Skirmish at Blackwater Creek

Skirmish at Blackwater Creek
Part of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the
American Civil War
DateDecember 19, 1861
Location
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.

  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Armies, 1993, White Mane Publishing, ISBN 0-942597-38-9 Vol. 5, page 95 notes that "Most of the published and unpublished accounts date this skirmish as Dec. 19, rather than Dec. 18 as given in the reports of Halleck and Pope."