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The Battle of Mine Creek, also known as the Battle of Little Osage, was fought on October 25, 1864, in Linn County, Kansas, as part of Price's Missouri Campaign during the American Civil War. Major-General Sterling Price had begun an expedition in September 1864 to restore Confederate control of Missouri. After being defeated at Westport near ...
December 12, 1973. The Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site, located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Pleasanton in eastern Kansas, United States, commemorates the Battle of Mine Creek in the American Civil War. On October 25, 1864, approximately 2,800 Union troops attacked and defeated about 8,000 Confederates along the banks of Mine Creek.
Battle of Mine Creek (Little Osage River) (October 25) About 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Trading Post, the brigades of Col. Frederick W. Benteen and Col. John Philips of Pleasonton's division, overtook Price's Confederates as they were crossing Mine Creek. The Southerners had been stalled as their wagons crossed the swollen ford, and they formed ...
The first was the Battle of Marais des Cygnes (also called the "Battle of Trading Post"), the second, a cavalry battle, was the Battle of Mine Creek, a significant battle between mounted cavalry for Confederate forces and several brigades of Union cavalry that were pursuing General Price.
The West Virginia coal wars (1912–1921), also known as the mine wars, arose out of a dispute between coal companies and miners. The West Virginia mine wars era began with the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek strike of 1912–1913. [1] With help from Mary "Mother Jones" Harris Jones, an important figure in unionizing the mine workers, the miners ...
2nd Brigade. Col Thomas Moonlight. (Brigade did not participate in Battle of Mine Creek) 3rd Brigade [Kansas State Militia Division] Col Charles W. Blair. BG William H. M. Fishback. (Brigade did not participate in Battle of Mine Creek) 4th Brigade. Col James Hobart Ford.
Later that morning, Philips and Benteen's troops encountered some of Price's men at the crossing of Mine Creek. The Union troops quickly attacked, and the ensuing Battle of Mine Creek became one of the largest battles between mounted cavalry during the war. The Confederates suffered a serious defeat, as several cannons and about 600 men ...
MG James F. Fagan. Cabell's Brigade. BG William L. Cabell ( c October 25, 1864) Ltc A. V. Reiff. Gordon's Arkansas Cavalry: Col Anderson Gordon. Gunter's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Thomas M. Gunter. Harrell's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John M. Harrell. Monroe's Arkansas Cavalry: Col James C. Monroe. Morgan's Arkansas Cavalry: Col ...