Wilson’s
Creek (Oak Hills)
August 10, 1861
Estimated Casualties: 2,330 total (US 1,235;
CS 1,095)
Description: Wilson’s Creek, the most
significant 1861 battle in Missouri, gave the Confederates
control of southwestern Missouri. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
became the first union general killed in battle, but two dozen
other veterans of the fighting at Wilson’s Creek would
achieve the rank of general before the war ended.
Confederate victory |
