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The Battle of Carthage, also known as the Engagement near Carthage, took place at the beginning of the American Civil War on July 5, 1861, near Carthage, Missouri. The experienced Colonel Franz Sigel commanded 1,100 Federal soldiers intent on keeping Missouri within the Union .
The Battle of Carthage State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Carthage, Missouri.The 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) site preserves one of the skirmish sites of the Battle of Carthage which took place in 1861 as one of the first battles of the American Civil War. [4]
American Civil War Benton County Home Guard-600, Missouri State Guard-300 43 KIA, 85 WIA, 25 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Carthage: July 5, 1861 Near Carthage: American Civil War Union-1,100, Missouri State Guard-6,000 244 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory Dug Springs: August 2, 1861
The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861 (Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing Company), 1997. ISBN 1-882810-06-6 O'Flaherty, Daniel.
The Battle of Carthage: Border War In Southwest Missouri July 5, 1861 (First Pelican ed.). Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing. ISBN 1-58980-223-3. Piston, William Garrett; Hatcher, Richard W. (2000). Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press.
Battle of Carthage: Missouri: C: Confederate: Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War. July 11, 1861: Battle of Rich Mountain: West Virginia (Virginia at the time) [A] B: Union: Confederate forces under Gen. Robert S. Garnett split in half mid-battle by Union forces under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. One half surrenders; the ...
Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Missouri State Guard and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The battery was formed when the Missouri State Guard was formed as a pro-secession state militia unit in response to the Camp Jackson affair .
Missouri in the American Civil War; References. Hinze, David C. & Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861 ...