Skirmish at Albany, Missouri
| Skirmish at Albany, Missouri | |||||||
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| Part of American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Samuel P. Cox | William T. Anderson † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 Union troops | 150 mounted Confederate guerrillas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 wounded | 27 | ||||||
The Skirmish at Albany, Missouri was a battle that was fought between the Union Army and the Quantrill's Raiders in Ray County, Missouri on October 26, 1864. The battle resulted a Union victory, and the notorious Quantrill Raider member William T. Anderson, also known as "Bloody Bill", was killed at this battle.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ A compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer publishing company. 1908. pp. 595–.
39°13′N 94°07′W / 39.21°N 94.12°W
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