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On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seed that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory. -- General Douglas MacArthur |
Dry Wood Creek, 1861(158 total words in this text)(2144 Reads)  Other Names: Big Dry Wood Creek, Battle of the Mules Location: Vernon County Campaign: Operations to Control Missouri (1861) Date(s): September 2, 1861 Principal Commanders: Col. J.H. Lane [US]; Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and Brig. Gen. James S. Rains [CS] Forces Engaged: Kansas Cavalry Brigade (approx. 600) [US]; column of Missouri State Guard [CS] Estimated Casualties: Total unknown (US 14; CS unknown) Description: Col. J.H. Lane?s cavalry, comprising about 600 men, set out from Fort Scott to learn the whereabouts of a rumored Confederate force. They encountered a Confederate force, about 6,000-strong, near Big Dry Wood Creek. The Union cavalry surprised the Confederates, but their numerical superiority soon determined the encounter?s outcome. They forced the Union cavalry to retire and captured their mules, and the Confederates continued on towards Lexington. The Confederates were forcing the Federals to abandon southwestern Missouri and to concentrate on holding the Missouri Valley. Result(s): Confederate victory |
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