Battle

Action at Blue Mills Landing

17 Sep 1861 · 39.19° N, 94.38° W

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When
17 Sep 1861
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
39.19° N, 94.38° W
Description
1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Action at Blue Mills Landing

Action of the American Civil War

The action at Blue Mills Landing, also known as the Battle of Liberty, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on September 17, 1861, in Clay County, Missouri. Union forces unsuccessfully attempted to prevent pro-Southern Missouri State Guards from northwestern Missouri from crossing the Missouri River near the confluence with the Blue River to reinforce Sterling Price at Lexington.

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