Engagement at Fredericktown
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Engagement at Fredericktown, also known as the Battle of Fredericktown, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on October 21, 1861, in Madison County, Missouri. The Union victory consolidated control of southeastern Missouri.
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Engagement at Fredericktown | |||||||
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Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War | |||||||
Fredericktown Battlefield | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Missouri (Confederate) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Col. Joseph B. Plummer Col. William P. Carlin | Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
11th Missouri Infantry | Missouri State Guard | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,500-3,500 | 1,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
67 |
145 total 25 killed 40 wounded 80 captured | ||||||
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