Price’s Missouri Expedition
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Price’s Missouri Expedition was a major 1864 Confederate cavalry campaign into Missouri led by General Sterling Price, intended to capture the state and influence the U.S. presidential election but ultimately ending in failure.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Missouri Campaigns of 1861–1864 | 1 |
| Price's Missouri Expedition | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate military operation
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cavalry raid ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Price’s Missouri Raid
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Price’s Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType |
cavalry campaign
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offensive campaign ⓘ |
| commander | Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Big Blue River
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Battle of Boonville (1864) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Glasgow (1864) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lexington (1864) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Little Blue River NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Marais des Cygnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Marmiton River NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pilot Knob NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Westport NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Newtonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-12 ⓘ |
| leader | Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Arkansas
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Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | repulse of Confederate forces at the Battle of Westport ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Missouri for the Confederacy
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influence the 1864 United States presidential election ⓘ recruit Confederate sympathizers in Missouri ⓘ seize Union supplies and weapons ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Alfred Pleasonton
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Samuel R. Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
failure to affect the 1864 presidential election outcome
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failure to capture Missouri ⓘ |
| partOf | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate defeat ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-08 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
ended major Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River
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weakened Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department ⓘ |
| targetCity |
Jefferson City, Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Price's Missouri Expedition
this entity surface form:
Missouri Campaigns of 1861–1864