Action at Blue Mills Landing

Action at Blue Mills Landing
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War

Map of Liberty Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program
DateSeptember 17, 1861 (1861-09-17)
Location39°11′16″N 94°23′3.12″W / 39.18778°N 94.3842000°W / 39.18778; -94.3842000
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Missouri Missouri (Confederate)  United States (Union)
Commanders and leaders
Missouri Brig. Gen. David R. Atchison United States Lieut. Col. John Scott
Units involved
4th Division, Missouri State Guard
Strength
3,500 600 [1]
Casualties and losses
70 [1] 56 [1]
Blue Mills Landing is located in Missouri
Blue Mills Landing
Blue Mills Landing
Location within Missouri

The action at Blue Mills Landing, also known as the Battle of Liberty, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on September 17, 1861, in Clay County, Missouri.[1] Union forces unsuccessfully attempted to prevent pro-Southern Missouri State Guards from northwestern Missouri from crossing the Missouri River near the confluence with the Blue River to reinforce Sterling Price at Lexington.

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