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Other Name: Battle of Osage, Battle of Trading Post
State: Kansas
Location: Linn County
Campaign: Price’s Missouri Expedition (1864)
Dates: October 25, 1864
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton
confederate  Confederate States: Maj. Gen. John S. Marmaduke and Maj. Gen. James F. Fagan
Forces Engaged: union  Union States: Provisional cavalry division
confederate  Confederate States: cavalry division
Estimated Casualties: Unknown
Results: Result(s): Union victory
Description:

Maj. Gen. Sterling Price led an expedition into Missouri which Union forces under Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis and Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton finally countered around Kansas City, Missouri. Price withdrew south, and Pleasonton, commanding in the field, pursued him into Kansas and fought him at Marais des Cygnes. After an artillery bombardment that began at 4:00 am, Pleasonton’s men attacked furiously. Although outnumbered, they hit the Rebel line, forcing them to withdraw.
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