| Second Battle of Independence |
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Jackson County, Missouri
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Trans-Mississippi Theater
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Priceâs Missouri Expedition
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Confederate victory
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Provisional cavalry division
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Fagan and Marmadukeâs Divisions,
Army of Missouri
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Maj. Gen. Sterling Priceâs army rode west in the direction of Kansas City. On the night of the 21st, he camped at Independence and resumed his westward march the next morning with Brig. Gen. Joe Shelbyâs division in the lead followed by Brig. Gen. John S. Marmadukeâs division, with Brig. Gen. James Faganâs division bringing up the rear. While Shelbyâs men met success at Byramâs Ford, the other two columns did not fare as well. Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasontonâs Union force crossed the Little Blue, beat up a Rebel brigade in Faganâs command, and occupied Independence. Marmadukeâs division then met Pleasonton about two miles west of Independence, hit the Federals hard, pressed them back, and held them at bay until the morning of the 23rd. Pleasontonâs actions, however, frightened Price and his army, and influenced them, after they had crossed the Big Blue, to send their wagon trains to Little Santa Fe on the Fort Scott Road. (NPS summary)
