Skirmish at Blackwater Creek

Skirmish at Blackwater Creek
	Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the; American Civil War
Date	December 19, 1861
Location	Johnson County, Missouri
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States of America	Missouri State Guard
Commanders and leaders
John Pope	Franklin S. Robertson
Strength
~2,000 of the 1st Brigade (engaged); ~2,000 of 2nd Brigade (unengaged)	750+ Robertson's MSG Recruit Regiment
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 8 wounded	684+ captured; killed and wounded unknown

The Skirmish at Blackwater Creek, also known as the Skirmish at Milford, was an American Civil War skirmish that took place in central Missouri on December 19, 1861^[1] near present-day Valley City. It was a victory for the North.

^ Aimone, Alan C. and Barbara A.,A Guide-Index to the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies, 1993, White Mane Publishing, ISBN 0-942597-38-9 Vol. 5, page 95 notes that "Most of the published and unpublished accounts date this skirmish as Dec. 19, rather than Dec. 18 as given in the reports of Halleck and Pope."

[1] Aimone, Alan C. and Barbara A.,A Guide-Index to the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies, 1993, White Mane Publishing, ISBN 0-942597-38-9 Vol. 5, page 95 notes that "Most of the published and unpublished accounts date this skirmish as Dec. 19, rather than Dec. 18 as given in the reports of Halleck and Pope."

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