Battle of Charleston (1861)
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The Battle of Charleston (also known as the Battle of Bird's Point) was a minor clash in Charleston, Missouri, United States during the American Civil War. On August 19, 1861, Union forces led by Col. Henry Dougherty were able to destroy a Confederate camp.[1][2] There had been a number of clashes in the Charleston and Bird's Point area for the previous week between pro-Union forces and secession groups.
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- ^ Frost, Jennett Blakeslee (1863). The Rebellion in the United States. Hartford: University Press, vol. 2, p. 337.
- ^ Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs (1991). The Battle of Belmont Grant Strikes South. UNC Press, p. 88. ISBN 0807819689.