Date
- October 21, 1864
Location
- Jackson County, Missouri
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Samuel Curtis
- Major General James G. Blunt
- Colonel Thomas Moonlight
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
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 2,800
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 5,500
Union Casualties
- Roughly 20 (killed, wounded, and captured or missing)
Confederate Casualties
- Roughly 34 (killed, wounded, and captured or missing)
Result
- Confederate strategic victory
- Union tactical victory
Significance
- The minor encounter was a tactical success for Price because he forced the Federals to retreat. However, the battle was a strategic victory for the Union because it enabled Alfred Pleasonton’s Provisional Cavalry Division, which was pursuing the Rebels from the rear, to gain ground on the Army of Missouri.