Thursday, July 4, 2013

January 8, 1863---The Second Battle of Springfield, Missouri



JANUARY 8, 1863:             

The Second Battle of Springfield, Missouri:  

Confederates attack Springfield, Missouri, trying to reoccupy southwestern Missouri. The result is an urban house-to-house, often hand-to-hand battle that leaves Springfield a ruin. The Confederates are pushed back, and retreat into Arkansas. The Union suffers 175 casualties, the Confederacy 300.

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