Battle of Oak Hills
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The Battle of Oak Hills was a major early Civil War engagement in Missouri in 1861, where Confederate forces defeated Union troops and secured temporary control of southwestern Missouri.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Oak Hills canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Wilson’s Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | secession crisis in Missouri ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States
NERFINISHED
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Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Missouri campaign of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | over 1,200 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| category |
1861 in Missouri
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Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri ⓘ Confederate victories of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin McCulloch
NERFINISHED
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Franz Sigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Bartlett Pearce NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
Benjamin McCulloch
NERFINISHED
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Nicholas Bartlett Pearce NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | August 10, 1861 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Confederate withdrawal to Arkansas later in 1861 ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater (sometimes classified in Trans-Mississippi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southwestern Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Greene County, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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near Wilson’s Creek, Missouri ⓘ |
| notableFact | Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general killed in the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Confederate forces secured temporary control of southwestern Missouri ⓘ |
| partOf | Operations in Missouri, 1861 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Boonville
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Camp Jackson Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveConfederate | to defend Missouri State Guard forces and resist Union control of Missouri ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveUnion | to break up the Missouri State Guard and secure southwestern Missouri ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| stateForceInvolved | Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped maintain Confederate influence in Missouri’s southwest ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | approximately 10,000–12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | approximately 5,400 soldiers ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded hills and creek valleys ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Franz Sigel
NERFINISHED
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Nathaniel Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Battle of Wilson's Creek