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...
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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...
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Nathaniel Lyon (category People of Missouri in the American Civil War)
promoted brigadier-general and given command of Union troops in Missouri. He was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, while trying to rally his outnumbered...
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1st Iowa Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Iowa)
two companies of the regiment were present at the Battle of Dug Springs, and the entire regiment was engaged at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10...
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William Y. Slack (category Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives)
in the Battle of Carthage in July, he fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10. After a surprise Union attack, Slack's deployment of his division...
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in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. The Confederate order of battle is shown...
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Indiana Wilsons Creek (Missouri), a waterway near Springfield, Missouri Battle of Wilson's Creek, an American Civil War Battle Wilson's Creek National Battlefield...
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victory at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, Sterling Price and the Missouri State Guard moved further north into Missouri. A force of Union troops...
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The order of battle for the Battle of Wilson's Creek (also known as the Battle of Oak Hills) includes: Battle of Wilson's Creek order of battle: Confederate...
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following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield...
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of James Wilson, a pioneer citizen. During the Civil War, The Battle of Wilson's Creek was fought in the area between an estimated 5,400 Union Troops...
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2nd Kansas Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Kansas)
Springfield area before fighting in the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, where it suffered 70 casualties out of about 600 men present excluded a detached...
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of Wilson's Creek, the Missouri State Guard, a pro-Confederate militia organization, drove north and defeated a Federal (Union) force in the Siege of Lexington...
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1st Missouri Infantry Regiment (Union) (category Units and formations of the Union Army from Missouri)
Report of Battle of Boonville, BG Nathaniel Lyon, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Ser 1, Vol III, p13 Report of Battle of Wilson's Creek, Major...
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Henry Clay Wood (category United States Army Medal of Honor recipients)
the rank of brigadier general. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he is most notable for his actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which...
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Samuel D. Sturgis (category United States Army personnel of the Indian Wars)
Regiment. In August 1861, at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, he succeeded to command of the Federal forces after the death of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. In...
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1st Cavalry Regiment, Arkansas State Troops (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from public domain works of the United States Government)
3rd Regiment. Thus, all accounts of the State Troops in northwest Arkansas, including the battle of Wilson's Creek, refer to Gratiot's regiment as the...
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Bledsoe's Missouri Battery (category Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Missouri)
Jackson affair. As part of the Missouri State Guard, the unit was engaged in the Engagement near Carthage and the Battle of Wilson's Creek during mid-1861, before...
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Richard Hanson Weightman (category Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico)
during the American Civil War, and was killed in action at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri. Born in Washington, D.C., where his father Roger C...
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Franz Sigel (category Military personnel of the Grand Duchy of Baden)
Springfield in pursuit of the State Guard. In the Battle of Wilson's Creek, on 10 August, he led a flanking column which attacked the rear of the rebel force...
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John C. Frémont (redirect from United States Senate Select Committee on the Expedition of John C. Fremont)
Confederate General Sterling Price at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, rather than retreat. During the battle Lyon was shot through the heart and died instantly...
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Nicholas Bartlett Pearce (category People of Arkansas in the American Civil War)
Wilson%20s%20Creek;q3=Gratiot;frm=frameset;view=image;seq=137;page=root;size=s National Park Service, Brief Account of the Battle of Wilson's Creek....
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1st Kansas Infantry Regiment (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion)
at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, the regiment suffered 106 soldiers killed in action or mortally wounded, one of the highest numbers of fatalities...
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Caleb S. Pratt (category People of Kansas in the American Civil War)
On August 10, 1861, he was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Pratt County, Kansas, and the town of Pratt, Kansas, are named in his honor. Caleb...
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Frederick Steele (category Members of the Aztec Club of 1847)
the 11th U.S. Infantry and fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. On September 23, 1861, he became colonel of the 8th Iowa Infantry. On January 30, 1862...
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Daniel Huston Jr. (category People of Maine in the American Civil War)
fighting at the battle of Wilson's Creek. On August 10, 1861, he received a brevet rank of major for his services at Wilson's Creek. Huston's most notable...
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status of the border state of Missouri. The Missouri State Guard, allied with the Confederacy, won important victories at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and...
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Nicholas Bouquet (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri on 10 August 1861. He was honored...
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William Quantrill (category Perpetrators of American Civil War prisoner of war massacres)
company of Mayes and the Cherokee Nations, joined with General Sterling Price and fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and First Battle of Lexington...
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Union victory. The battle served as an important milestone in what culminated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Battle of Wilson's Creek Missouri in the American...
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