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Clark's Missouri Battery
Clark's Missouri Battery (also known as the 2nd Missouri Light Battery and later known as King's Battery and then the Farris' Battery) was an artillery battery that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early history Missouri State Guard The battery was first formed as a unit of the Missouri State Guard in late 1861. In Lexington, Missouri, Samuel Churchill Clark enrolled into the State Guard as a private and was appointed to the 8th Division of the MSG under James S. Rains. Soon, the State Guard artilleryman was leading an iron 6-pounder gun with a dedicated crew. The artillery battery served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater where it had provided artillery support for Gen. Sterling Price's army at the battles of Wilson's Creek and Lexington. First Battle of Lexington Amid the First Battle of Lexington on September 18, 1861, Clark commanded three six-pound artillery pieces and their cannoneers. Clark's Battery, along with Bledsoe's Misso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Missouri State Guard
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Henry Guibor
Henry Guibor (1823 – October 17, 1899) was a Confederate artillery captain in the American Civil War. Guibor hailed from St. Louis, Missouri, and served in the U.S.-Mexican War. By the Civil War, Guibor was serving as an officer in the state militia artillery battery. Guibor, like many state militiamen, were arrested in the seizure of Camp Jackson in St. Louis by Nathaniel Lyon, but was soon paroled. Guibor eventually traveled southeast from St. Louis and joined Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson's Missouri State Guard. He received command of a battery of four six-pound smoothbore guns. Not long afterward, Guibor's battery saw action in the battles of Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Dry Wood Creek, and Lexington. The battery was reorganized and mustered into Confederate service at Memphis, Tennessee, by December 1861. It was soon re-attached to Sterling Price's army and again saw action at the battles of Pea Ridge, Iuka, and Corinth. Guibor's command then was transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bledsoe's Missouri Battery
Hiram Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Missouri State Guard and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The battery was formed when the Missouri State Guard was formed as a pro-secession state militia unit in response to the Camp Jackson affair. As part of the Missouri State Guard, the unit was engaged in the Engagement near Carthage and the Battle of Wilson's Creek during mid-1861, before fighting at the Battle of Dry Wood Creek and the Siege of Lexington later that year when Major General Sterling Price led the Guard northwards towards the Missouri River. After the Missouri State Guard retreated into Arkansas in early 1862, Bledsoe's Battery served during the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Pea Ridge in March. The battery, as part of the Army of the West, transferred across the Mississippi River into Tennessee in April, where it left the Guard to enter Confederate service on April 21. The battery se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six-pounder
6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a gun firing a projectile weighing approximately . Guns of this type include: * QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s; a similar weapon was designed by Driggs-Schroeder for the US Navy *Driggs-Schroeder Marks II and III and Driggs-Seabury M1898 and M1900 57 mm guns on mobile mounts, used by the US Army circa 1890–1920 * QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss, a British 57 mm tank gun of 1917 * QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s very similar to the Hotchkiss * Ordnance QF 6-pounder, a British 57 mm anti-tank and tank gun of World War II *QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun, a British twin mount naval and coast defence gun 1937–1956. Older types include: *Canon de 6 système An XI, a French 6-pounder muzzle-loading cannon of the Napoleonic era *M1841 6-pounder field gun, an American 6-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading cannon of the mid-1800s Guns denoted by calibre Examples simply referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate
Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1861 and 1865 ** Military forces of the Confederate States, the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy of the Confederacy * Confederate Ireland, a period of Irish self-government during the Eleven Years' War * Canadian Confederation, the 1867 unification of the three parts of Canada into the Dominion of Canada * Confederation of the Rhine, a group of French client states that existed during the Napoleonic Wars * Catalan-Aragonese Confederation, a group of Spanish states that were governed by one king * Gaya confederacy, an ancient grouping of territorial polities in southern Korea * German Confederation, an association of German-speaking states prior to German Unification * Iroquois Confederacy, group of united Native American nations in present-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Price
Major-General Sterling "Old Pap" Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. Prior to that, he served as the 11th governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. Major-General Sterling Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a United States General and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who fought in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. He rose to prominence during the Mexican–American War and served as governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. He is remembered today for his service in Arkansas (1862–1865) and for his defeat at the Battle of Westport on October 23, 1864. Early life and entrance into politics Virginia Sterling Price was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, near Farmville, to a family of planters of Welsh origin. His parents, Pugh and Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6-pounder Gun
6-pounder gun or 6-pdr, usually denotes a gun firing a projectile weighing approximately . Guns of this type include: *QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s; a similar weapon was designed by Driggs-Schroeder for the US Navy *Driggs-Schroeder Marks II and III and Driggs-Seabury M1898 and M1900 57 mm guns on mobile mounts, used by the US Army circa 1890–1920 * QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss, a British 57 mm tank gun of 1917 *QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt, a 57 mm naval gun of the 1880s very similar to the Hotchkiss *Ordnance QF 6-pounder, a British 57 mm anti-tank and tank gun of World War II * QF 6 pounder 10 cwt gun, a British twin mount naval and coast defence gun 1937–1956. Older types include: *Canon de 6 système An XI, a French 6-pounder muzzle-loading cannon of the Napoleonic era * M1841 6-pounder field gun, an American 6-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading cannon of the mid-1800s Guns denoted by calibre Examples simply referred to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James S
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Churchill Clark
Samuel Churchill Clark (September 12, 1842 – March 8, 1862) was a Confederate military officer who was killed during the American Civil War in the Battle of Pea Ridge. Early life Samuel Churchill Clark was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 12, 1842. He was born to Major Meriwether Lewis Clark and Abigail Churchill. His grandfather was famed American explorer William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition whose brother was George Rogers Clark. His brother was prominent St. Louis citizen Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. and the founder of Churchill Downs. On his mother's side of the family, his uncle was the 13th Governor of Arkansas Thomas James Churchill. American Civil War In 1859, Samuel Churchill Clark was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Missouri Governor Trusten Polk was one of the several advocates who appealed to President James Buchanan on his behalf. The onset of the American Civil War led to his resignation as a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington, Missouri
Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is the home of the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, and of the former Wentworth Military Academy and College, which operated from 1880 to 2017. Geography Lexington is located on the south bank of the Missouri River at the intersection of Missouri Route 13 and US Route 24.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 4,726 people, 1,867 households, and 1,201 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.3% White, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
