Battle of Wilson's Creek
2019-10-12T17:59:52-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/016/20191012180654003_hd.jpgKristen Pawlak talked about the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, fought between Union and Confederate forces in southwest Missouri in August 1861. She explained that the conflict, while not widely known, is significant because it was the first major battle west of the Mississippi River. This talk was a part of a symposium on “Forgotten Battles of the Civil War” hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
Kristen Pawlak talked about the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, fought between Union and Confederate forces in southwest Missouri in August 1861. She explained that the… read more
Kristen Pawlak talked about the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, fought between Union and Confederate forces in southwest Missouri in August 1861. She explained that the conflict, while not widely known, is significant because it was the first major battle west of the Mississippi River. This talk was a part of a symposium on “Forgotten Battles of the Civil War” hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog. close
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