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This is: an incomplete list of all military confrontations that have occurred within the: boundaries of the——modern U.S. state of Missouri since European contact.

Name Date Location War Strength Casualties Belligerents Victor Ref.
St. Louis May 25, 1780 St. Louis American Revolutionary War Spain-320, Great Britain-~1,500 108 Spain vs. Great Britain & Indian tribes Spanish victory
Sink Hole May 24, 1815 Lincoln County War of 1812 ? 8 Sauk vs. United States United States victory
Battle Creek July 1829 Schuyler County American Indian Wars ? ? Iowa vs. American settlers United States victory
Gallatin August 6, 1838 Gallatin Missouri Mormon War Mormon-?, Missouri Citizens-200 ? Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri citizens Citizens victory
Crooked River October 28, 1838 Crooked River Missouri Mormon War Mormon-?, Missouri State Militia-1 division 4 Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri State Militia Latter-Day Saints victory
Haun's Mill October 30, 1838 Caldwell County Missouri Mormon War Mormon-?, Missouri State Militia-240 21 Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri State Militia Missouri victory
1st Boonville June 17, 1861 Boonville American Civil War Union-1,700, Missouri State Guard-~1,500 10 KIA, "17 WIA," 80 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory
Cole Camp June 19, 1861 Benton County American Civil War Benton County Home Guard-600, Missouri State Guard-300 43 KIA, 85 WIA, 25 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Carthage July 5, 1861 Near Carthage American Civil War Union-1,100, Missouri State Guard-6,000 244 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Dug Springs August 2, 1861 Near Clever American Civil War ? 48 KIA, 74 WIA United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory
Athens August 5, 1861 Clark County American Civil War Home Guard-333-500, Missouri State Guard-~2,000 men plus 3 cannon 3 KIA, 20 WIA, 31 KIA & WIA United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory
Wilson's Creek August 10, 1861 Christian and Greene counties American Civil War Union-5,430, Missouri State Guard-12,120 535 KIA, 1808 WIA, 196 MIA United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Charleston August 19, 1861 Charleston American Civil War Union-250, Confederate-500 ? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Dry Wood Creek September 2, 1861 Vernon County American Civil War Union-600, Missouri State Guard-? 18 KIA, 16 WIA United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
2nd Boonville September 13, 1861 Boonville American Civil War Boonville Home Guardsmen-140, Missouri State Guard-800 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory
1st Lexington September 13–20, 1861 Lexington American Civil War Lexington Garrison-3,500 Missouri State Guard-15,000 800 KIA, 1,000 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Blue Mills Landing September 17, 1861 Clay County American Civil War Union-600, Missouri State Guard-3,500 126 United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Fredericktown October 21, 1861 Madison County American Civil War Union-2,500, Confederacy-? 25 KIA, 40 WIA, 80 POW United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
1st Springfield October 25, 1861 Springfield American Civil War Union-326 Confederacy-1,500 218 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Belmont November 7, 1861 Mississippi County American Civil War Union-3,114, Confederacy-~ 5,000 225 KIA, 727 WIA, 221 POW/MIA United States vs. Confederate States Indecisive
Blackwater Creek December 19, 1861 Johnson County American Civil War Union-4,000, Confederacy-750 694 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Mount Zion Church December 28, 1861 Boone County American Civil War Union-440, Confederacy-~ 900 27 KIA, 213 WIA, 64 POW United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Roan's Tan Yard January 8, 1862 Randolph County American Civil War Union-450, Confederacy-800 46 KIA, 99 WIA, 28 POW United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
New Madrid February 28, 1862 – April 8, 1862 New Madrid American Civil War Union-6 gunboats 11 mortar rafts, Confederacy-~ 7,000 53 KIA, 50 WIA, 5 MIA, 7,000 POW United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Moore's Mill July 28, 1862 Callaway County American Civil War Union-733, Confederacy-260-350 13 KIA, 55 WIA, 202 KIA/WIA United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Cravensville August 5, 1862 Daviess County American Civil War Union-35, Confederacy-85 Union 5 wounded Confederates 8 killed 10 wounded United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Kirksville August 6, 1862 Adair County American Civil War Union-1,000, Confederacy-2,500 456 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Compton's Ferry August 11, 1862 Livingston County American Civil War Union-?, Confederacy-~ 1,500 ? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Independence August 11, 1862 Independence American Civil War Union-344, Confederacy-~800 344 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Yellow Creek August 13, 1862 Chariton County American Civil War Union-~700, Confederacy-Unknown 2 WIA, Confederate-? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Lone Jack August 15–16, 1862 Jackson County American Civil War Union-800, Confederacy-1,500-3,000 270 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
1st Newtonia September 30, 1862 Newtonia American Civil War Union-1,500 Confederacy-1 brigade 345 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Island Mound October 29, 1862 Bates County American Civil War Union-250, Confederacy-350 19 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Clark's Mill November 7, 1862 Douglas County American Civil War Union-113, Confederacy-1,000 113 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
2nd Springfield January 8, 1863 Springfield American Civil War Union-2,099, Confederacy-1,870 521 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Hartville January 9–11, 1863 Wright County American Civil War Union-750, Confederacy- ? 19 KIA, 160 WIA, 10 MIA/POW United States vs. Confederate States Indecisive
Cape Girardeau April 26, 1863 Cape Girardeau County American Civil War Union-4,000, Confederacy- 5,000 337 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Chalk Bluff May 1–2, 1863 Dunklin County American Civil War Union-120, Confederacy- 210 53 KIA, 104 WIA, 120 MIA, 53 POW United States vs. Confederate States Confederate pyrrhic victory
3rd Boonville October 11, 1863 Boonville American Civil War ? ? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Camden Point July 13, 1864 Camden Point American Civil War Union-1,000, Confederacy- 300 6 KIA, 25 WIA United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Fort Davidson September 27, 1864 Iron County American Civil War Union-1,500, Confederacy- 12,000 1,684 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
4th Boonville October 11, 1864 Boonville American Civil War ? ? United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Confederate victory
Glasgow October 15, 1864 Glasgow American Civil War Union-800, Confederacy-1,800 450 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Sedalia October 15, 1864 Sedalia American Civil War Union-~800, Confederacy-~1,200 1 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
2nd Lexington October 19, 1864 Lexington American Civil War Union-2,000 Confederacy-8,500 ? United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Little Blue October 21, 1864 Jackson County American Civil War Union-2,500, Confederacy- 8,500 ? United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Independence October 21–22, 1864 Independence American Civil War Union-22,000, Confederacy-8,500 140 United States vs. Confederate States Confederate victory
Big Blue October 22–23, 1864 Kansas City American Civil War Union-2 divisions, Confederacy-2 divisions ? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Westport October 23, 1864 Westport American Civil War Union-22,000, Confederacy- 8,500 3,000 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
Charlot October 25, 1864 Vernon County American Civil War Union-2 brigades, Confederacy- 1 division ? United States vs. Confederate States Union victory
2nd Newtonia October 28, 1864 Newtonia American Civil War Union-? Confederacy-? 650 United States vs. Confederate States Union victory

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References※

  1. ^ "Missouri Civil War Battles". National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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