Civil War Operations in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
| Date | Type | Location |
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June 24, 1861 | Skirmish | Jackson, MO |
September 1, 1861 | Brig.Gen. U.S. Grant, Federal Army issues command at Cape Girardeau. |
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November 2-12, 1861 | Operations | From Bird’s Point, Cape Girardeau, and Ironton against CSA Gen. Thompson’s forces. |
April 2-4, 1862 | Reconnaissance | From Cape Girardeau to Jackson, Whitewater and Dallas (Marble Hill), MO. |
April 9, 1962 | Skirmish | Jackson, MO |
July 25-29, 1862 | Scout | Cape Girardeau County and Southeast Missouri |
July 28, 1862 | Skirmishes | At and near Bollinger Mill in Burfordville, MO. |
April 26, 1863 | Action | Cape Girardeau, MO |
April 26-27, 1863 | Skirmishes | Jackson, MO |
April 27, 1863 | Skirmish | Whitewater Bridge, MO |
August 9-18, 1863 | Scout, Skirmish | From Cape Girardeau to Ash Hill and Poplar Bluff, MO. Skirmish on the 13th at Ash Hill. |
August 17-26, 1863 | Expeditions | From Cape Girardeau and Pilot Knob, MO to Pocahontas, AR. |
August 22-23, 1863 | Skirmishes | Pocahontas, MO |
October 26- November 12, 1863 | Scout | From Cape Girardeau, MO to Doniphan, MO and Pocahontas, AR. |
October 27-November 15, 1863 | Expedition | From Cape Girardea, MO to Clarkton, MO |
February 5, 1864 | Skirmish | Near Cape Girardeau, MO |
February 10, 1864 | Skirmish | Pocahontas, MO |
September 24, 1864 | Skirmish | Jackson, MO (CSA Gen. Price’s Fall invasion of Southeast Missouri). |
November 16-25, 1864 | Expeditions, Skirmish | From Cape Girardeau, MO to Patterson, Wayne Co., MO and Randolph, Co., AR with skirmishes at Reeves’ Mill in Wayne Co. on the 19th and Buckskull in Randolph Co., AR on the 20th. |
December 14, 1864 | Skirmish | Cypress Swamp, Cape Girardeau, MO |
December 20, 1864-January 4, 1865 | Expeditions, Skirmish | From Cape Girardeau and Dallas (Marble Hill), MO to Cherokee Bay, AR and the St. Francis River with Skirmishes. |
January 24-Febuary 22, 1865 | Expeditions | From Cape Girardeau, MO to the Eleven Point River in Arkansas. |
March 9-15, 1865 | Scout | From Cape Girardeau, MO into Bollinger, Wayne, and Stoddard Counties, MO. |
For A Complete Listing of Missouri Militia Please Contact the
Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society
56th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
Cape Girardeau County Soldiers