Trans-Mississippi Theater · The Civil War

Operations North of Boston Mountains

The Operations North of Boston Mountains ran from August 6, 1862 to November 7, 1862, a span of 94 days across MO, OK. Its 6 principal battles account for 507 Union and 728 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Confederate.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
6
Duration
94 days
States
MO, OK
Union casualties
507
Confederate casualties
728
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Aug 6, 1862KirksvilleGrade DMOUnion victory456 total
Aug 11, 1862IndependenceGrade DMOConfederate victoryTotal unknown
Aug 15, 1862Lone JackGrade DMOConfederate victory270 total
Sep 30, 1862NewtoniaGrade CMOConfederate victory345 total
Oct 22, 1862Old Fort WayneGrade DOKUnion victory164 total
Nov 7, 1862Clark's MillGrade DMOConfederate victoryTotal unknown
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
Aug 8, 1862Pursuit of Poindexter in Mo. and skirmishes at Grand River, Lee's Ford, Chariton River, Walnut Creek, Crompton's Ferry, Switzler's Mills and Yellow CreekMO77 killed, 156 wounded, 347 missing/captured
Aug 11, 1862Action, IndependenceMO14 killed, 18 wounded, 312 missing/captured
Sep 30, 1862Engagement, NewtoniaMO50 killed, 80 wounded, 115 missing/captured
Aug 16, 1862Action, Lone JackMO20 killed, 60 wounded, 80 missing/captured
Aug 6, 1862Action, KirksvilleMO28 killed, 60 wounded
Aug 24, 1862Skirmish, Coon Creek near LamarMO2 killed, 22 wounded, 6 missing/captured
Sep 13, 1862Skirmish, NewtoniaMO2 killed, 12 missing/captured
Nov 3, 1862Skirmish, Harrisonville, Cass CountyMO10 killed, 3 wounded
Aug 24, 1862Skirmish, Crooker Creek near DallasMO3 killed, 6 wounded, 2 missing/captured
Aug 28, 1862Skirmish, Howard CountyMO8 killed, 2 wounded, 1 missing/captured
Sep 26, 1862Skirmish near CambridgeMO3 killed, 2 wounded
Nov 5, 1862Skirmish, LamarMO2 killed, 2 wounded
Oct 6, 1862Skirmishes, Liberty and Sibley's LandingMO2 killed, 1 wounded
Oct 20, 1862Skirmish, MarshfieldMO1 killed, 1 wounded
Sep 6, 1862Skirmish, RoanokeMO1 killed
Aug 7, 1862Skirmish, MontevalloMO-
Aug 7, 1862Scout from Ozark to Forsyth and SkirmishesMO-
Aug 8, 1862Skirmish, Walnut CreekMO-
Aug 8, 1862Skirmish near NewtoniaMO-
Aug 8, 1862Skirmish near Stockton, Macon CountyMO-

58 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: MO, AR.

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