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Battle of Fort Davidson (view source)
Revision as of 15:01, December 24, 2010
, 15:01, December 24, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Fort Davidson<br/><small>Pilot Knob</small> |image= |begin=September 27, 1864 |end=Same day |place=Iron County, Missouri |theater=Trans-Mississippi Th..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Fort Davidson<br/><small>Pilot Knob</small>
|image=
|begin=September 27, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Iron County, Missouri
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Price’s Missouri Expedition
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Fort Davidson garrison
|combatants2=Army of Missouri
|commanders1=[[Thomas Ewing, Jr.]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Sterling Price]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''184'''
|casualties2='''1,500'''
}}
In September 1864, a Confederate army under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price crossed into Missouri with the goal of capturing St. Louis. Union Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing moved with reinforcements down the railroad to Ironton to retard Price’s advance. On the morning of September 27, the Confederates attacked, driving the Federals back into their defenses anchored by Fort Davidson. In the late afternoon, Price unsuccessfully assaulted the fort repeatedly, suffering heavy casualties. Price, considering the possible time involved, had dismissed the possibility of mounting guns on the high ground to compel the fort to surrender or to shell the garrison into submission. During the night, the Federals evacuated the fort. Price had paid a high price in lives and gave Union forces the necessary time to concentrate and oppose his raid. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Price's Missouri Expedition}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Fort Davidson<br/><small>Pilot Knob</small>
|image=
|begin=September 27, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Iron County, Missouri
|theater=Trans-Mississippi Theater
|campaign=Price’s Missouri Expedition
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Fort Davidson garrison
|combatants2=Army of Missouri
|commanders1=[[Thomas Ewing, Jr.]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Sterling Price]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1='''184'''
|casualties2='''1,500'''
}}
In September 1864, a Confederate army under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price crossed into Missouri with the goal of capturing St. Louis. Union Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing moved with reinforcements down the railroad to Ironton to retard Price’s advance. On the morning of September 27, the Confederates attacked, driving the Federals back into their defenses anchored by Fort Davidson. In the late afternoon, Price unsuccessfully assaulted the fort repeatedly, suffering heavy casualties. Price, considering the possible time involved, had dismissed the possibility of mounting guns on the high ground to compel the fort to surrender or to shell the garrison into submission. During the night, the Federals evacuated the fort. Price had paid a high price in lives and gave Union forces the necessary time to concentrate and oppose his raid. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Price's Missouri Expedition}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]