Oak Hills (Battle of Oak Hills)
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Oak Hills, better known as Wilson’s Creek, was the site of a major early Civil War battle in Missouri between Union and Confederate forces in 1861.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Oak Hills | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oak Hills
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (site today) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | control of Missouri ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin McCulloch
NERFINISHED
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Franz Sigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| duration | one day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| engagedForces |
Confederate forces from Arkansas and Texas
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Missouri State Guard units NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lexington (1861) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Wilson's Creek
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Wilson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri
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Confederate victories of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Missouri ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Springfield, Missouri
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Wilson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Union Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
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first Union general officer killed in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Missouri campaign
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Camp Jackson Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | Wilson's Creek National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWatercourse | Wilson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped keep Missouri in the Union politically despite Confederate field victory
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major early battle west of the Mississippi River in the Civil War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861-08-10 ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| stateHistoricalMarker | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | temporary Confederate control of southwestern Missouri ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded hills and creek valleys ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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