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1267:Little Blue
1231:Chalk Bluff
1030:Confederacy
815:Castel 1993
803:Buresh 1977
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568:John McNeil
533:wagon train
470:Kansas City
397:John McNeil
378:wagon train
341:during the
277:Little Blue
189:1,000–4,000
142:John McNeil
1574:Categories
1547:94°36′55″W
1544:37°52′18″N
1465:Cemeteries
1175:Kirksville
1165:New Madrid
1023:Combatants
672:References
604:historian
505:rear guard
478:Mine Creek
418:Background
356:commenced
302:Mine Creek
68:1864-10-25
1440:Newtonia
1436:Lexington
1409:memorials
1400:Aftermath
1328:St. Louis
1318:Centralia
1221:Hartville
1185:Lone Jack
1084:Cole Camp
1079:Boonville
1044:Campaigns
599:Aftermath
511:. Union
443:St. Louis
1515:Category
1421:Carthage
1282:Westport
1277:Big Blue
1089:Carthage
618:Arkansas
580:sections
447:Missouri
362:Missouri
292:Westport
178:Strength
76:Location
1526:Commons
1337:Leaders
1323:Osceola
1257:Glasgow
1252:Sedalia
1134:Belmont
1065:Battles
997:Origins
862:Sources
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513:cavalry
486:cannons
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584:feints
562:Union
519:Battle
437:began
88:Result
1370:Union
1035:Union
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652:Notes
626:Texas
468:near
459:Union
412:Texas
366:Union
360:into
199:Light
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92:Union
1240:1864
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