Action at Blue Mills Landing
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The action at Blue Mills Landing, also known as the Battle of Liberty, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on September 17, 1861, in Clay County, Missouri.[1] Union forces unsuccessfully attempted to prevent pro-Southern Missouri State Guards from northwestern Missouri from crossing the Missouri River near the confluence with the Blue River to reinforce Sterling Price at Lexington.
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Action at Blue Mills Landing | |||||||
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Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | |||||||
Map of Liberty Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Missouri (Confederate) | United States (Union) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brig. Gen. David R. Atchison | Lieut. Col. John Scott | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
4th Division, Missouri State Guard | |||||||
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3,500 | 600 [1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
70 [1] | 56 [1] | ||||||
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