Border Raid and Defense of Springfield in Civil War Missouri
A historical account recalls the Missouri border wars in 1863 and earlier, naming Marmaduke’s men, Gen. Egbert B. Brown and his “Qui nine Brigade,” Col. George F. E. Waring, and Batesville Arkansas. It notes Nathaniel Lyon’s decisive actions, Wilson’s Creek, and Brown’s defense of Jefferson City and Springfield with Missouri militia amid raids from Arkansas and Indian Territory. The narrative emphasizes unsung heroes and brutal, rapid shifts from peace to war in border towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nathaniel Lyon
Claiborne Jackson
United States
Lyon
United States Volunteers
Gen. Lyon
Jackson
Sterling Price
Planters
St. Louis
Vic
Hoe
Wilson’s Creek
Price
McCulloch
Wilson's Creek
Fremont
Arrow Rock
F. B. Brown
Brown
Arkansas
Missouri Home Guards
Indian Territory
Jefferson City
Egbert B. Brown
Springfield
Marmaduke’s 1863 Springfield Raid and Missouri Conflicts
The narrative recounts Gen John S Marmaduke as a leading Confederate figure in early 1863 Missouri, noting his Missouri roots and education at Yale Harvard and West Point. Springfield’s wartime role as a contested prize under Brig Gen F E B Brown is highlighted along with Shelby and Coffey raid movements and Marmaduke’s operations near Booneville.
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Missouri
John S. Marmaduke
St. Louis
Springfield
Wilson's Creek
Atlantic and Pacific
F E. B. Brown
Missouri Militia
Brown
Egbert B. Brown
Marmaduke
Cabell
Indian Territory
Shelby and
Coffey
Booneville
Missouri River
Springfield 1863 Battle with Marmaduke Ends in Confederate Retreat
Gen Marmaduke led 3000 Confederate troops to assault Springfield Missouri on January 8 1863. Local defense united Quinine brigade convalescents civilians and 118th Iowa with Gen Brown holding the town after fierce house to house fighting. Confed surrender follows no pursuit.
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John 8
Marmaduke
Arkansas
Springfield
Brown
B. Crabb
118Th
Iowa
St. Jackson
New Orleans
Blunt
Frontier
Lawrence Mills
Ozark
Bolivar
Derk
Marmaduke’s Raid into Missouri and Batesville Defeat
Forces under Marmaduke moved from Hartsville to Marshfield and Hartsville, meeting Federal resistance. Colonel Merrill defended Hartsville, delaying Marmaduke’s advance while Brig. Gen. Porter was killed. Marmaduke retreated south, then faced Col. George Waring at Batesville, where Waring’s cavalry victory pushed Marmaduke across White River. The campaign ended with further losses at Van Buren and the seizure of Marmaduke’s steamer Julia Roose, marking a disastrous Missouri raid.
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Marmaduke
Hartsville
Porter
Marshfield
Merrill
Brown
Springfield
Wood's Forks
Arkansas
Arkansas Line
Batesville
White River
George E. Waring
Missouri
Waring
America
Europe
Connecticut
Central Park
New York
van Buren
Ark
Julia Roose
Arkansas River
Little Rock
Sibley’s Landing
Independence
Forrests Raiders Harass Union in Murfreesboro Area
After Stones River, Rosecrans’s Army of the Cumberland faced persistent cavalry pressure from Forrest Wheeler and Wharton. Forrest rose to prominence, later commanding at Columbia and Spring Hill, where Coburn surrendered with about 2,200 men while Van Dorn’s forces drew back toward Franklin.
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Stone River
Army of the Cumberland
Rosecrans
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Battle of
Bragg
Shelbyville
Forrest
Wheeler
Wharton
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Fort Pillow
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Bedford County
Memphis
West
Columbia
Earl van Dorn
van Dorn
Mississippi
West Point
Second
United States Cavalry
Gilbert
Franklin
Tenn
John Coburn
Indiana Volunteers
Aleshire
Jordan
Col. Coburn
Spring Hill
Coburn
Unionville
Thompson’s
Spring HI
Armstrong
Col. Jordan
Gordon Granger
Rutherford’s Creek
Maury County
Tgua
Peters
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Qui
Nine Brigade
George FE. Waring
Hartsville and
Thompsons Station
N. B. Forrest
Greeley, Colo
Greeley
First National Bank
Hunter & What's Bank
Union Bank
R. G. Dunn & Co
Mayher
Portland and Louisvile Cement
Plaster OF Paris
RED Cross Paints
Marshall and Welch
Ju.e Thompson
East Greeley
S.J. Gilmore
Larimer Street
Denver, Colo
Rocky Mountain News
Fastern
Colorado
Weat
Kansas City
Chicago
DAILY
Mail
Lyons & Brooks
Choice Farms
Scott, Benedict & Co
Main Street
Eighth Avenue
Rochester Lamp
A.ico
Walnut Street
Madison Avenue
H. A. French
Brooks
Denver, Colorado
A.J. Eaton
Potato Planters
Aspiay
Three &Vrs
Michig
Ase.mead & CO
A. J. Eaton, Eaton
Colo
Cooper Bros
Arapahoe Streets
City National Bank
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