Battle of Charleston (1861)
- Battle of Charleston (1861)
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. [cite book |title=The Rebellion in the United States |last=Frost |first=Jennett Blakeslee |year=1863 |publisher=University Press |location=Hartford |pages=vol. 2, p. 337 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MMIOaKIw96gC&pg=PR8&dq=%22Battle+of+Charleston%22+%2B1861+%2Bmissouri&num=100#PPA337,M1 ] [cite book |title=The Battle of Belmont Grant Strikes South |last=Hughes |first=Nathaniel Cheairs |year=1991 |publisher=UNC Press |isbn=0807819689 |pages=p. 88 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GhgpaRAHJs0C&pg=PA88&dq=%22Battle+of+Charleston%22+%2B1861+%2Bmissouri&num=100&sig=nbw8NeBHbjj1y4pHRNp7HjtokGg#PPA88,M1 ] 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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