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Battle of Fredericktown (view source)
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, 06:08, December 2, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Fredericktown |image= |begin=October 21, 1861 |end=Same day |place=Madison County, Missouri |theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater |campaign=Operations to..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Fredericktown
|image=
|begin=October 21, 1861
|end=Same day
|place=Madison County, Missouri
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Operations to Control Missouri
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Brigade size force
|combatants2=Missouri State Guard
|commanders1=J.B. Plummer<br/>Colonel, USA<br/>William P. Carlin<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=M. Jeff Thompson<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=2,500-3,500
|strength2=1,500
|casualties1='''67'''<br/>Killed: 7<br/>Wounded: 60
|casualties2='''145'''<br/>Killed:<br/>Wounded:<br/>Captured:
}}
Two Union columns, one under Col. J.B. Plummer and another under Col. William P. Carlin, advanced on Fredericktown to overtake Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson and his men. On the morning of October 21, Thompson’s force left Fredericktown headed south. About twelve miles out, Thompson left his supply train in a secure position and returned toward Fredericktown. He then learned that Union forces had occupied Fredericktown, so Thompson spent the morning attempting to discern the enemy numbers and disposition. Unable to do so, he attacked anyway, around noon. Plummer, with his force and a detachment of Col. William P. Carlin’s troops, met the Rebel forces outside town and a two-hour fight ensued. Overwhelming Union forces took their toll, and Thompson’s men retreated. Union cavalry pursued. Fredericktown cemented Union control of southeastern Missouri. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1861}}
[[Category: American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Fredericktown
|image=
|begin=October 21, 1861
|end=Same day
|place=Madison County, Missouri
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Operations to Control Missouri
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Brigade size force
|combatants2=Missouri State Guard
|commanders1=J.B. Plummer<br/>Colonel, USA<br/>William P. Carlin<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=M. Jeff Thompson<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=2,500-3,500
|strength2=1,500
|casualties1='''67'''<br/>Killed: 7<br/>Wounded: 60
|casualties2='''145'''<br/>Killed:<br/>Wounded:<br/>Captured:
}}
Two Union columns, one under Col. J.B. Plummer and another under Col. William P. Carlin, advanced on Fredericktown to overtake Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson and his men. On the morning of October 21, Thompson’s force left Fredericktown headed south. About twelve miles out, Thompson left his supply train in a secure position and returned toward Fredericktown. He then learned that Union forces had occupied Fredericktown, so Thompson spent the morning attempting to discern the enemy numbers and disposition. Unable to do so, he attacked anyway, around noon. Plummer, with his force and a detachment of Col. William P. Carlin’s troops, met the Rebel forces outside town and a two-hour fight ensued. Overwhelming Union forces took their toll, and Thompson’s men retreated. Union cavalry pursued. Fredericktown cemented Union control of southeastern Missouri. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1861}}
[[Category: American Civil War Battles]]