Date
- October 28, 1864
Location
- Near Newtonia, Missouri
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Samuel Curtis
- Major General James G. Blunt
- Brigadier General John B. Sanborn
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Major General Sterling Price
- Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby
Union Forces Engaged
Confederate Forces Engaged
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 1.500
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 2,000 – 3,500
Union Casualties
- Roughly 26 – 400 (killed, wounded, and captured or missing)
Confederate Casualties
- Roughly 24 – 275 (killed, wounded, and captured or missing)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- Both commanders claimed victory after the conflict, but most historians consider the Second Battle of Newtonia to be a Union victory because Price’s Army of Missouri began to disintegrate badly as it resumed its retreat after the engagement.