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Missouri Backof's Light Artillery Battalion (Union)

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4/1/61

Organized - Missouri Backof's Light Artillery Battalion - Missouri

8/10/61

Battle - Wilson's Creek - Green County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri

Wilson's Creek
Wilson's Creek

In the summer of 1861, the Union and the Confederacy struggled for control of Missouri. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon Army of the West was camped at Springfield, Missouri, with Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approaching.READ MORE

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