Battle of Compton's Ferry

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Battle of Compton's Ferry
Little Compton Ferry

Began:

August 11, 1862

Ended:

Same day

Location:

Grand River, Livingston County, Missouri

Theater:

Trans-Mississippi Theater

Campaign:

Missouri Operations North of Boston Mountains

Outcome:

Union victory

Combatants

9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry

Confederate recruits

Commanders

Odon Guitar
Colonel, Missouri State Militia

John A. Poindexter
Colonel, CSA

Strength

1,200-1,500

Casualties

None

The Battle of Compton's Ferry took place on August 11, 1862, when a column of cavalry under Colonel Odom Guitar surprised a large number of Confederate recruits under Colonel John A. Poindexter. The battle itself - a short encounter with little more than eight rounds fired in the air - had the Confederates flee across the river in a rout, leaving behind much of their supplies and ammunition.

v • d • e Missouri Operations North of Boston Mountains, August-November 1862

Moore's Mill -- Kirksville -- Compton's Ferry -- 1st Independence, MO -- Lone Jack -- 1st Newtonia -- Old Fort Wayne -- Island Mound -- Clark's Mill

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v • d • e Battles of 1862

Eastern Theater	Cockpit Point -- Hancock -- Roanoke Island -- Elizabeth City -- New Bern -- Fort Macon -- 1st Kernstown -- Hampton Roads -- Yorktown -- South Mills -- Williamsburg -- Eltham's Landing -- McDowell -- Princeton Court House -- Drewry’s Bluff -- Front Royal -- 1st Winchester -- Hanover Court House -- Seven Pines -- Tranter's Creek -- Cross Keys -- Port Republic -- Oak Grove -- Beaver Dam Creek -- Gaines' Mill -- Garnett's and Golding's Farms -- Savage's Station -- Glendale -- White Oak Swamp -- Malvern Hill -- Cedar Mountain -- 1st Rappahannock Station -- Manassas Station Operations -- Thoroughfare Gap -- 2nd Bull Run -- Chantilly -- Harpers Ferry -- South Mountain -- Antietam -- Shepherdstown -- Fredericksburg -- Kinston -- White Hall -- Goldsboro Bridge

Western Theater	Middle Creek -- Mill Springs -- Fort Henry -- Fort Donelson -- Island Number Ten -- 1st Memphis -- Shiloh -- Siege of Corinth -- 1st Chattanooga -- 1st Murfreesboro -- Richmond, KY -- Munfordville -- Iuka -- Corinth -- Hatchie's Bridge -- Perryville -- Hartsville -- Jackson, TN -- Chickasaw Bayou -- Parker's Cross Roads -- Stones River

Trans-Mississippi Theater	Roan's Tan Yard -- Valverde -- Pea Ridge -- Glorieta Pass -- Stanwix Station -- Albuquerque -- Peralta -- Picacho Pass -- Dragoon Springs -- Saint Charles -- Cotton Plant -- Apache Pass -- Moore’s Mill -- Kirksville -- Compton's Ferry -- 1st Independence, MO -- 1st Sabine Pass -- 1st Galveston -- Lone Jack -- 1st Newtonia -- Old Fort Wayne -- Island Mound -- Clark's Mill -- Cane Hill -- Prairie Grove

Lower Seaboard Theater	Fort Pulaski -- Forts Jackson and St. Philip -- New Orleans -- Secessionville -- Simmon's Bluff -- Tampa -- Baton Rouge -- 1st Donaldsonville -- Saint John's Bluff -- Georgia Landing

See also:

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