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The First Battle of Newtonia was fought on September 30, 1862, near Newtonia, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Confederate soldiers commanded by Colonel Douglas H. Cooper clashed with a Union column commanded by Brigadier General Frederick C. Salomon. Cooper's force consisted mostly of cavalry including a brigade of Native Americans. A Union force commanded by Colonel Edward Lynde was driven out of Newtonia during the morning. Both sides brought up reinforcements, and seesaw fighting took place during the afternoon. Shortly before nightfall, the Confederates made an all-out attack, causing Salomon to withdraw. Union militia covered the retreat, although Confederate artillery fire turned it into a disorderly rout. Union casualties were approximately 245, against Confederate losses of 78. Blunt's whole division advanced towards Newtonia in early October, and Cooper abandoned Missouri. A portion of the battlefield was listed in 2004 as the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District. (Full article...)


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Hi Hog Farm and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Gog the Mild: - I can only see two things with this: Since the article's written in American English, and is an American subject, I'd use totaled instead of totalled, (the former is the Americanism). Additionally, there is some variance in the estimates of Union casualties (although 245 is the most common). Should that variance be reflected in the article? Hog Farm Bacon 16:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Hog Farm: It's your FA, you can make whatever changes you want. How's this? Gog the Mild (talk) 16:12, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Gog the Mild: Yeah, that works. I just didn't want to mess around with it too much, as I don't know the exact specifications for TFA blurbs. Thanks! Hog Farm Bacon 16:25, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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