Bloody Hill

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Bloody Hill is the central, blood-soaked ridge in Missouri that served as the main Union defensive position and focal point of fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Wilson’s Creek.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield location
geographical feature
associatedWith American Civil War NERFINISHED
Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED
Confederate forces
Union Army NERFINISHED
battleResultContext Confederate forces gained control of the field after Union withdrawal
Union forces ultimately withdrew from Bloody Hill
commandersInvolved Benjamin McCulloch NERFINISHED
Franz Sigel NERFINISHED
Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED
Sterling Price NERFINISHED
currentStatus preserved as part of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
dateOfMajorEngagement August 10, 1861
hasMemorials Civil War interpretive markers
monuments commemorating the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
locatedIn Greene County, Missouri NERFINISHED
Missouri
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield NERFINISHED
namedAfter heavy bloodshed during the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
nearbyWatercourse Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED
partOf American Civil War battlefields in Missouri
Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED
preservationAuthority U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED
roleIn focal point of fighting during the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
significance key terrain feature influencing the outcome of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
site of intense combat and heavy casualties at Wilson’s Creek
usedAs Union defensive position
main Union defensive line at Wilson’s Creek

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Battle of Wilson’s Creek featuredLocation Bloody Hill
subject surface form: Battle of Wilson's Creek