Wilson's Creek
Oak Hills, Springfield
​Confederate Commander
Maj. Gen. Sterling Price
​Forces Engaged:
Killed: 265
Wounded: 800
Captured or Missing: 30
Total: 1,095​
August 10, 1861
Greene & Christian Counties, Missouri
Confederate Victory
Operations to Control Missouri (1861)
Also Called: Oak Hills, Springfield
​Union Commander
​Forces Engaged:
Killed: 223
Wounded: 721
Captured or Missing: 291
Total: 1,293​
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. Nicholas Bartlett Pearce
Brig. Gen. James S. Rains
Brig. Gen. John Bullock
Brig. Gen. William Y. Slack
Brig. Gen. Mosby M. Parsons
Brig. Gen. James H. McBride
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National Park Service
The Second Major Battle of the Civil War
Arkansas Troops in the Battle of Wilson's Creek
Military Medicine at Wilson's Creek
Colonel Sigel's Account The Flanking Column at Wilson's Creek
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American Battlefield Trust
The Battle of Wilson's Creek and the Struggle for Missouri
The Ray House at Wilson's Creek
Wilson's Creek / August 10, 1861
Moments in Time: Wilson's Creek - A Battle in Four Parts
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Missouri Encyclopedia
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American History Central
The Battle of Wilson's Creek - The First Battle West of the Mississippi River
Battle of Wilson's Creek Facts
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History Net
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Warfare History Network
The Battle of Wilson's Creek: A Bloody Southern Victory
Wilson's Creek: Bull Run of the West
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Union Officers
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