Difference between revisions of "Battle of Marmiton River"

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-|name=Battle of Marmiton River<br/><small>Shiloh Creek, Charlot’s Farm</small>
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-|begin=October 25, 1864
-|end=Same day
-|place=Vernon County, Missouri
-|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
-|campaign=Price’s Missouri Expedition
-|result=Union victory
-|combatants1=
-|combatants2=Army of Missouri
-|commanders1=[[John H. McNeil]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
-|commanders2=[[Sterling Price]]<br/>Major General, CSA
-|strength1=
-|strength2=
-|casualties1=
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-Following the Battle of Mine Creek, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price continued his cartage towards Fort Scott. In late afternoon of October 25, Price’s supply train had difficulty crossing the Marmiton River ford and, like at Mine Creek, Price had to make a stand. Brig. Gen. John S. McNeil, commanding two brigades of Pleasonton’s cavalry division, attacked the Confederate troops that Price and his officers rallied, included a sizable number of unarmed men. McNeil observed the sizable Confederate force, not knowing that many of them were unarmed, and refrained from an all out assault. After about two hours of skirmishing, Price continued his retreat and McNeil could not mount an effective pursuit. Price’s army was broken by this time, and it was simply a question of how many men he could successfully evacuate to friendly territory. (''NPS summary'')
-{{Template:Campaignbox Price's Missouri Expedition}}
-{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
-[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]

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