Battle of Wilson's Creek

When

10 Aug 1861

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.10° N, 93.41° W

Description

1861 battle of the American Civil War

1861 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, is fought, with a Confederate victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht am Wilson’s Creek in Missouri ist die erste große Schlacht jenseits des Mississippi River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des Confédérés à la bataille de Wilson's Creek pour le contrôle du Missouri”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page