott Bulletin in May 1862, "The buildings are all stone, with the exception of the blacksmith shop, which is built of brick.

A sutler, Robert Wilson, had a store at the post and his store sold a large variety of items. By June 1862 an Episcopal church building was built and throughout the War the post hospital received praise from Junction City's newspaper, The Smoky Hill and Republican Union. The paper said the hospital was neat, orderly, and well run.

Sometimes the soldiers got into trouble in surrounding towns, especially Junction City. Most of the time the trouble involved liquor or gambling and took place in saloons. A provost marshal unit at times was very active. The provost marshal had authority to ban saloons and individuals from selling liquor to soldiers and prosecutions of violators were not uncommon.

In spring 1862 a major Civil War campaign enveloped much of New Mexico Territory. In June 133 Texas Confederates taken prisoner there were sent to Fort Riley. They were treated exceptionally well, although all or most vowed they would fight again after they were exchanged. Capt. Daniel S. Whittenhall, a nephew of the fiery Gen. Lyon, at the time commanded Fort Riley (although he was transferred to Fort Larned on June 20).

The prisoners stayed less than a month before being moved to Fort Leavenworth. Seven died from battle wounds or illness and were buried at Fort Riley. Most prisoners were paroled while at the post. These men were free to walk around the post at will and they were even allowed to visit Junction City. At least a few agreed to join the Union army and fight Indians out west rather than remain prisoners; one of these was later buried at Fort Riley.

Twenty-nine prisoners did not receive paroles and they were required to work around the post. The work included policing for trash, cutting gr**** and cleaning walks. After the Confederates were led out of the post on July 1, The Smoky Hill and Republican Union protested the extremely generous treatment shown the men.

On at least one other occasion, in May 1863, Confederate prisoners were held at the post. Most were guerrillas who had raided the Council Grove area and four had traveled with the guerrillas, believing them to be fellow travelers; these four were released.

Starting in 1864 Fort Riley was served by the Soldier's Letter, a newspaper edited and owned by Oliver V. Wallace. The Soldier's Letter provided soldiers news from various forts, including Fort Riley. At first it was published in Kansas City, but by January 1865 Wallace moved it to Fort Riley. The paper was probably published in the basement of the commanding officer's quarters after its move to the post.

At least one humorous story about events at the post was written in the pages of the Soldier's Letter. One day in March 1865 a man hurriedly rode to Fort Riley's headquarters. Unable to find a place to hitch his horse, he asked a bystander whether he would hold the horse; the man agreed. "After the lapse of fifteen minutes, he again made his appearance, mounted and rode away, unconscious of his being indebted to -- General James H. Ford, for the courtesy extended to him.
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