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Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, and the site of the death of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in action. The costly Southern victory on August 10, 1861, focused national attention on the war in Missouri.
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, located near Republic, Missouri, preserves the site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Fought on August 10, 1861, the battle was the first major American Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi River.
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.
Our Battle of Wilson's Creek page includes history articles, battle maps, photos of the battlefield, and preservation news for this important 1861 Civil War battle in Missouri.
Plan Your Visit. For your safety. Visitor center, tour road, battlefield, and trails (including horseback riding) are open. Following current CDC guidance we are in low transmission status, masks are optional at this time inside buildings.
Early on August 10, 1861, Gen. Nathaniel Lyon and Col. Franz Sigel attacked Gen. Benjamin McCulloch’s and Gen. Sterling Price’s Southern forces, encamped along Wilson Creek. Lyon engaged Missouri State Guardsmen before dawn, and Sigel's artillery drove Southern cavalry from their encampment in a farm field.
Established in 1950, the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation is one of the oldest private sector support groups in the National Park Service.
Although an official unit of the National Park System, the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield of the 1960s and 1970s was a far cry from the park that visitors enjoy today. For many years, there were no visitor services at the park — neither visitor center nor interpretive trails.
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, won by the Confederates in August 1861, was the first major battle west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek or Oak Hills in southwestern Greene County on August 10, 1861, is Missouri’s best-known Civil War engagement. Southern forces, consisting of an independent Missouri State Guard army allied with Arkansas state troops and Confederate units, prevailed over a smaller Union force of US Regular troops, midwestern ...