Date
- October 22, 1864
Location
- Jackson County, Missouri
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Samuel Curtis
- Major General James G. Blunt
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Major General Sterling Price
- Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby
Union Forces Engaged
- Blunt’s Division, Army of the Border
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Shelby’s Division, Army of Missouri
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 4,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 4,500
Union Casualties
- Unknown
Confederate Casualties
- Unknown
Result
- Confederate victory
Significance
- After Blunt conceded the strategic crossing at Byram’s Ford, Price got his supplies across the Big Blue River and sent them south toward the small town of Little Santa Fe on the Santa Fe Trail.