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548:Not Brigaded
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179:Belligerents
170:Inconclusive
115:Part of the
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1431: /
1216:Confederate
1178:Involvement
1139:Little Blue
1103:Chalk Bluff
902:Confederacy
615:, Lt. Col.
492:B.F. Gordon
484:J.O. Shelby
472:Confederate
385:Confederate
75:introducing
1446:Categories
1419:92°30′40″W
1416:37°15′04″N
1337:Cemeteries
1047:Kirksville
1037:New Madrid
895:Combatants
763:2024-08-26
739:2024-08-26
627:References
617:John Wimer
405:Marshfield
367:Background
273:96 wounded
264:64 wounded
147:1863-01-11
139:1863-01-09
83:April 2008
58:references
1312:Newtonia
1308:Lexington
1281:memorials
1272:Aftermath
1200:St. Louis
1190:Centralia
1093:Hartville
1057:Lone Jack
956:Cole Camp
951:Boonville
916:Campaigns
593:Aftermath
562:Artillery
330:Hartville
271:12 killed
269:111 total
1387:Category
1293:Carthage
1154:Westport
1149:Big Blue
961:Carthage
357:Missouri
262:7 killed
260:78 total
245:Strength
155:Location
21:reserve.
1398:Commons
1209:Leaders
1195:Osceola
1129:Glasgow
1124:Sedalia
1006:Belmont
937:Battles
869:Origins
503:- Col.
145: (
137: (
71:improve
1288:Athens
971:Athens
814:, 1904
807:, 1997
800:, 1999
584:Battle
567:Capt.
167:Result
119:of the
60:, but
1242:Union
907:Union
428:Union
397:Union
196:Union
1112:1864
1081:1863
1025:1862
944:1861
786:247.
528:(mw)
343:The
250:~750
132:Date
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