Civil War in Missouri

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The Civil War 
in 
Missouri
The Civil War . . .A time that tore our nation apart, when brother fought against brother

Clickable Map of
Civil War Battles
within Missouri
 

 

 

 

Battles Within Missouri
Belmont
Mississippi County
November 7, 1861
Boonville
Cooper County
June 17, 1861
Byram's Ford
Jackson County
October 22-23, 1864
Cape Girardeau
Cape Giradeua City
April 26, 1863
Carthage 
Jasper County
July 5, 1861
Clark's Mill
Douglas County
November 7, 1862
Dry Wood Creek
Vernon County
September 2, 1861
Fort Davidson
Iron County
September 27, 1864
Fredericktown
Madison County
October 21, 1861
Glasgow
Howard County
October 15, 1864
Hartville
Wright County
January 9-11, 1863
Independence
Jackson County
October 22, 1864
Independence
Jackson County
August 11, 1862
Kirksville
Adair County
August 6-9, 1862
Lexington
Lafayette County
September 13-20, 1861
Lexington
Lafayette County
October 19, 1864
Liberty
Clay County
September 17, 1861
Little Blue River
Jackson County
October 21, 1864
Lone Jack
Jackson County
August 15-16, 1862
Marmaton's River
Vernon County
October 25, 1864
Mount Zion Church
Boone County
December 28, 1861
New Madrid/Island
City of New Madrid
February 28-April 8, 1862
Newtonia
Newton County
October 28, 1864
Newtonia
Newton County
September 30, 1862
Roan's Tan Yard
Randolph County
January 8, 1862
Springfield
Greene County
October 25, 1861
Springfield
Greene County
January 8, 1863
Westport
Jackson County
October 23, 1864
Wilson's Creek
Greene & Christian County
August 10, 1861

Links to Pages about
Military Units in Missouri
  23rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry 
2nd Missouri Infantry
8th Missouri Infantry
 21st Missouri Infantry
73rd Enrolled Missouri Militia 
21st Missouri Infantry - History
 4th Missouri Infantry - 'E' Company
49th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
6th Missouri Infantry
  5th Missouri Infantry
3rd Regiment, Infantry
3rd Regiment, 
Missouri State Guards, 
Confederate States Army
 
17th Missouri Volunteers
Missouri - Civil War Pages
Page of Links for the Civil War in Missouri
Missouri Men Who Served in Illinois Civil War Regiments
Missouri Regimental History
Civil War In Missouri Facts
USGenWeb - Missouri in the Civil War
 Sterling Price Camp, No. 145
Books about the Civil War
Military Records - MO State Archives
Hearts of Blue & Gray
Civil War in Southeast Missouri
Civil War Books at the Missouri State Historical Society 
Missouri Infantry Regiments - Bibliography
Missouri Volunteer Forces In The Civil War
Militia Organizations by County
Enrolled Missouri Militia
Missouri Home Guard
A Divided State: MO Civil War Regiments
History of the Battles in Missouri
 Battle for Missouri
 Missouri Civil War Map of Battles
Missouri Civil War Currency
Missouri in the Civil War 
by Col. John C. Moore
Civil War Photographs -
Union Armies 
Battles In and Around Missouri
 Soldiers of the Great War
 Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri
Missouri Civil War Skirmishes, Battles, and Engagements
 Livingston County 
in the Civil War
Dyer's Compendium 
Battle of Lexington

 

Diaries, Letters, & Journals
Civil War History of John Ritland
Memoirs of
Selah Pomroy 'Roy' Thayer, II 
Benjamin Woodward-
Civil War Surgeon
Letter of Asey V. Ladd
James 'Big Jim' Seney - 3rd Regiment, MO State Guards
William Raleigh Clack
Civil War Love Letter
Various letters
Williams Raleigh Clack - Part II
Glasgow Missouri
October 15, 1864 
Surgeon on Horseback 
Dr. Charles Brackett's Civil War Letters and Journal,  MO and AR, 1861 - 1863
Col. John R. Gratiot, Third Arkansas Infantry
Western Turner Rifles Story
Robert W. Baysinger
T. T. Crittendon
Jacob Cassairt
Campaigning with Mark Twain
John Follett
James M. Hulen
  
Thomas R. Freeman
For Further Research & Reading
St. Charles City/County Library -
Military Records
Guide to Civil War Collections - WHMC, Columbia
Military Collection - WHMC, Kansas City
Civil War Collection -WHMC, Rolla
Civil War Collection - WHMC, St. Louis
Military Records at the MO State Archives
Bibliography - Battle of Wilson's Creek
Missouri Infantry Regiments
Books on Missouri Civil War Soldiers at the MO State Historical Society
17th Missouri
Reading List
General Histories
Missouri Civil War
Book Store
Confederate Veteran
8th Missouri Infantry
Reading List
Civil War Records at the National Archives
State Historical Society

 

General Resources about the Civil War - Online Books
Internet Public Library
The Online Books Page
Index to Confederate Rosters
Women's Work in the Civil War
History of the Great Rebellion
Selections from the University of Michigan Digital Library
Two Boys in the
Civil War and After
Card Index of Confederate Veteran Magazine
Causes of the 
American Civil War
The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion

 

Civil War & Genealogical Research
Researching People 
of the Civil War Era
Genealogy & Unit Histories
How To Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives
Form 80's by E-mail
Military Records at the
State Historical Society
Civil War Records at the National Archives
Bringing Civil War
Ancestors to Life
Addresses to Request Information
Civil War Ancestor Genealogy