Battle of Oak Hills

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The Battle of Oak Hills was a major early Civil War engagement in Missouri in 1861, where Confederate forces defeated Union troops and secured temporary control of southwestern Missouri.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Wilson’s Creek
associatedWith secession crisis in Missouri
belligerent Confederate States
Missouri State Guard
Union
campaign Missouri campaign of 1861
casualtiesConfederate over 1,000 killed, wounded, or missing
casualtiesUnion over 1,200 killed, wounded, or missing
category 1861 in Missouri
Battles of the American Civil War in Missouri
Confederate victories of the American Civil War
commander Benjamin McCulloch
Franz Sigel
Nathaniel Lyon
Nicholas Bartlett Pearce
Sterling Price
ConfederateCommander Benjamin McCulloch
Nicholas Bartlett Pearce
Sterling Price
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date August 10, 1861
followedBy Confederate withdrawal to Arkansas later in 1861
front Western Theater (sometimes classified in Trans-Mississippi)
linked to: Western Theater
historicalRegion Southwestern Missouri
killedInAction Nathaniel Lyon
location Greene County, Missouri
near Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
notableFact Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general killed in the American Civil War
linked to: Nathaniel Lyon
outcome Confederate forces secured temporary control of southwestern Missouri
partOf Operations in Missouri, 1861
precededBy Battle of Boonville
Camp Jackson Affair
primaryObjectiveConfederate to defend Missouri State Guard forces and resist Union control of Missouri
primaryObjectiveUnion to break up the Missouri State Guard and secure southwestern Missouri
result Confederate victory
state Missouri
stateForceInvolved Missouri State Guard
strategicSignificance helped maintain Confederate influence in Missouri’s southwest
strengthConfederate approximately 10,000–12,000 soldiers
strengthUnion approximately 5,400 soldiers
terrain wooded hills and creek valleys
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater
UnionCommander Franz Sigel
Nathaniel Lyon
year 1861

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Battle of Wilson's Creek alsoKnownAs Battle of Oak Hills
subject linked to: Battle of Wilson’s Creek