Second Battle of Springfield

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Second Battle of Springfield
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Date January 8, 1863 (1863-01-08) Location Springfield, Missouri Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Egbert B. Brown	John S. Marmaduke
Units involved
Southwestern District of Missouri	4th Division, I Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department
Strength
2,099	1,870
Casualties and losses
231 total 30 killed 195 wounded 6 missing	~290 total

The Second Battle of Springfield took place during the American Civil War on January 8, 1863, in Springfield, Missouri. It is sometimes known as The Battle of Springfield. (The First Battle of Springfield was fought on October 25, 1861, and there was also the better-known Battle of Wilson's Creek, fought nearby on August 10, 1861.) Fighting was urban and house-to-house, which was rare in the war.